GAOL-BREAKING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17986, 1 February 1924, Page 9

GAOL-BREAKING.

THE MURRAY ATTEMPT.

ACCUSED MEN BEFORE COURT.

(3Y CiILK —rr ESS ASSOCIATION COrYTtIGOT.) VAUSTSAiJAK *SD X... C.UlI4i, ASSOCIATION.,)

(Received January 31st, 11.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE. January 31.

: •'Squizzy" Taylor. Michael Costello, Albert Arms. Charles Too Tan and Thomas Taylor, who were arrested on a charge of unlawfully conspiring to aid Angus Murray to escape from Melbourne gaol, -svere again before tho Court to-day. The Crown Prosecutor., outlining the esse, said that on January 3rd, Costello (si warder; approached another warder, Gleeson, and said if ho would arrange to go sick the following Saturday, he would give him £l'o. Gleeson neither agreed nor declined, but arrived a few minutes late on Saturday. Nothing occurred, but the following Wednesday Costello asked him to go to an hotel, where he would hcax something to his advantage. Ho went there and met all the accused. Before the meeting ho had informed the chief warder what occurred. Later, Costello told him there was a plot to release Angus Murray, and ho (Costello) would go Gleeson halves in what lie received, At the hotel plans were arranged for the escape, when two men were to throw a rope ladder over the gaol wall and secure Gleeson and Costello, neither of whom would resist. Costello was to show where the keys were hung and then show the men the position of Murray's cell, after which ho was to be locked up. Another temporary warder was prevailed on by Costello to change shifts, but the Governor of tho gaol refused to have two temporary warders on duty at tho same time. This threw the plans into confusion, so they -were again altered, the escape then being timed for early Sunday morning. Gleeson was all tho time keeping the gaol authorities apprised of everything that was going on.

"Squizzy 1 ' Taylor had also arranged for three prisoners in the gaol to,help the escape. One of them was Kelly, who was tried in the overall case. Another was an indeterminate prisoner. When the motor-car arrived outside the gaol, as arranged, the polico arrested the driver and another man, white at the same time Murray was taken from the exercise yard to his cell.