Q1. How did the Governor manage …

The Governor of the oxford prison left no stone unturned to catch back Evans after his escape from the Oxford prison. The Governor was witty and quick in action. When he found that McLeery was missing from the point from where the ambulance had to pick him and he never reached the hospital. Then the real person was tied and gagged in his house since 8:30am. He knew German so he was even able to make out that no correction existed in the world ‘Golden Lion’. Finally with the help of question paper left by Evans and joining the index number he reached Evans hiding place and almost caught Evans in the Golden Lion pub. He was handcuffed and made to sit in a prison van. But the police officers sitting inside the van were also close friends of Evans. They opened his handcuff as soon as they were out of sight of the governor. They took the van towards Newbury and Evans had his final escape. The prison van was the same one which was taken from the prison with the help of fake phone call by Evans men. The Governor of the H.M. Prison, Oxford seems to be a sympathetic fellow since he makes all the relevant arrangements for the examination of a run-out prisoner. He is also very proud, self-conscious and an enthusiastic fellow and tries his best to be saved from the disgrace lest Evans should escape from the prison.