PLUNGE FROM A TRAIN.
MENTAL DEFECTIVE'S ACT. ESCAPE THROUGH WINDOW. ONLY A FEW SCRATCHES. '.- ——— ■ "-{ ■ [BI TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Monday. When the Napier express was travelling between Te Horo and Waikanae this afternoon a mental defective, who was being conveyed to the Porirua Mental Hospital from Dannevirke, suddenly plunged through the carriage window. The constable who was escorting the man made a grab at him, but was left with only the,patient's coat. The train stopped for the constable to dismount, and after a search he found his man hiding in the scrub. Except for a few scratches he was unhurt. A passing motorist conveyed the constable and the patient to Otaki, whence the latter was safely escorted to the Mental Hospital.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18567, 27 November 1923, Page 6
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