PRISONER ESCAPES
[Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, August 8. A prisoner escaped from Paparua Prison this evening. The discovery' was made at 6 o’clock when the roll was called, and the man has not yet been recaptured. He is Timothy Edward Cosgrove, who is serving a sentence of three years tor breaking, entering, and theft. Gosgrove had been working by himself in stables attached to the prison. He was a parole prisoner, and was not under close supervision. Cosgrove, who was a hushman, is fortv-six years of age and 6ft Sin in height. He had still the major portion of his sentence to serve, as he was committed in May last. Cosgrove was serving his long sentence for having stolen, on February 1(3, a handbag containing £4OO, the wages of the employees of a sawmill in the Longwood district, Southland. Cosgrove filched the bag from a mill locomotive while the man in charge was off his- guard. Cosgrove was arrested at Round Hill, Southland, two days after the robbery, and all the money was recovered except £47.
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Evening Star, Issue 20558, 9 August 1930, Page 11
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177PRISONER ESCAPES Evening Star, Issue 20558, 9 August 1930, Page 11
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