Escapees from New Caledoma.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9295, 10 March 1899, Page 4

Escapees from New Caledoma.

•WJfiiiLliNWi'Uii, kiircii i>. ' ■ (jreat iiiiei'coij was uuuutid m ai'mai oi tiie sieamer. iujipjiiguuiJi liru'ugti, WillCtt utilltiQ libl'b laiu uuunoou en route ii'om 'iuuio Cawto Jboiiuon, to ouai, aS it 'wab reported tliat tm'eo esuupees liW mo X'region convict settlement were wj! boui'd. The local ponuV were oh iiilil aiero, unci ooarued tine vesiißi wnujut. .delay. ; . tiuef Detective Campbell -was 1 A/ command, and was usstoieu' oy'\iJeiec ; tives • wixon and urouerg,; oergbaat\ Major Mason and Consutwe A most minute seurcn'was •mtiuWj.vu' out, ttxe discovery 6t the hien 'thougb. Detective' Oainpueii ansem tliat " the "captain" of the vuk&cl ' ' tedjto 'him that they \\ere oir boai'i;. Campbell at ihe saine : time adiiiiiV that' He. did not qhestibn, the captain on jthe point 1 pi; knowing 'tiiat tlie men " custody,,and that they,; were not' secured' witu the view pf banking, them oyer to /the : police ; her^. f y, i Towards; dusk' Campbell, Mason and Murphy returned to the shoye, leaving and Broberg to continue The search/ and,.shortly, after •9 ; p.m.' .they 'were re.-infpwed by Campbell and" four or jfive constables. Every nook and corner is being viewed, but the police tear- that ''some of those on board are i 1 ..jt; : r,» •.:-■! .i) ■; ic >•.; ;iv,' . secretinig.the Mcajjees.; r . ~.; i , ; t . Before ;t)ie. vessel : left' Tcitio there were. five 'escapees • on; board j but 'the pa^iye''police 'discovered two—rind stored' away' foiTvaM and ilie' 'other hidden :> in.,the coal,/and ke'was only brought out when' stabbed :■ through' the jaw with a ear,.which'was used to;pierce the coal For twp ; days a search, was ipade fpr, the others, without 'ayajt | ,j.'V' ; ' The steamer leaves .for London tomorrow,.! -W