SWALLOWED SPOONS.
FRENCH PRISONER’S RUSE. LONG HANDLES NO HANDICAP. (Per Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.20 a.m.) PARIS, January 23.
A forger, Adolph Moritz, many times obtained ■ release from gaol a’s the result of swallowing spoons, in preference to hunger-striking. The authorities thought to thwart him by providing giant' spoons with specially long handles. Moritz again became ill and four spoons were missing. An X-ray examination showed that he had swallowed the handles. The authorities performed an operation, after which Moritz was charged with stealing prison property.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVII, Issue 10827, 24 January 1927, Page 5
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87SWALLOWED SPOONS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVII, Issue 10827, 24 January 1927, Page 5
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