POLICE ELUDED

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1933, Page 8

POLICE ELUDED

DASH FROM A HOSPITAL

SEARCH FOR GIRL CRIMINAL

Detective* were combing Sydney last week for Nellie Cameron whose name has bee n mentioned in many, underworld affairs and for Frank Green, who is equally well known, to the police,

and with whom the girl associated. The girl escaped from Newca'-tL, Hospital -a few hours before the poL-e intended to arrest her. It is believed that Green and another man assVde- 1 her ito escape. After the escape a

nvetov-ea r was stolen and driven to | Sydney. The car was later found 'abandoned. ; In January last. Green, wh 0 lrd apjpenred in some sensational r.hootimr r'ses. was charged with having eonsort. ,od with reputed ici’im'nals, and undertook to ]eav« N"w Perth Males fo’ two years. He was discharged upon I hfs own (recognisances. He duly left the rit-v* ostensibly for Queensland. b»t detectives believ.g that lip returned to

Newc ,stle. where the gin l Cameron was iu hospital. 'lf he is found in the State he will be brought up for sentence. Romo weeks ago th'» girl collapsed in a hotel in Newcastle, and was taken to the hospital, where she was admitted under an assumed name. The police grew suspicions when som e rn.cn who were known t° detectives were se n tvVd'Cng her ?,n hospital. A warrant had been issued for her arrest on r charge of absconding from bail in Sydney, but < pending her discharge from hospital, no steps were, taken by the police to execute the warrant. When visiting hours ended at five Ims. pital on the night prior to her proposed discharge, the girls bed was found to be empty. She had hurried out of the ward between two men, with an o\ icoat over her »ight attire. Then she was driven r.way in a oar before the police could 'be notified. Detective-, suspect that the coping couple arc now in hiding in Sydney.