THE ESCAPED PRISONER.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11840, 1 May 1909, Page 6

THE ESCAPED PRISONER.

The prisoner, John .Wilson, who escaped from the local gaol this mdrning, wiis recaptured this a Her noon by Serge Hutton, alter a short chaise. Upon sg*.ttinj out of the gaol tliis mormug "Wilson appears to have made for the Kaiti. Hunger, 1 however, drove him to a bou&e at the top end of de Lautour road, where ho asked lor some dinner. . lie. was given something to eat, and one of the ladies noticed 'ho was -somewhat agitated and drew the. attention of a man who was passing to the fact. He watched the escapee for a time, and a i though be had hear^l that the police were, alter a man it never dawned on liim to acquaint the oliicers of the law of this individual. Wilson left the house and made aerous

a paddock, and sat down by a building /in course of erection. The young lady ' luid htr suspicions aroused when she heard a man was "wanted" and she immediately obtained a trap and drove to the police station to inform Sergt. Hutton. The sergeant at once accompanied tlio young lady back to Kaiti. When near the new liouhe in question the sergeant observed the prisoner, and made towards him. Wilson, however, was not to be caught napping. Seeing the jwlice officer advancing in his direction he at once took to his heela, and ran through t-jic building, setting off across the paddock. Sergt. Hutton followed, but easily outran his man, and captured hint after a short struggle. At first Wilson show-ad fight, but apparently realising that discretion was lh© better part of valor he gave in to liis.* captor.