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Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1928, Page 1

GAOLER ATTACKED. NEW YORK, June 12. “If our in on catch up with them it will be a battle to death,” was Chief Detective O’Gradv’s grim comment when informed that five desperate criminals had escaped from Dupage county gaol, near Chicago-. Among those who fled was “Limping” Cleaver, who was Wilder arrest as leader of a gang which early in the year looted a mail train at Evergreen Park. When a gaoler took the prisoners’ breakfast to thorn they Wore all in “bullpen”—a. 'common room -having access from each man’s coll. The gaoler stopped to unlock the holt at the bottom of the door, and lmd the door slightly opened when a prisoner struck him a terriffic blow on the head. Holding the unconscious gaoler with one hand and throwing open the door with tho other, the prisoner called on his fellow captives to escape. Cleaver came out first swinging a sock which contained in the toe an unopened condensed milk can. He struck the senseless gaoler over the head with this. “KILL HIM.” Someone proposed that the gaoler should he killed, but another prisoner Curley Feyer, a. drug addict pleaded that he should bo spared. They tossed the gaoler into the “bull-pen” and hurried away. The screams of wotn£n prisoners who lmd watched the attack aroused the guards. ‘The escaping prisoners with the utmost daring, entered the sheriff’s office and selected a shot-gun apiece and also a machine-gun.

Sheriff Hattendorf, aroused from sleep, seized his revolver and opened fire. The men made no attempt to reply hut rushed out through the prison gates and seized the motor car of the gaoler they had left senseless. Soon heavily armed detectives were in pursuit, but so far the prisoners have not been captured, although the motor car has been recovered from a ditch. BIG “SWEEP HEIRESS. BARROW-in-FURNESS, June 12 Miss Annie Helm,' the 36-year-ohl typist who won the first prize of £125. 000 in the Stock Exchange Derby sweep-stake was at her desk here this morning, quietly Carrying on her duties. She is not yet- certain how much money she will receive. After the quarter-share which she sold is deducted''there is £94,OCX) left. She obtained her ticket from her employer. Col Thompson, and will share it with him.;'She expeefs to get iHittlfe moke . than half. . -