AN ESCAPED CRIMINAL.
APPREHENDED IN ENGLAND—FINGER PRINT EVIDENCE. (Per Press Association.' WELLINGTON, June 22. !>.i the early part of 1908 a man named Francis Joseph l’slier, convicted at Auckland on »; charges of burglary and sentenccsil to live years' imprisonment, ’ escaped from Waiotapu camj). No trace could be found of him in New Zealand, and linger-prints and a description of the man were sent to Scotiand-yard. Recenl.lv a series of burglaries were committed at Bournemouth. England, and a man was arrested. Comparisons of his finger-prints with those sent from here pointed to him. as Usher. Detective Cassells has been sent Homo for, the purposes of identifying the man. 'l■' A ' ,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2535, 23 June 1909, Page 4
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109AN ESCAPED CRIMINAL. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2535, 23 June 1909, Page 4
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