PRISONERS CAPTURED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21414, 11 February 1933, Page 10

PRISONERS CAPTURED

MEN FROM WAIKERIA SEARCH IN ROUGH COUNTRY ATTEMPT TO BOARD TRAIN "[BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] TAUMARUNUI, Friday Tlio three young men who escaped from the Waikeria Borstal Institute on Tuesday night, Jamo3 William Burton, aged 18, RoheA Morgan, aged 20, and George Michaelick, aged 21, did not remain at large long, and all three have been recaptured. It was thought that the three men were proceeding Routh, and a sharp lookout was kbpt by the police along the main highway. Nino warders converged ou Ongaruo from different roads by motor-car. Eventually the search -was narrowed down to the main highway near Ongaruo, where Constable Prussing, the local police officer, at about Beven o'clock on Wednesday evening, caught one of the prisoners, Burton, and tho other two escaped into the fern and scrub, which is very dense and about 12ft. high in parts. On receiving word by telephone Sergeant Sivyer and Constable Hedley, of Taumarunui, went out immediately and assisted in the search for the two men still at large until dark. They then returned to Taumarunui with Burton, who was placed in the local police cell. Constables MacLennan, Bruce and O'Sullivan were then sent out and spent Wednesday night and yesterday searching the fern-clad country. The fern was very severe on the searchers' clothes. As one of the escaped prisoners bad discarded his coat, he must have had a bad time with only a shirt, to protect his body. The search was continued all day yesterday without result. At 9.30 p.m. the two fugitives came out of their hiding place and were endeavouring to board a goods train when they were seen and recaptured. The police and warders had the hiding place surrounded, so that there was little chance of the men's escape. and Michaelick were taken by car to Te Awamutu last night. Burton, who appeared in Court to-day, was remanded to Te Awamutu.