REMOVAL OF THE CLAIMANT.

Kumara Times, Issue 409, 17 January 1878, Page 2

REMOVAL OF THE CLAIMANT.

On the 25th October Thomas Castro, alias Orton, was a traveller by the first up train on the South-Western Railway. Every jnissible precaution -was ; taken to prevent the fact from becom-' ing known. He was conveyed before daylight in a closed trap from Princetown to the wayside station of Horrabridge, aud there deposited in^"^a; darkened waiting-room, in charge of two'chief warders. . The actual date of removal had not been decided "until th<ei> previous night, and, contrary to usual custom, the railway authorities had nob been advised. On the trainarriving*. at Horrabridge, one warder instructed the guard to eltai* athird cla>» cbmpart- • ment of passengers. A signal ' waS made, and the handcuffed .Castro aj> peared, attired iu the peculiar* convict* dress, was rapidly hustled Into the" car- J riage, aud the train moved 'off.' .At the 1 next station the warders certed by being told by a newspaper reporter that he had obserVed' v and knew their secret, but were reinsured by the promise notf to' divulge 'it until after, they had arrived their ■;desti T ■:? nation—Portland, j pfclierwise, probably^. the' Ortonites would have preipared a. demonstration more .welcome to: Castro /„ thsw to his guardians. The convictwas looking thoroughly well. His re-, moval'to tlie Portland establishment is in the ordianary course of convict routine, and it is not-due .to any special cause. '"'.; , . '.'.'. ;