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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 184, 2 May 1933, Page 3

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Prison Escapee to Serve Further Term POLICE COURT YESTERDAY Charged with being an incorrigible rogue, in that be escaped from, the Whisky Creek Prison Camp, National Park, Eugene Charles Dominic Me Carthy, aged 25, who appeared before Mr. E. Page, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment with hard labour, the sentence to be served at the expiration of a tiiree years’ reformative term at present in force. Sub-Inspector Martin said that, on April 7 of last year, accused was sentenced to three years’ reformative detention, and was transferred to the Whisky Creek Prison Camp, which is close to the main Waikuue camp. On the day he escaped, accused and some other prisoners reported sick, and were placed in cells. In the absence of the warder an escape was effected by two prisoners who used the form in the cell to break open the door. One of them, Vincent Barney Reardon, went to the cell in which McCarthy had been placed and released him. Three of them escaped, and on April 28 accused gave himself up to the Mt. Crawford prison authorities. “We don’t look on him as the ringleader, but consider Reardon was,” Mr. Martin added. Accused denied that the escape was planned, and said that when the window was broken he took the opportunity to escape. He bad asked to be transferred from the camp, but application had been refused. In sentencing accused, the magistrate said that he looked upon the offence of escaping from prison as serious. “Silver Bettor” Fined Described by Detective-Sergeant Revell as a “silver bettor,” George Morris, waterside worker, aged 53, who pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying on business as a bookmaker, was fined £25 and costs. Mr. Revell said that when accused was arrested by Detective Hayburst he had £l3 16/3 In his possession. He had been betting iu a small way for several montlis. Mr. A. B. Sievwright, who appeared for Morris, said that accused had had a good deal of bad luck during the past year. He had lost money owing to a lire in his house and had been suffering from ill-health. He turned to bookmaking to augment his meagre earnings, but had not made much. His betting transactions had been small. The magistrate allowed one month in which to find the money. Other Cases Patrick Jepson, labourer, aged 41 was fined £2, in default seven day's imprisonment, for his fourth offence of drunkenness. A remand until Friday was granted to Arthur Vowles, steward, aged 53, who was charged with carrying on business as a bookmaker. Michael John O’Halloran, barman, aged 41. was remanded until Friday on a charge of being unlawfully in possession of an automatic pistol.