Escape of Prisoners
DEFECTS OF A GAOL HOW KEYS ARE MADE The Royal Commissioner, Mr Justice Clark, who inquired into the escape of three prisoners in November last and the general conduct of the Hobart Gaol, has presented his .report, in which lie emphasises the general unsuitability, of the institution.
Tho escape of the prisoners is attributed to the structural defects in the building, portions of which are 120 years old. The report also stated that more warders are needed. The commissioner said he was satisfied that the three men had keys to get through doors and gates. One prisoner in evidence described the method adopted by prisoners, in the manufacture of keys. A first impression is gained from watching the keys carried by the warder, shaping a key from lead, and making indentations from memory. The lead key is then tried in a lock, and obstructions in the lock leave marks which indicate where further cutting is needed'. From the pattern is manufactured a key in iron. The prisoner said also that it was known that the three men were to escape and that they had made four key?.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 55, 7 March 1935, Page 7
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190Escape of Prisoners Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 55, 7 March 1935, Page 7
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