DASH FOR LIBERTY
TWO PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM
OAMARU GAOL.
Oauiaru, August 1
Between 6 and 8 o’clock this evening two prisoners mimed John Andrew McWilliam and George Salven Thomas, on remand for alleged burglary, escaped from gaol. They were allowed into the passage between the cells for exercise, and pulled out a one-inch bar, and squeezed through the aperture.
At a late hour there was no sign of the escapees.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2310, 2 August 1921, Page 3
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70DASH FOR LIBERTY Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2310, 2 August 1921, Page 3
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