THRILLING CHASE
ESCAPEE’S DESPERATE METHODS. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, August 29. George Thompson (20), who escaped from the Albury Gaol, led detectives a thrilling chase. Early yesterday, Thompson stole a race horse from stables at Holbrook. He was intercepted by a detective 18 miles away, who sprang for the horse’s bridle. The escapee, however, flung cayenne pepper in the detective’s eyes, leaped from the saddle, and disappeared. Thompson got free from gaol by pulling bricks from the cell, and'lowering himself over the prison wall with the aid of blankets.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18659, 30 August 1930, Page 17
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91THRILLING CHASE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18659, 30 August 1930, Page 17
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