PRISONERS' DARING ESCAPE
PURSUIT AND RECAPTURE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 13, 11.40 p.m. Lisbon, March 13. Ninety prisoners escaped from a gaol in the province of Minso by digging a tunnel to the beach. Thev seized a large fishing boat and threw' fifteen of the crew into the sea, the latter being forced to swim two miles to the shore. A gunboat pursued and sank the boat. Eight v-two of the prisoners were recaptured, and eight drowned.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 219, 14 March 1912, Page 5
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77PRISONERS' DARING ESCAPE Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 219, 14 March 1912, Page 5
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