A DESPERATE CONVICT.
DARIXi; ATTEMPT TO KSCAM! GAOL. By Telegraph—Press Association. I Lyttelton. fjst Xight. fleorge Smith, better known as Robfc. McCarthy, an indeterminate sentence prisoner with a bad record, who lias been in gaol almost continuously during lae last six years for breaking, entering, and theft, succeeded in opening the two doors of his cell in the solitary confin>' ment section of the gaol, but was du w covered by a warder. A rope made rf McCarthy's blanket and shirt was found in the cell of Allandale. another notorious criminal. McCarthy had escaped from custody on three previous occasions. On tiii- occasion be tore up th' l flooring lpoarils nnd prised the door? open, but had no Kope of escaping, the yard walls lieing 35 feet high, and closejv watched.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 155, 22 June 1908, Page 3
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131A DESPERATE CONVICT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 155, 22 June 1908, Page 3
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