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OUTRAGE BY CONVICTS IN DARTMOOR PRISON

... OUTRAGE BY CONVICTS IN DARTMOOR PRISON. Very serious di.surbayices have for some weeks past we understand, taken place in Dartmoor prison, where the convicts have been displaying serious symptoms of insuhordiltatioun and opposition to the regulations ...

Published: Monday 02 December 1861
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 860 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE IRISH OBSTRUCTIONISTS

... ESCAPE OF CONVICT S F1ROM DARTMOOR (SPErctAr TEIEOGRAM.) Another desperate attempt to obtain liberty has been made at Dartmoor prison. Two convicts, uamed oiowgia and Britton wiilst working in a flll ycsterday, suddaull rushed towards a wvall over which ...

Published: Wednesday 22 August 1877
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 640 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

IRELAND

... to the overheatingos of a lue. MIURDEROUS ATTACKC ON A PRISON WARDERIC.- Another of those attacks on the warders of Dartmoor Prison which have of late been so frequent, was made yesterday by Michael Jobnstone, a convict undergoing penal servitude for ...

Published: Wednesday 05 September 1883
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1003 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

THE COLLIERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS

... yesteeday. DISIURBANCE AT DARTMUOB. PitISON.-A dis- turbance took place among the prisoners engaged on the public works of Dartmoor Prison on Friday afternoon. There are a good many convicts now engaged in enclosing the prison ground on the road to Two Bridges ...

Published: Wednesday 18 November 1863
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2325 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE COLLISION BETWEEN IRONCLADS OF THE RESERVE SQUADRON

... the Pl~rtiuguess !system of qoaxantine. \ * Duringa dense kog yesterdav a eoriott, worldnA in the iaiels surrounding Dartmoor Prison miade- his escape. E1is name is John. Bray. HtI is 6i3 years or age. and was wearing the prisol dtese.-. -le formerly ...

Published: Wednesday 23 July 1884
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1168 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE WAR

... accomplished by eleven 4 clock the same night. irCArTrURE OF AN ESCAPED CONVECT.-Morgan, the cunvict who escaped from Dartmoor prison on Mon- 4Y. WUs captured yesterday near Plympton. He had Q'ncefl'd 1his convict dress by an old, long overcoat, of Which ...

Published: Thursday 23 August 1877
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1461 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES

... Agency Plvmouth correspondent says:-A few days ago twenty-five convicts were marched to work in a bog some distance from Dartmoor Prison under the charge of a warder. One of the convicti suddenly picked uP several stones, one of which struck the warder behind ...

Published: Tuesday 01 July 1884
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2171 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... Novembe-, with intent to murder, &c. The prisoner pleaded Not Gisilty with intent to murder. The prisoser was a convict at Dartmoor prison. On tlse 29th of November lie was returning with a gang from work on the prison grounls. Mason was the ti w arder in chasge ...

Published: Tuesday 17 March 1863
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2421 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THIS MORNING'S NEWS

... the amount surcharged. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF A CONVIOT. -A convict named Laxton made a desperate attempt to escape from Dartmoor. Prison on Thursday night. Hb had been shut in his cell for the night, apparently securely,, there being two feet of granite ...

Published: Saturday 03 December 1881
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2817 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

MORNING EXPRESS

... bankers' cheques to the amount of between £300 and £400. The prisoner was 3 commintted for trial. ATTE.CII'S TO ESCAFE FROM DARTMOOR PRISON.- A convict at Dartmoor I'rison was yesterday morning 'discovered in au attempt to escape by digging his way thlrough ...

Published: Wednesday 20 December 1876
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2886 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

LEEDS MECHANICS' INSTITUTION

... were distributed by the Chairman. MUTINY OF CONVICTS. Yesterday afternoon a serious mestiny occurred among convicts iu Dartmoor Prison, at Princetown, Devon. A principal warder named Westlake, oU visiting the gan1g in the quarry, was attacked by one of ...

Published: Saturday 13 November 1880
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3051 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS

... Majesty ATTEMPTED ESCAPr' Fitom DARTTMOOR PRISON.-1 Two convicts named Dickson and Wilson: made an attempt to escape from Dartmoor Prison on Friday 1, afternoon. A thick mist hung over the mi or during the morning, and in the afternoon this had , developed ...

Published: Monday 26 December 1887
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3395 | Page: 5 | Tags: News