WHEREAS it has been represented to the Government that the undermentioned prisoner effected his escape from the Main Depot, Pentridge, on the afternoon of the 15th instant: Notice is hereby given, that a Reward of Five Pounds will be paid to any person or persons who shall lodge in any of Her Majesty’s Gaols the said Prisoner.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY’S COMMAND,
JOHN FOSTER.
Description of the Prisoner.
Name—Samuel Bennett.
Age—Thirty years.
Complexion—Fresh.
Hair—Dark.
Eyes—Blue.
Height 5 feet 5¾ inches.
Particular marks—Scar on back of head, right side, marks of flagellation on back, large scar on right shin.
Ship to Colony—Schooner Clarence, from Launceston.
Offence—Convicted at Castlemaine, for feloniously entering a tent.