INNOCENT FUGITIVE.
The strange history has been revealed at Ottawa of a. man"’s five years’ fugifive wanderings over the World on account of a crime he never committed.
William Eichord surrendered to the Ottawa police and said -he was wanted at Winnipeg on a charge of manslaughter.
.-\ccol-ding to his story Eichord and a chum stole a, motor car in‘ June, 1915. The car was upset and his chum was killed. Eichord, fearing" he would be charged with mans7laughtel-, fled the count:-_v and wandered to China, Japan and Africa, finally returning to the United States to sur render
Police advices from Winnipeg show thaf Eichord was never “wanted” for Inansl:ulg‘nt.r:r. und the death of his (;I{nm was 1-r9,‘::!.x'(le(l as an accident. The only warmm: isssued for his arrest W 215 for flue theft of tln motor car. '
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3483, 11 May 1920, Page 7
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137INNOCENT FUGITIVE. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3483, 11 May 1920, Page 7
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