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THE CONVICT ORTON

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

Published: Thursday 05 April 1877
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 95 | Page: 2 | 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

200 hunting jail-breaker

... were drafted into the Widecombe area at dawn to-day after dogs picked up the scent of Ronald Butt, who escaped from Dartmoor Prison at dusk yesterday. Earlier 20-year-old farmer's daughter Sheila Norrith., of I Riddon Farm, between Postbridge and Widecombe ...

Published: Saturday 15 November 1958
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 99 | Page: 1 | 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

Frost and snow, say `met' men

... slight dimming of lights. There were no cuts. Two inches of snow fell at Princetown (Devon) to-day, and outdoor work at Dartmoor Prison was restricted. ...

Published: Monday 16 January 1950
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 105 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

REMUNERATIVE CONVICT LABOUR

... REMUNERATIVE CONVICT LABOUR. Tho annual sale of stock from Dartmoor Prison Farm having just taken place, has now beon ascertained that, deducting the cost convict labour, the li Itmen t has gained near oner thousand pounds as the result of last year's ...

Published: Friday 07 September 1877
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The Tablet announces that Lady Muriel | Watkins, only daughter of the Earl of Lindsay I has been received into

... pavilion during the evening of the 21et inst. One of the missioners of the Church Army is spending his 'Christmas in Dartmoor prison where he has gone to conduct an eight-days' mission. It was repotted the Salford Board Guardians on Thursday that the ...

Published: Saturday 26 December 1908
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 118 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Thurston Hunt Intensified

... Hunt Intensified SEARCH for Stanley Hilton Thurston was intensified in Devon and Somerset to-day. Thurston escaped from Dartmoor prison on Tuesday morning. Village constables in districts which he would pass through if he hoped to reach the protection of ...

Published: Thursday 27 March 1941
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 104 | Page: 12 | Tags: none