A BID FOR LIBERTY.
INVERCARGILL, June 30. An inmate of the Borstal Institution* named William Howell, who was serving a period of three years’ reformative treatment, effected an escape to-day after 2 p.m. He was working with several others on the edge of the bush on the Uorstsl, near the golf links, collecting fencing posts and manuka scrub. His absence was not noticed for some time. Eight officers of the Borstal and four constables are now searching for him at Otatara, where he was seen in the vicinity of the golf links by a resident. As he had a good hour’s start it is possible that some time will elapse before his recapture. He is 20 years of age, 6ft 6in in height, and of medium build. He has a fresh complexion, dark brown hair and grey eyes. At the time of his escape be was dressed in brown moleskin trousers, blue moleskin jacket and a brown moleskin hat.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3773, 6 July 1926, Page 76
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159A BID FOR LIBERTY. Otago Witness, Issue 3773, 6 July 1926, Page 76
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