Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 20 December 1951, page 4


GAOL ESCAPEE WELL GUARDED

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.

A strong police guard attend-ed the City Court today when 23-year-old Maxwell Carl Skin-ner appeared on a charge of es-caping from Pentridge Gaol on November l8.

A constable held Skinner in

the dock during the hearing.

Skinner, was remanded to January 15, and returned, hand-

cuffed and under strong guard to Pentridge .

Skinner has made four es-

capes from gaol in ten years,