BREAKING GAOL.

NZ Truth, Issue 103, 8 June 1907, Page 6

BREAKING GAOL.

Powers Objects, to His Treatment.

It was rather a bad crime for .which William Powers .g6t five years at Christchurch a while back. He had tampereTl with a little *»irl, and the Judge thought lie was dealing leniently with him when he gave him the . sentence mentioned., G6od conduct saw Powers sent to Haimier, Springs, and it wa"s from there that he took his hook lately. He borrowed a nag from the Forestry, Department one night when the prisoners were slumbering and got away. He very considerately left a ■ note for Warder Bird\ -tellinc Jiim t3ie obvious fact that he had slithered,, also that his means of Locomotion was a moke and that he didn't like the gaol, not 3:e'n? treated as he should be. Perhaps the gentleman thought the show should lie run on first-clss hotel lin.3s, and. that he .should >be provided with a valet. Powers was collared •by a beefy policeman 28 miles away from his temporary home, and his. prad was about done,: so he was • unable to make a race Of it. When charged at Christchurch with doing _2. polite get Powers actually /pleaded not guilty, but said nothing m answer to the ..charge.. He will have r to stand his .'trial; sand he iWift .probably then "have something to : say about saol •managemen*.- •: