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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1174, 13 October 1882, Page 2

A daring escape was made from the Birmingham Borough Gaol, and a very smart capture eflected by the detectives. On the 23rd ult., a young man named Andrew Kenyon was sentenced to three months' hard labor. He was sent to Winson-green gaol to serve his term, and being a painter was engaged to paint the front of the governor's house. A warder was placed in charge of him, but during his temporary absence, the prisoner went into tho house unobserved, put on a black coat in the place of the one supplied him by the prison authorities, changed his hat for a smoking cap, and taking up a silk umbrella left the house. Thus attired he sauntered through the yard, and to the prison gates, and after wishing the attendants good day, made the best of his way towards town. On the discovery of his escape a telegram was sent to Birmingham, where Kenyon was shortly afterwards apprehended in the street. When asked his reason for escaping, he said the food was not good enough. He added “ There have been two clever things done to-day—one was my es» MH*, an* tk w «•**•*>