CONVICT SURRENDERS TO SAVE FRIEND NEWS CHRONICLE REPORTER FIiANK GORDON COOK was in a punishment cell in ..

... CONVICT SURRENDERS TO SAVE FRIEND NEWS CHRONICLE REPORTER FIiANK GORDON COOK was in a punishment cell in Dartmoor Prison last night. His friend, Waiter William Smith, another convict, was in t Plymouth hospital with a broken back. Together they had escaped ...

Published: Monday 03 December 1951
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 529 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

“Rubber Bones” Waits HAROLD Roy (“Rubber Bones) Webb (25) was in Wandsworth Jail to-day awaiting an escort from ..

... “Rubber Bones” Waits HAROLD Roy (“Rubber Bones) Webb (25) was in Wandsworth Jail to-day awaiting an escort from Dartmoor Prison from which he escaped eight days ago. It is understood that Webb will not be charged with any offences in the Metropolitan ...

Escape From Dartmoor

... Escape From Dartmoor Harold Roy Webb (25) escaped from Dartmoor Prison during last night. He was missed from his cell at 7.30 this morning. Webb was sentenced at the Old Bailey in October 1946 for robbery with violence. His home is at Northwich. Cheshire ...

Published: Monday 19 November 1951
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 44 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Harold Dearden’s

... Harold Dearden’s Hailed by stdes EX-DET. SUPT. ROBERT of Scotland Yard says: ‘ You should not EX-CONVICT No. 317 late of Dartmoor Prison says : Wit h new and exciting studies of the criminal mind READY LT I 9s 6d net illustrations A N 2 LS L ...

Published: Saturday 28 July 1951
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 47 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

WEEK AT LIBERTY

... at Dartmoor Prison a week ago, was driven from West End central police station in London to Wandsworth Prison yesterday afternoon. Webb, who was arrested in pouring rain In a barrow boys’ yard on Saturday night, will be returned to Dartmoor Prison. The ...

Published: Monday 26 November 1951
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 252 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

x BALLOT BRIEFS

... by horse and foot across moorland paths on Dartmoor to vote to-morrow in the Tavistock Division of Devon. Prisoners at Dartmoor Prison who were sent there after the voters’ list was compiled, will be entitled to vote. ...

Published: Wednesday 24 October 1951
Newspaper: Peterborough Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 98 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

A DARTMOOR FIRE

... A DARTMOOR FIRE At Devon assizes yesterday Reginald Mot tram (28), labourer, now serving sentence at Dartmoor Prison, was found not guilty of having maliciously set Are to farm building In which was working on March 16. He was taken away to complete a ...

Published: Saturday 16 June 1951
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 88 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

‘Rubber Bones’ Waits for Escort Dartmoor Escapee | Recaptured

... Recaptured 'IIWEN’I’Y-F’IVE year old Harold Roy (Rubber Bones) Webb was in Wandsworth Gaol to-day awaiting an escort from Dartmoor Prison from where he escaped eight days ago. It is understood that Webb will not be charged with any offences in the Metropolitan ...

Published: Monday 26 November 1951
Newspaper: Peterborough Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 84 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ESCAPE

... ESCAPE A FTER dropping over the 30- foot outer wall of Dartmoor Prison he struck off across the moor in darkness and rain. This was Sunday night. By the early hours of Pviono;..y. almost exhausted. he had covered 11 miles of rough going and struck the ...

Published: Monday 26 November 1951
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 56 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BY HORSEBACK TO VOTE

... hor,e end toot acros.s moorland path, on Dartmoor to vote to-morroa in the Tay:stock Division of Devon. . Prisoners at Dartmoor prison 'rho were sent there alter the Voters' :Ist was compiled w:II be entitled to vote. Those who Were in the prison the day ...

Published: Wednesday 24 October 1951
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 65 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WIDOW RELEASED

... her trial her husband was said to have treated her “worse than a beast In the field.” Harold Roy Webb (26) escaped from Dartmoor Prison during Sunday night by crawling through a heat duct. He was serving a sentence for robbery with violence. His home Is ...

Published: Tuesday 20 November 1951
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 108 | Page: 2 | Tags: none