PRISON ESCAPE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 7, 8 July 1938, Page 6

PRISON ESCAPE

ADDITIONAL SENTENCE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, July 7

For his second escape from custody since he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in August, 1934, Colin William Glass, aged 25, who was recaptured in a hotel in Auckland on June 25, about two months after escaping from the Waikeria Borstal institution, was sentenced by Mr. C. R. OrrWalker, S.M V in the Magistrate's Court this morning.

Glass was charged with being found without lawful excuse in the Rob Roy Hotel on June 25; with escaping frorn^ lawful custody, having been convicted of the offence of attempting to discharge a firearm with intent to harm Detective Whitehead; and with being ( an incorrigible rogue in that he escaped from lawful custody. Glass pleaded guilty to the last charge, whereupon the first two were withdrawn.

Mr. Lennard, counsel for Glass, said the escape was not premeditated. Glass was left unguarded and succumbed to temptation.

"So far as Glass is concerned, no one wants to be hard on him," said the Magistrate. "The sentence is not given to have revenge on any particular man, but is imposed as a deterrent to others. The Prisons Board is most generous to prisoners, and notwithstanding Glass s conduct they will, I am sure, consider his case when the time comes." .

Glass was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment.

"Is that concurrent?" asked prisoner.

"No, cumulative," replied the Magistrate. "I don't think he is a rogue, and I hope he is not incorrigible," the Magistrate added. "Time will tell that."