GIRL’S EXPLOIT

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11835, 17 January 1933, Page 4

GIRL’S EXPLOIT

HELP TFTF. POLICE AT BAY

WTITLE HESBAND ESCAPED

Bnw a young woman crossed the moors in the early hours during a thick mist., aud afterwards held the police at bay while her husband escaped. "as described at the Police Court at Liverpool.

The girl was Margaret Flood. 22. married, of Old Baul Farm. Oaiklane. Baoup. :uid she was remanded it custody on a charge of forging a Public Assistance relief voucher with mtent to defraud.

Detecti\4' J. IT. Bnt'dslev said he arrived at: the farm at one ■ o’clock in the morning. Accused told him her husband had gone to Manchester. Witness replied he bad reason to believe the man was hiding in the vieity. He (the detective), went outside. but owing to the mist was forced to abandon a search. Later be ascertained that' the girl and her husband had evaded ’ liim in tile mist lind had set off at 2.30 mm. tramping aerosjo ihe moors" to Roohdah'. ,r T teletlhoned + lio RnolidrE'' ’vdme. not-m2. Snv 'fl-uVlr' V",l T CfOlmvArl on-.-.-,, M 4-hn d-v*-noF i—C , . ’TUm a-ph— 1 + ~ » , a.. iV i—‘.—iE.-.a-A ; a. o-irl Ve-i -*llO '•fr-.s'"'''. "h \'*E "u-* 1 * 1; ”- tWr n + I-n+inn n-Tile husband escaped through the foof.