THE ESCAPE OF LIONEL TERRY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8246, 26 September 1906, Page 6

THE ESCAPE OF LIONEL TERRY.

Reporting the escape of Lionel 'L'erry from the Sunnyside Mental Hospital, the Lytteltou limes says it appears since bis commitment to the institution Terry's conduct had beeu exemplary, and he had been re yarded as the inmate most to be trusted; indeed, he was eaid to buve prevented several escapes, and had been a fiee agent within the usual bounds. On Saturday evening it was ascertained by the chief warder, Mr Newport, that Terry had been placed inside the building at a quarter-past o'clock, the doors and windows being'then all locked. Half anhour af'er, however, when bedtime arrived, ho was not to be found, and the most cuiioua circumstance was that the doors and windows were stiil all locked. This circumstance bus given rise to the supposition, which, however, cannot be satisfactorily substantiated, that 'lerry was not working by himself in the attempt to escape. It is pointed out that he could readily have grasped more favourable opportunities to secure bis liberty. The keys aro very difficult to obtain, and each warder has a perfect pystom of checking tho inmates under his charge, while the windows could not be opened from inside or outside without breaking the catoh. The police are left entirely in the dark, although they have on their side in the Bearch the striking figure of Terry, who iB particularly trlland would atfcraot attention among any number of persona. At present nothing has been discovered, and it is thought that the escapee is in hiding. While at Sunnyside he had been re garded generally as perfeatly sane. The Press suggests that Terry may have left by the second steamer for Wellington on Saturday night, but it considered that he would be hardly likely to Bbow himself in a oity where the crime was committed, and where he was so wellknown, and it is therefore considered that he will remain in hiding somewhere about Christohurch until he gets a reasonably safe opportunity of getting awßy.

CAPTURED AT SHEFFIELD

By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRIS tCHURCH, Sept. 25. Lionel Terry, who escaped from the Sunnyslde Mental Hospital, on Saturday, was captured at Sheffield, to-night, after a severe struggle with Constable Dillon and two residentc, who had goue to the constable's assistance. Terry was taken to the look-up at Annat, some two miles distant, and will be returned to Sunnyside to-morrow morning.