The Times, London, 20 November 1931, p.4 England was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment in the second division, with 15 strokes of the birch, and Elvins to nine months’ imprisonment in the second division, with 18 strokes of the birch.At the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday, before the Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.), GEORGE ENGLAND, […]
Youth’s assault in shop. Imprisonment and birch
Illustrated Police News, London, 26 September 1929 . That a young man’s mind was affected through seeing films and reading stories relating to crime was put forward at the Old Bailey when Alfred Barnett, nineteen, described as a musician, pleaded guilty to assaulting Rachel Elgrod with intent to rob her. Mr Samuels, prosecuting, said that […]
Birch For Attempted Robbery
The Times, London, 24 February 1926 Sentence of eight months’ imprisonment in the second division and 16 strokes with the birch was passed by the Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.) at the Central Criminal Court yesterday, on PHILLIP GOUROVITCH, 16, salesman, of Russo-Jewish parentage, who pleaded “Guilty” to a charge of, while armed with a […]
Robbery With Violence
The Times, London, 17 November 1925 Sentence of six months’ imprisonment in the second division and 24 strokes of the birch was passed by the RECORDER (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.) at the Central Criminal Court yesterday, on WILLIAM ALLAN MAYLIN, 19, motor driver, for robbery with violence upon Benjamin Mayer and stealing from him a […]
Recorder On The Punishment Of Flogging
Central Criminal Court. Click to enlarge The Second January Session of the Central Criminal Court was opened yesterday at the Sessions House, Old Bailey, by the Lord Mayor, who was accompanied by Alderman Sir Charles Johnston, Mr. Sheriff J.E.K. Studd, Mr. Sheriff S.H.M. Killik, and Mr. Under-Sheriff W.H. Champness. Mr. Justice Salter will sit this […]
Wild scenes as men are doomed to be flogged
The Vancouver Sun, Canada, 31 December 1922, p.34 BELFAST, Dec. 30. — There were distressing scenes here when eleven men, convicted of robbery and attempted robbery under arms, were sentenced to terms of penal servitude ranging from seven to three years, and to receive from 10 to 15 strokes of the cat. The public gallery […]
Johnstone Boys and a Humane Killer. 80 Shots Fired
Glasgow Citizen, 1 April 1920 Day’s Shooting. “Miracle someone wasn’t killed”. “Citizen” Office, Paisley, Thursday. An extraordinary story of a boyish prank was related today by Sheriff Blair, in Paisley Sheriff Court. A lad named Henry Blackley, jun., residing in Johnstone, admitted having stolen a pistol or humane killer and 120 live cartridges from the […]