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WARDER ATTACK BY CONVICT

... WARDER ATTACK BY CONVICT. While a party of convicts were working the stone sheds Dartmoor Prison on Saturday Convict H. Phillips struck Assistant-Warder Fewtrell on the jaw. knocking him down, and. then severely kicked him. Assistance was quickly forthcoming ...

Published: Friday 12 February 1909
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 71 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

On behalf the Treasury, application was made at the Devon County Assizes on Saturday for an example to be made

... Devon County Assizes on Saturday for an example to be made of the convicts Walker and Parish, who recently escaped from Dartmoor Prison, arid pleaded rfuilty burglary and prison breaking. Mr. Justice Lawrence deferred sentences. Danish State Exhibition, ...

Published: Monday 26 October 1908
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 92 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

THE KING'S CLEMENCY

... THE KING'S CLEMENCY. TWO LIFE PRISONERS RELEASED. The King has extended his clemency and has directed the releas3 from Dartmoor Prison of Alfred William Howlett, who was sentenced to penal servitude for life May, 1881 for wounding at Greenwich. It is u ...

Published: Wednesday 24 February 1909
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 79 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A VISIT TO THE CLAIMANT

... and Mr. Guildford Onslow, by permission of the Home Secretary, visited Thomas Castro, aa he is officially called, at Dartmoor prison Wednesday. During the interview the convict attemxited dwell upon the exceptional hardships of his treatment, but was ...

Published: Saturday 26 May 1877
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

DARTMOOR CONVICT ATTACKS A WARDER

... assistance some of the convicts removed Chapman to the prison infirmary. This said tbe fifth assault committed officers the Dartmoor prison since February last. ...

Published: Saturday 19 April 1902
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 80 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

CONVICT ATTACKS WARDER

... CONVICT ATTACKS WARDER. MURDEROUS AFFAIR IN DARTMOOR PRISON. A serious atteck a prison official is reported from Dartmoor Convict Establishment, which has lately been the scene of several attempts escape on the part convicts. On Sunday an old-time convict ...

Published: Tuesday 19 November 1901
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 90 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE DIAMOND ROBBERY

... THE DIAMOND ROBBERY. With reference to the Hatton Garden robbery, an official from Dartmoor prison visited Scotland Yard, yesterday, to lay before the heads of the Criminal Investigation Department certain information received from a convict now undergoing ...

Published: Thursday 24 November 1881
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

SENTENCES ON PRISON BREAKERS

... were passed by Mr. Justice Lawrence at the Devon Assizes, yesterday, on the convicts Parish and Walker, who escaped from Dartmoor Prison a short time back. The Treasury asked for an exemplary sentence, hut hie Lordship thought both had paid severely for their ...

Published: Thursday 29 October 1908
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 102 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE CLAIMANT

... allegation that Soger had fallen down exhausted and been removed to the infirmary. The Claimant is still at ordinary work in Dartmoor Prison, and likely to remain there for the seven years. His general health has been better since he was cured of the boils by ...

Published: Thursday 05 April 1877
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 101 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

The total amount disbursed to Distress Committees out of the Parliamentary grant date £187,330. Mr. John ..

... a few 'hours of * pneumonia. They were in perfect health till a few days before their death. Another assault a warder Dartmoor Prison was reported yesterday. A convict named Harvey, who had been spoken by Assistantwarder' W. Farmer, struck that Officer ...

Published: Monday 15 March 1909
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 96 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

CONFLICTS BETWEEN CONVICTS AND WARDERS

... CONFLICTS BETWEEN CONVICTS AND WARDERS. A mutinous spirit seems to possess the oonvicts at Dartmoor Prison, and increased vigilance has become necessary to prevent a rising of the convicts en masse. Several serious affrays have lately taken place, the ...

Published: Saturday 25 September 1880
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 93 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

The French Rifle Meeting.—The French National took place at Vincennes last week. No English competitor appeared ..

... the fixed targets were gained by M. Knuty, Basle M. Baers. of Brussels, and M. Begum, of Paris. Threatened Outbreak at Dartmoor Prison. Monday morning last, when the body of convicts Dartmoor were marched out of their prison to their labour on the Moor ...

Published: Friday 17 June 1864
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 380 | Page: 4 | Tags: none