ESCAPEE CAUGHT BY STRATAGEM.
POLICE POSSE SURROUND BUILDING; PRISONER GIVES IN QUIETLY. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, February 20. The capture of Thomas Smith, the escaped prisoner, was brought about by .a resident of Pokeno notifying an adjacent police party that he had a suspect passenger in his car and was keeping the car held up on the pretence that the engine needed adjustment. The police surrounded the building and one of them entering recognised Smith, who surrendered quietly. He had secured a partial change of clothing and had £l2 in money. There was a scar on his right hand and abrasions on his right knee and shinbone. The prisoner was brought to Auckland last night.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17780, 25 February 1926, Page 6
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115ESCAPEE CAUGHT BY STRATAGEM. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17780, 25 February 1926, Page 6
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