HEAVY SENTENCE ON THE GAOLBREAKERS.
FRIGHTED WITH FALSE FIRE. By Telegraph.—Frees Association.— Copyright. Adelaide, October lb. The capture of Olliver, one of the escaped prisoners, was sensational. Ho robbed the house of a fisherman. The latter ran him to earth, and covering him with an empty rifle compelled him to surrender. Rcccirod October 18, 10 p.m* Adelaide, October lb. O’Brien, the leader of the gaobbreakers, has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment, Olliver to seven years and George to five years, for breaking from gaol. The prisoners were awaitiug sentence at the time of their escape, and they have still to bo sentenced for their original offences. .
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3261, 19 October 1897, Page 3
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107HEAVY SENTENCE ON THE GAOLBREAKERS. New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3261, 19 October 1897, Page 3
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