ESCAPED GERMANS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1968, 24 April 1919, Page 3

ESCAPED GERMANS.

TWO MEN RECAPTURED. AN INGENIOUS EXPLANATION. • Hawera, Yesterday. Two of the German escapees from the Feathers ton Internment Camp—William Otteng (alias Brauner) and Walter Moormeister — turned up at Hawera, where they surrendered to the police. The men, who are steamer firemen, say they had been interned nearly four years, and want to get back to their own country to work. A few months ago they were told they would he repatriated, but the orders were changed. They left very disappointed and disgusted, and to bring matters to a head escaped from custody. However, they had just; seen a paper in which it was slated that the Willoehra was to take the party back-at the end of the month. They at once gave themselves up to the police to be returned to camp, and hope to be included in the Willoehra draft. The police bore ar.| holding the men, awaiting instructions from the military authorities.

Otteng and Moormeister passed through Palea at 0.30 yesterday morning.

The other three, of whom so far no (race has been discovered, are; Charles Hadler: Age, about 30 years; height, sft. 3in.; fair complexion; fair hair; blue eyes; tattooed on both arms, and scar by right ear; was a sailor on s.c. Star of India whoa arrested for iutcnn meat.

Martin Koch; Age, about 32 years; height, sft. 10in.; dark complexion; dark hair; brown eyes; tattooed on arms and Lice and hands; was a fireman on s.s. Uliuuiroa when arrested for internment.

Alfred Kraut: Age, about 20 years; height, sft. Tin.; dark complexion; dark hair: brown eyes: arrested from sailing ship Pampa at Dunedin.

Slijin, the jnan who was captured at Martinborough on Saturday, walked into one of the local hotels for a drink, and his description having been posted up on the wall, he was immediately identified and dei tained.