A DASH FOR LIBERTY.
A PERILOUS ACT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. OhMs'telmrth, Last Night As a young man named William James Murplhy, who appeared alt the Asbburtoji Magistrate's Court to-day upon several enlarges of (theft and who was remanded to, Christehurch pendiii" the hearing of further cha.rgcs against him, was 'being .brought to town by the first cxpi-ctss, Ik- tool; advantage of a momentary opportunity to jump off' the triun. Mua-phy *H in, the custody of tiwo, police. eonpfciib'les at the time and was ihandieull'ed, ami wh'en Ire jump-' eel the train .was app.i'cwching Hornslw and travrilihg a't the Hate of nearly 30 mulea am to*. The mto fell clear „f the line and seemed uninjured by the fall, for when last, seen ho wire ™tti„„ through a railway fence ivifch .the ob" J«t appturrt,«y of making f or ouen Hornsby, 'and the constables alighted tm< traTOlled birck to where tiheVn lad jump*off, bu;t «ould .Hud no trace of tern a'nld a, srtbequcyfc search made Uiioughout ,t,he wehing also .proved mttes. It i. expected, W, tiiat the man wj« bo captured shortly,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 115, 12 June 1909, Page 2
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181A DASH FOR LIBERTY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 115, 12 June 1909, Page 2
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