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Ticket-of-Leave System.—The governor of Dartmoor prison says:— Another year's trial of the licence system ..

... Ticket-of-Leave System.—The governor of Dartmoor prison says:— Another year's trial of the licence system affords an opportunity of referring its results. Since the passing of the act for the discharge of prisoners on licences in this country 962 have ...

Published: Saturday 23 August 1856
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3346 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Death of Tom Provis alias Sir Richard Hugh Smyth.—Thi9 notorious personage died on Sunday last, in Dartmoor ..

... Death of Tom Provis alias Sir Richard Hugh Smyth.—Thi9 notorious personage died on Sunday last, in Dartmoor prison, whither he had been removed on account of ill-health, from the Millbank Penitentiary. Lieut, the Hon. J. Stanley, of the Grenadier Guards ...

Published: Saturday 26 May 1855
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2177 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Freed paedophile's whereabouts hidden SONNING Common paedophile Rhys Hughes yesterday left Dartmoor Prison ..

... Freed paedophile's whereabouts hidden SONNING Common paedophile Rhys Hughes yesterday left Dartmoor Prison after serving six years of a 10-year sentence for child sex crimes. The convicted child rapist was released at 9am and is now legally free. Hughes ...

Published: Tuesday 15 September 1998
Newspaper: Reading Evening Post
County: Berkshire, England
Type: | Words: 167 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... * ¥ ¥ A convict named Morris attacked Warder Raymond at Dartmoor Prison, ard struck him two blows with a hammer, when two o'ch:;' eonvicts held him till assistance arriv : y o ...

Published: Friday 22 November 1912
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 33 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... whosé death sentence for the Clapham Common murder was commuted to penal servitude for life, will shortly bo removed from Dartmoor Prison to Parkhurst. He is still confined in a padded cell. ...

Published: Friday 22 November 1912
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 38 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

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... * % X While attempting to escape from Dartmoor Prison a convict named Bannister was shot in the leg by a guard and slightly wounded. Anotlier convict named Warner, who atiacked the guard wiih an iron bar, was shot in the stomach. Both men were captured ...

Published: Friday 01 November 1912
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 52 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TIMES TRANSFORMATION

... chairman of Hie company. DISTURBANCES AT DARTMOOR PRUON On Sunday afternoon there were two assaults by convicts warders at Dartmoor Prison, followed later a more serious outbreak, .which several convicts took* part, inflicting serious injuries on two assistant ...

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... led ► OUT SOON - Paedophile Rhys Hughes is due for release from Dartmoor Prison and has agreed to voluntary supervision in special accommodation ...

Published: Friday 11 September 1998
Newspaper: Reading Evening Post
County: Berkshire, England
Type: | Words: 24 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Pair recaptured

... Pair recaptured TWO men who escaped from Dartmoor prison on Sunday were recaptured in Redruth, Cornwall, last night. Mark Chadbourne, 34, and James Isaacs, 26 escaped from the pri.,on farm. ...

Published: Tuesday 23 April 1991
Newspaper: Reading Evening Post
County: Berkshire, England
Type: | Words: 30 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CONVICT ESCAPES FROM DARTMOOR

... CONVICT ESCAPES FROM DARTMOOR. A convict named William Searle, aged twenty* seven, escaped from Dartmoor Prison late on Monday afternoon. He was out with farm party, and got away unnoticed. A dense fog prevailed at the time. The convict was seen making ...

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... Tully) jilted husband-to-be Lofty and then decided to marry him after all. The wedding episode triggered off a riot in Dartmoor Prison as inmates flew into a frenzy because their television reception was so poor, they couldn't see what was happening. Just ...

Published: Wednesday 22 February 1989
Newspaper: Reading Evening Post
County: Berkshire, England
Type: | Words: 63 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

CONVICT'S DESPERATION

... CONVICT'S DESPERATION. A convict named Donovan was found lianainfi in hie cell at the Dartmoor Prison at Pnncetown. He had torn off a portion of his sheet and, using it u a rope, hanged himself to the ventilator. Warder Demob, who made the discovery ...

Published: Friday 17 December 1909
Newspaper: Berks and Oxon Advertiser
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 126 | Page: 3 | Tags: none