ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF A PRISONER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2371, 10 August 1899, Page 47

ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF A PRISONER.

TEN MINUTES' LIBERTY. Shortly after 1 o'clock on Monday, Hugh Findlay, one of the two youths who had been sentenced a week ago to 12 months' imprison' ment for having a loaded revolver and housebreaking tools in their possession, made a bcld, but, happily, unsuccessful, attempt for liberty* A gang of six prisoners (including Findlay), in charge of a warder, left the gaol at thei hour indicated, and proceeded to set about • some work outside the gaol fence. Findlay managed to remove his bcota without attracts . ing the warder's attention, and while thafc officer's back was turned made off at top spped* : The other prisoners were hurriedly taken back to the gaol, the police station was rung up, and* pursuit was immediately ' made. Thai warder who had been in charge of tho gang, . on going towards Murdoob and Co.'s '.factory, made inquiries, and he learnt from a- man that a. person answering Findlay's da- ' 3cription had gone into the timber yard. Th» warder immediately made a search amongst ■ the timber, and espied the runaway ensconced in the interior of a timber stack. Needless to say, lie was speedily pounced upon, and • marched back to the gaol, after tasting the sweets of liberty for about 10 minutes. ! NEIGHBOUR WOLFF AND OTHERS. Almost every afternoon in pleasant weathw I see my neighbour Wolff sitting in an easyohair in the shade in front of his own door.' Sometimes he kills time by reading the paper, but oftener he does nothing but watch the ' people and the vehicles that pars. [ frequently stop and talk with him a few min.utoß, and he appears to be grateful for the trifling attention. Ho is a man of about 50, strongly and sturdily built, and to look ati him yo\) see no reason why he should not* be up and about as actively as the best of us. He is intelligent and well-informed, haa ■ travelled considerably, and is a man in every way worth knowing. His ideas on finance and businesb seem to be clear and practical, ' and it strikes a stranger as odd he does uof; , grapple with his opportunities and pile -np a! • big fortune. Yet he never makes a motion ! in that direction. He lets the chances all ' slip by, and just sits there as though the' , world were no more .to him than the Klon* ' dyke goldfields are to the resident population of a cemetery. Yet my neighbour Wolff knows what -money is, and appreciates what: ■ ! can be done with it. Then why doesn't ho i " get a move on," as the Yankees say. andf ' , make hay while the sun Bhines? Take' a peep : at' him about 9 o'clock at night, when he takes his customary exercise on the pavementf — the way being mostly clear of pedestrians j by then — and you will no verbal answer to tho > question. Stocky and strong as he appear** ) when in his chair, he makes a poor show on his ! legß. Slowly, heavily, leaning hard on his ' thick stiok, he goeß to and fro a few times between the corner and his house — a distance of 200 ft may be — and then with a sigh sinks ttgain into his chair like a man who realises he is out of the race. A paralytic stroke tw?» years ago, and the constant fear of another— that explains it. He is one of the multitudewho are in the world and not of it — as this - woman was a while since: — i "From my girlhood," Bhe says, '"I was always oppressed and hindered by weakness, -It , was habitually tired, weary, and languid. Like all such persons, I lived a kind of lifa to myself. All pleasures or pursuits which) called for energy and vitality were closed to me. I 'had a foeblo and fitful appetite, and] what I ate gave me great pain at the chest* and back, and a sense of coldness, deafness, and weight at the stomach. At times tlisra would be also a gnawing, sinking feeling. « "As I grew older I was much troubled with palpitation of the heart and loss of sleep. Year after year I dragged along in this miser- ' able way, and, being too weak to walk, was drawn from place to piece in a Bath ohair. . Every effort was mode to obtain' a cure. X consulted doctor after doctor, and took many kinds of medicine aud treatment, but got no more than temporary relief. One doctor said " my heart was diseased. ~* " My sister urged me to try Mother Seigel'a Syrup. Without any great hopes of its effect ' in my case, I nevertheless procured .a ■ bottle from the stores in High street and , 1 began to take it as directed. The result was a decidedly improved appetite, and I relished ' and digested what I ate without any pain or distress following. As I continued to use this medicine the heart trouble was less frequent, and finally ceased altogether. My nerves soon became stronger, and I could sleep well. In a few weeks more I was better and STRONGER THAN KVER BEFOBE IN MY. LIFE, and have enjoyed good health ever since. My friends were almost as much surprised and pleased as I was at this remarkable result of taking Mother's Seigel's Syrup, and you may make my statement publio if you think ifc will do good." — (Signed) (Mrs) Mary Ana Welch, 1 Constitution Hill, Luton, Chatham, ■ February 6. 1895. My neighbour Wolff may or may not recover from bis paralysis, but all caseß liko Mrs Welch's — indigestion, with consequent I weakness and nervous debility — should be curable by the remedy which cured her. It opens and l'enews the digestion, which is the fountain of life, and puts a wholly new aspect on the world around us. From having been laid aside as cumberers of the ground, w« become once more workers with others and 1 sharers of their pleasures. I Our Palmerston correspondent writes that tho warm rain of the 15th melted the snow on the hills, and there was a heavy fresh in the Shag River. " I notice," he writes, "thafc Mrs A. M'Laren, Goodwood, has several young lambs running on her farm, and, although lambed before tho past severe storm of frost and snow last week, they have so far fortunately escaped, not a single lamb ' j having succumbed to the weather." I Beat the big drum and shout hurrah. A ' discovery! The best thing this side of the line ; licks everything- of the kind into a cocked hat. No more sleepless nights. A ' boon to parents ; an everlasting blessing; Wl at? Why, Woods's , Great Peppermiai'V Cure for coughs and .colds, of course. , Sjold. everywhere at Is 6d and 2s 6d ; the large siz-t-is the cheaper in the long run. '