Elopement from a Gaol.
Mrs Soffel, wife ot a warder in Pittsburg gaol, chloroformed her husband, armed two brothers Edward and John Biddell, who were imprisoned for murder, and enabled them to escape in a sleigh, herself eioping with Edward. The Sheriff overtook and shot the brothers, who refused to .surrender, and Mrs Soffel attempted suicide.
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Manawatu Herald, 4 February 1902, Page 2
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56Elopement from a Gaol. Manawatu Herald, 4 February 1902, Page 2
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