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... eighth report of Colonel Jebb, surveyor of convict prisons, just issued, gives some interesting information relative to Dartmoor Prison. The establishment having been formed as a prison for invalids capable of light labour, it is of importance to know how ...

Published: Friday 29 August 1856
Newspaper: Elgin Courier
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1059 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HOME GLEANINGS

... visit to Dubliu time to attend the opening of the Great Exhibition.—A convict attempted escape from the precincts of Dartmoor prison ; he was chased, but outdistanced his pursuers ; a soldier fired and 250 yards hit him in the leg.—On Monday a p«»or woman ...

offence, and se sneh was bested leniently. Hs l was remanded by the Governor to the Director of Convict Prisons

... salnbrione retreat applied to see the Director, sad communicated enough to that official to ensure Warder —'a removal from Dartmoor Prison. I hear that the man is still in the service. I hops, for the credit of the Home Office, that such is not the ease. 'flogging ...

MEETING OF DELEGATES

... were engaged in a private room :for some timo subsequently comparing notes of the meeting. EXTRAORDINARY OUTBIt;AK Al' DARTMOOR PRISON. HEROIC CONDUCT OP A CONVICT. The Press Amiociation's Plymouth correspondent telegraphs • remarkable story, which has ...

MORAY ANIVNAIRN EXPRIESS. SATVRDAY;OCITOBEU 25, fBBt

... concocted the conspiracy against me pursued me of Wales would no longer submit to the inch'. even within the walls of Dartmoor Prison. For siren of two millions of people from the franthe first four years of my iniquitous imprisonment chise, and remarked ...

LAT EsT NEWS. (PRESS ASSOCIATION AND CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAMS). MARKETS. LONDON CATTLE, Moaday.—Choice quality of ..

... the other eight. A SHOCKING explosion occurred yesterday during some blasting operations at a quarry attached to the Dartmoor Prison, whereby one convict was killed and another terribly injured. Principal Warder Moore and Mr Bodiner, second in command ...

PEPPER AND SALT

... latter. There are no limits to human curiosity. A gentleman has just been taken into custody for trying to break in to Dartmoor Prison. Now, though a great number of persons would doubtless like to break oat, this seems indeed a morbid ambition, and the ...

MAGAZINES

... the Coastwise Lights of England closes with a pleasing account of some Bells, Buoys, and Beacons; and convict life in Dartmoor Prison is described by W. Scott-King, who offers hints towards the improvement of those confined in penitentiaries. A Great ...

LAUNCH OF A NOVICL VICSSZL

... of bringing other contracts to the yards. Other tomtit followed. On Tuesday anew line was opened from Priamtown, where Dartmoor Prison is situutod, to Horrabridge on the Great Western Railway. The new fine is nine miles long. and up important districts ...

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... hundred members of Parliament, who have applied to Rime Secretary that Devitt may be kindly treated in his confinement in Dartmoor Prison. His cooduct was so &activated that he sew Mooed to fifteen years' penal mnitude, bat he wee granted • ticket-of-leave ...

Tlii; NEWS BUDGET

... prisoner was sentenced to fifteen years' transpertation at the Lewes Assizes in Deeeinlier, 1858. 11., was contined at the Dartmoor Prison in the same cell with two other eonviets, named .loseph Hampshire and John Robinson ; and on the night of the :11st of ...

Published: Wednesday 30 December 1863
Newspaper: Morayshire Advertiser
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3227 | Page: 7 | Tags: none