ESCAPE FROM GAOL. Invercargill, Sept. 24.
A young man named Rudolph Radka, who was committed for trial on the 17th insfc. on a charge of arson, escaped from gaol between 10 o'clock last nighb amd 5.30 this morning. At the former hour the indicator on the cell door showed that it was locked, but Radka must haTe tampered with ib in some way so as to make it give a wrong reading, for the cell was vacant this morning, and a,wire clothes-line dangling over the front wall showed only too plainly the means used to effect escape. Once out of the cell, Radka had simply to unbar a door, pick np a clothes-line make a loop in one end, throw ib over one of the small turrets surmounting the front wall, haul himself up, lower the line on the other side, and drop on to the asphalt pavement) outside. He is in ordinary, dress, which of coarse favours his chance of making good his attempt at securing his liberty. An, alarm was promptly given, and the police and warders ' are now scouring the district.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAN18880926.2.40
Bibliographic details
Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 302, 26 September 1888, Page 5
Word Count
184ESCAPE FROM GAOL. Invercargill, Sept. 24. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 302, 26 September 1888, Page 5
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.