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Flavels Patent Range

... was lound that he answered Ihe deseription of an eseaped conviet from Dartmoor Prison, nud the nathorities of that prison were commuuieated with, The chief | warden of Dartmoor Prison attended before ths f magistrates and identified the prisoner ns a person ...

CONVICTS' CHANCES OF ESCAPE,

... semaphore system, invented and presented gratis to the nation, we believe, by Captain Best, the late Deputy-Governor of Dartmoor Prison. This signalling a pparatus has four arms, which can be readily raised and luwured in various directions, as required ...

A NOTORIOUS CONVICT,

... Last week we announced that Alexander Sigismound, who has figured under a variety of fictitiong names, had escaped from Dartmoor prison on the 251 h of August. This convict will be remembered by many of our readers on account of a robbery which took place ...

DETECTION OF AN HOTEL SWINDLER TN A i~

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

HITCHIN MARKET, MR. GEO

... of the Dartmoor conviet prison. It appears that the prisoner had grossly misconsuvtod himwminm he bad been lodged at Dartmoor prison, and had made three attempts to escape. A few days ago he made an attempt to eseape by running away from the separate ...

THE BEDFORD BURGLAR

... George Wood.- cock, who was sentenced o six months’ imprisonmental the recent Devon winter assizes for Cseaping from Dartmoor Prison. Ituppears that, although o yonng—being only 25 years of age—he bonsts thiat he has been in nlmost every gaol in the country ...

THE WEEK

... Thirty women have become widows, and 97 children orphans. An appeal is being made to the public. At the inquest on the Dartmoor prison convict, who was shot dead by the warder whom he attacked, the jury returned a verdict that the deceased convict came ...

AN EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FRAUD

... Henry Stebbings, thirty-six, was charged with the murder of Hanush Brett, cleven years of age. The prisoner had left Dartmoor prison, where he bad undergone mgpnsnnmant for stabbing a woman, and on returning to Norfolk reported himself to the police. ...

IOTORIOUS CONVICT

... IOTORIOUS CONVICT. e announced that Alexander Sigis. figured under a variety of fictitions ped from Dartmoor prison on the 25th convict will be remembered by many account of a robbery which took place w years azo, and as his life has been merous offences ...

THE BEDFORD TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1856

... P oAW Ny 3| pAvrarEEs Messuk o¥ Dantrieos Pasose— O, ATtoni it ot s' B TS e s i -t O] One of the eouvicts coufined in Dartmoor Prison, F. Joyce, b Moseley 0 stPope.. .. 9 I named John May, has been committed for trinl at W, Bushby, ditto.. ...

General Xews

... height. Twue Recext Escare rroy Dartyoor Prisov. } —On Friday last, a convict named James Taylor, who escaped from) Dartmoor Prison in company with another convict was apprehended by one of the police ‘ officers at Plymouth. 1t appears that, after making ...

THE WAR

... shape of a new aisle to the Sherborne School Chapel, to cost £2,500. Tie Fenian Michael Davitt, who was released from Dartmoor Prison on a ticket-of-leave on Wednesda week, on lriduz' attended a meeting of the Ir'm{ Political Visiting Committee. Caprary ...