GUN MYSTERY
(From Our Own Reporter)
WELLINGTON, February 4. The Inspector of Prisons (Mr I. J. D. Mackay), said tonight the gun used by the escapers had not been taken from a prison officer. At this stage the way in which the weapon came to be in the hands of tiie prisoners was a mystery, he said. He could not say definitely who produced it in the basement when the bid for freedom was made. Mr Mackay said the prisoners had to pass through a number of gates to get clear and keys obtained from one of the captive officers were used to get through them. He said he would Ay to
Auckland this morning to begin preliminary inuiries Into the escape.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30667, 5 February 1965, Page 1
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122GUN MYSTERY Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30667, 5 February 1965, Page 1
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