20 24 2.42 ROBBERIES FROM POLICE CELL. Using liis cell ns a ba.se of operations !a. youth named Callahan, 1(1, serving | three months’ sentence for robbery in gaol at Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, I confessed a series of robberies. CallaI ban’s love of personal adornment and | the end of a new necktie hanging from i liis pocket proved liis undoing. The gaol is located in the basement of the | residence of Police Detective-Sergeant ( Lee. In three weeks nine burglaries in different parts of town had taken place, and the whole town was terrorised, believing a gang of desperadoes had struck the place. Callahan worked alone. He had loosened the bars of his cell, made his exit through police quarters, got out at night, and returned before daylight. A large quantity of loot was recovered, including a considerable sum of money, hidden under a mattress in his cell.
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1931, Page 6
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