THREE CAPTURED
ESCAPEES FROM AUCKLAND.
MURDERER WAS ONE OF THEM.
BETRAYED BY A SNORE
(Per Press Association). AUCKLAND 1 , This Day
Three’ of the four prisoners . who escaped from Auckland on Tuesday night were recaptured early this morning, sleeping under a large tree in a pine plantation about 200 yards from the Titiirangi Hotel, on the hills west of Auckland.
An intensive search had been made over this area by a; large cordon of police since Saturday night, when it was known that three of the escapees had travelled in that direction. As dawn was breaking this morning, Constable McTavish heard snoring near the Titirangi Road. Getting through the feuce he came on, an open patch and saw the three prisoners sleeping under a pine tree. When Constable McTavish called to them they showed no disposition to resist and said they would come quietly. Constables Saunders and Dawn came on the scene and assisted to’ handcuff Smith, Silva, and O’Hehir. These men said they left Watson, the fourth escapee, who was suffering from a chest complaint, at Newmarket on Tuesday evening soon after escaping. Each in a separate car, the men arrived at the Central Police Station at 7.30 a,m.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 309, 7 October 1940, Page 6
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