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DARTMOOR PRISON SCENES

... DARTMOOR PRISON SCENES. Dartmoor convict prison has been the scene of two more sensations. The officials are naturally reticent, but It has transpired that convict named Chamberlain, whose cell had just been unlocked to enable him to go to his work, rushed ...

Published: Saturday 23 January 1904
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 224 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LETTER FROM THE TICHBORXE CLAIMANT. The following letter been received by Mr Guildford Onslow Dartmoor Prison, ..

... LETTER FROM THE TICHBORXE CLAIMANT. The following letter been received by Mr Guildford Onslow Dartmoor Prison, April, 1875.—My dear Onslow, —'Thanks for yours of the 4th of last December, and the kind promises therein contained, which I feel sure will ...

Published: Saturday 15 May 1875
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 351 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WAR-TIME HAPPENINGS

... WAR-TIME HAPPENINGS. PRISON WARDERS TO JOIN UP. been decided close Dartmoor Prison, Devonshire, from March Ist, and officers sixtv ami over arc retired, while all of military age will join up. The remainder will removed to other prison# with convicts ...

Published: Saturday 24 February 1917
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 46 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FLOGGING OF CONVICTS

... FLOGGING OF CONVICTS. Condign punishment has been meted out convicts Chuter and Rollet for an attack on two warders Dartmoor Prison. investigating the case the Board of Viaitors decided that Rollct and Chuter ahould receive respectively two dozen and ...

Published: Saturday 19 May 1906
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 71 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Accident Near Tibthorpe

... Driffield. is now in the Cottage Hospital. In Devonshire farmers arc beiug offerod 4d nut lb for this season’s wool. At Dartmoor Prison sain the best offer for 8,000 lbs of Dartmoor wool was djd per lb, and it was retained. A font storey bnildiog in Cadofian ...

Published: Saturday 17 September 1921
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 151 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EX-CONVICT'S FIGHT FOR REHABILITATION

... EX-CONVICT'S FIGHT FOR REHABILITATION. On Sunday new series the Intensely interesting articles on Dartmoor Prison by the famous Jock” of Dartmoor will commence in the “News of the World.” The millions of News of the World readers who were fascinated ...

Published: Saturday 30 June 1934
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 175 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A CHILD-S SKELETON IN A HOUSE

... purpose ; also with the intention of firing the building; and further with killing sheep. The prisoner was discharged from Dartmoor Prison in January, 1889, and says that he returned to have his revenge on Mr. Hardy, the chief warder, for whom he entertains ...

Published: Saturday 23 August 1890
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 360 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DARTMOOR CONVICT FUGITIVE. ESCAPE IN FOG AND RECAPTURE

... Taking advantage of thick fog which came down suddenly six o’clock on Monday morning, a convict made his escape from Dartmoor Prison, and though warders scoured the countryside all day the man was still liberty when night fell. The convict is Frederick ...

Published: Saturday 25 October 1913
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 192 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DRIFFIELD AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB

... Post-offloe. Ho stated further that be hoped to at homo to see them few weeks. Another eon of prosecutor's telegraphed to Dartmoor Prison to see I if his brother had been released, and obtaining a reply the negative be placed the matter in the bands of the ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1887
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 684 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LETTER FROM THE CLAIMANT

... was forwarded by the Governor of tho prison, who, it is asserted, previously erased the words contained in the blanks Dartmoor Prison, Devon, Oct. 1875. No. A 1189, Thos. Castro. dear Onslow, —Strange to say I still alive ; nor is spirit so broken, by ...

Published: Saturday 20 November 1875
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 303 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FATAL QUARREL NEAR ROTHERHAM

... account of the interview, in which he says that, in consequence of the uniform good conduct of Sir Roger Tichborno in Dartmoor Prison, he has been promoted to a higher class, which enables him to enjoy the privilege of seeing his friends once in three ...

Published: Saturday 29 September 1877
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 486 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A HEAD-CONSTABLE KILLED

... attempt to aaaiit comrades inside. EXPLOSION AT DARTMOOR. A shocking explosion occurred during some blasting operations at Dartmoor Prison Monday. hundred ooavicte had been told off to blast, under the superiutendenoe of Mr. Moore and Mr. Bodioer. About 11 ...

Published: Saturday 17 September 1887
Newspaper: Driffield Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 694 | Page: 3 | Tags: none