PRISONERS ESCAPE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10598, 29 October 1910, Page 4

PRISONERS ESCAPE.

(Peii Press Association.) Tnveieaigill, Octolmr 28. Another escape fiom'the Invercaigdl puson occmred this afternoon, when Edward 'M'jQueen and Henry Goidon who ha'd been Voilung in' the cement block making'sheds at tho ical ot tho gaol broke and made a'cioss the North Road Wd'golf-LTißs'.to Thomson's Busli. ,The bush' was lieatcn,' aid the escapees~weie sighted sevci <\l times, but eluded tticir'pursuers who gave up the chase when night came on M'Queen, who'is an. Invercaigilht'e, and who knows the"country tlioioughh, will probably be hard to c'alch He was sentenced jrbJast Supieme Comt sittings 'assault Tutu'intent Goidon was sentenced al'Ghrfstchuith to nine months' imprisonment, of which period .ill but two months had been scued. The night was a bitter die, with hail and lain showers (almost identical with the conditions of the List escape). As the escapees have only tiousels and singlets on 'the}' will rjiobablv slitter unless M'Queeii's local knowledge is turned to good account Up to .1 iato hoai tonight, nothing fuithei has been heard of tho prisoners