yoring: foreigner named doh Machado escaped from the British consular Gaol early on Sunday morning manner which was somewhat amusing. Tt appears that Machado was arrested on Friday, the 9th instant, on a charge of havin Owing Portuguese Const the accused ah Stolen a gold ring.
ros Court only: gave the followin ning the prisoner, object of proving if the prisoner were identical with a person alleged. tw Japanese er of Hongkew, Iwen guilty of sharp practice up
Machado was taken ty the shop.
detective was entering 4
2 the prisoner slipped through a side door and escaped. Next worning he rearrested and was subsequently was transferred to the British Consular Gaol. About 7.30 a.m. yesterday a warder visited Maclade in the cell and evidently walked in past the prisoner, who instantly took advantage of the opportunity presented, and, jumping outside, shut the door and made a prisoner of the wander, It happened, ax the prisoner no doubt knew, that the wall of the sgad is bei repaired and a portion of 1 not quite filled jon duty at the dun; the prisoner crawled thr and went quietly home, where he changed his clothes, tore the prison garments into threads and related to his bro of hi 'The fugitive then Toft. his home' and the the sto
efforts of the police yesterday and till late hour last night to recapture the runaway were ineffectual. police had not succeeded in rearresting John Machado the prisoner who escaped from the British Consular Gaol early on Sunday morning; but his brother, Original from Po
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