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PRISONER ESCAPES.
AFTER HANDCUFFS REMOVED. MELBOURNE, July 17. William Higgins, a prisoner at Pentridge, whilst, working in the prison shop, injured his eye, and was taken to the hospital for outside treatment. Under a pledge that he would not attempt to escape, tho. handcuffs were removed. After treatment, when the warders’ backs wore turned, Higgins bolted. A warder pursued him firing a revolver, but the man escaped.
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Grey River Argus, 18 July 1922, Page 8
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67PRISONER ESCAPES. Grey River Argus, 18 July 1922, Page 8
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