A Notable Prisoner.

Manawatu Herald, 25 April 1893, Page 2

A Notable Prisoner.

Mr Haggen, in his description of his life in gaol, gives the following account of one of the prisoners ia Wellington Gaol: — Amongst these men who occupied the Hospital Ward at night was one who had been in a good position on the West Coast. He was under sentence for his third offence. The man was a finely built, intelligent looking fellow, with a good side to his character. But he could not keep his hjmds off other people's property. His last escapade gave him a lot of work and trouble. He had a fine shop and good business in a West Coast town. Across the street was a merchant's warehouse on the contents of which he set longing eyes. He conceived the plan of making a tunnel under the street from his place of business to the warehouse. He carried out the work at night, and a tedious, heavy piece of work it was. How« ever, with perseverance worthy ot a better cause, he finished the tunnel and entered the warehouse. At last the owner began to miss the goods, Search was made and nothing found and the police were communicated with. Detective Campbell was sent to investigate the mystery and stationed himself in the warehouse. During the night he was scared by seeing a bright light rise out of the earth followed by a man and a long stick. Under the circumstances ha did nothing but kept his position under cover, carefully ncting his man. When the enterprising burglar departed, the detective seeped the assistance of the police and secured their man, who is now in the Terrace Gaol. He is a tinsmith by trade and a capital workman, and the authorities make use of him by giving him* the tin-plate to make and repair for the prison. Does Dr Eichardson's theory of two brains explain such a mysterious case.