Constable's Resourcefulness
1 ——— CLEVER AtiliiEST OF AIt'MED ESCAPEE. •'"* A sensational and clevcr arrest was effected at Rokio Beach, Levin, last Saturday, by Constable Grcgg.au. He received information that John Dorn, who recently escaped from prison at WelimgfcL.ii, was at largo on Hokio lie.;ell. Constable Greggan, in com-1-iany with his wife and child', strolled a';ng the leach apparently aimlessly, and playing with the child until he came alongside Dorn, who was armed with a gun and reviver. "When the constable came aginst Doru he, suddenly threw his arms around the escaped prisoner, threw him and handcuffed liim: Doru came quietly into town, aiid was lodged in Levin lock-up until the train .vas due to leave for Wellington. tDora confided to his captor that the weapons were loaded when he went on the beach, but on seeing a man and a woman and childi approaching he withdrew the charges in case the child or woman might he injured. "When Constable Greggan threw Dorn, Dorn said "All right; I'll give in! I walked into a fine trap, didn't I ?'
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 3 April 1917, Page 2
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