The Times, London, 17 June 1932, p.11 News in Brief Before the Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.) at the Central Criminal Court yesterday, HARRY GOLD, 20, salesman, and PHILIP GOLD, 16, salesman, pleaded “Not Guilty” to an indictment charging them with breaking and entering the Locarno Dance Hall, Streatham, and stealing therein £608 10s. 6d., […]
Armed Youth Chased By Schoolmaster
The Times, London, 15 June 1932 Police Officer’s Death From Shock The RECORDER ordered Greenwood to be sent to a home for mental deficients. He sentenced Shrodinsky to eight months in a boy’s prison and 18 strokes with the birch.Before the Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.) at the Central Criminal Court yesterday, WILLIAM GREENWOOD, 21, […]
Robbery With Violence
The Times, London, 12 March 1932, p.4 Young Men Sentenced Mr. Eustace Fulton prosecuted; Mr. A.C. Douglas defended Gardener; and Mr. Marston Garsia defended Whitehouse. Mr. J.J. Davies appeared for Richardson.Before the RECORDER (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.), at the Central Criminal Court yesterday. GEORGE WALTER GARDENER, 26, engineer, and DOUGLAS ARCHIBALD WHITEHOUSE, 18, clerk, were […]
Prison and the Birch
The Times, London, 20 January 1932, p.6 The RECORDER (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.) sentenced Howitt to 17 months’ imprisonment and 20 strokes with the birch; Boothright to 14 months and 16 strokes with the birch; and Biggs to 11 months’ imprisonment without a birching, there being a medical certificate that he was unfit for such […]
Woman robbed at Leatherhead
The Times, London, 21 November 1931, p.14 Birch for four young men Sentence of 11 months’ imprisonment in the second division, with 18 strokes of the birch, was passed by the RECORDER (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.) on HORACE STANLEY CHARLES CANT, 22, lorry driver, who, with three other young men, pleaded “Guilty” to charges of […]
Recorder and undisciplined youth
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, […]
“The Rod and the Child”
Belfast News-Letter, 30 March 1930 Ulster House of Commons Power to Cane Boys in Borstal Institution. The Minister of Home Affairs [Sir Dawson Bates], moving the second reading of the Criminal Law and Prevention of Crime (Amendment) Bill, said it dealt with two distinct subjects. The first was the time limit for prosecutions for offences […]
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 […]
Master’s Right to Cane
Daily Mail, London, 24 April 1929, p.9 . Smoking Boy Case Again in Court. Judge and “Taking it Like a Man.” CASE. — The King v. Justices of Newport, Shropshire, ex parte Wright. COURT. — Kings Bench Divisional Court. JUDGES. — The Lord Chief Justice (Lord Hewart) and Justices Avory and Swift. COUNSEL. — For the Justices: Mr. Ronald […]
Boy Who Smoked
London, 9 January 1929, p.7 Schoolroom Sequel Bench & Deserved Punishment. The headmaster and two assistant masters of Newport, Shropshire, Grammar School who took part in the flogging of a pupil for smoking were summoned by the boy’s father, Mr. Ernest J. Wright, at Newport yesterday for assault. The masters were Mr. Walter […]