PRISON ESCAPEES.
FIRED ON BY A WARDER. By Telegraph—Press Association. Invercargill, Last Night. Two prisoners at the Invercargill reformatory prison attempted to escape on Tuesday afternoon. They were working in a concrete shed, and walked out when the warder was engaged supervising the loading of a truck. They were seen by another warder who was posted on an elevated bridge. He called on them to stop or he would fire. One prisoner threw up his hands and stopped, and the other ran. The warder fired, and the prisoner threw himself down in a ditch and gave up the attempt. They will be charged witli attempting to escape from custody.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 164, 28 November 1912, Page 5
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109PRISON ESCAPEES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 164, 28 November 1912, Page 5
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