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Convict David Evans, the shepherd of Dartmoor Prison, whose case wis referred •by the Chanoellor of the ..

... Convict David Evans, the shepherd of Dartmoor Prison, whose case wis referred •by the Chanoellor of the Exchequer in his Mile- End speech, loft Dartmoor yesterday, and will go to a situation obtained for him the prison authorities near Wrexham. was sentenced ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1911
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 71 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A ccs ^ -vjct escaped from Dartmoor Prison yesterdiy—but he was at liberty less than an hour , ll '

... A ccs ^ -vjct escaped from Dartmoor Prison yesterdiy—but he was at liberty less than an hour , ll ' e ran away from a parly working on the maw shortly after 11 a . m . Five minutes later vvlm-dcrs were on their way to patrol every ( road within a ten ...

Published: Friday 04 December 1936
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 89 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

his three years in Dartmoor Prison, bat his cuddy on the cliffs knows him no more. John Trefasis had the

... his three years in Dartmoor Prison, bat his cuddy on the cliffs knows him no more. John Trefasis had the tunnel built up with and cement and the wainscoting carefully replaced, bat the secret springs remain, and the young T regonya— May healthy and happy ...

no danger of prisoners defeating the execution. The association intends to continue its efforts to have ..

... no danger of prisoners defeating the execution. The association intends to continue its efforts to have Dartmoor Prison closed, said the secretary (Mr H. Gronin), when a resolutpin calling for an additional retirement gratuity of £50 for officers completing ...

Published: Friday 03 June 1949
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 74 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Toe AT cor- don of armedisentries, the civil guard, surrounds --of Dartmoor Prison ; 4 has men, it each. detached

... Toe AT cor- don of armedisentries, the civil guard, surrounds --of Dartmoor Prison ; 4 has men, it each. detached officer constantiy con- the number he them over continually— takes.out he must bring back a watci eye on their mper, industry, and gen emeanour ...

Published: Friday 23 November 1900
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1841 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ESCAPE FROM DARTMOOR PRISON IN A FOG . DGKKG a heavy fog between three and four o ' clock yesterday

... ESCAPE FROM DARTMOOR PRISON IN A FOG . DGKKG a heavy fog between three and four o ' clock yesterday afternoon , a convict named 'Wilson , thirty-five years of age , succeeded in escaping from Dartmoor Prison . Wilson was working with a gang of about twenty ...

Published: Saturday 31 October 1908
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 415 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

At Dartmoor Prison assistant warder was violently attacked by a oonvict, who struck him with a ohisel bar three ..

... At Dartmoor Prison assistant warder was violently attacked by a oonvict, who struck him with a ohisel bar three feet long. The little town of Prestwich, near boasts that six members of the new Parliament have, one period of their lives, lived there. And ...

Published: Wednesday 31 January 1906
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

George Clarke, the comedian, who appeared before King and Queen recently, played yesterday to audience of 300 ..

... George Clarke, the comedian, who appeared before King and Queen recently, played yesterday to audience of 300 convicts Dartmoor Prison accompanied by three members of a company. Tho convicts were assembled in the prison chapel, and he entertained them for ...

Published: Tuesday 22 May 1934
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 43 | Page: 8 | Tags: none