Thursday Flashback

A view along the A165 Coastal Road towards Burniston taken from the bridge over the Scarborough to Whitby railway. After the closure of the line in March 1965 the bridge was later demolished to make way for widening of the A165. released and pushed at him. At the same moment the prisoner pushed out round the counter, and upstairs.

Upstairs was in darkness, and prisoner had the opportunity of escaping through the skylight at the top of the house. Eventually, he was seen on the roof of the premises in Bar Street, and later on the roofs of various premises in Newborough. In order to summon extra assistance to prevent the probability of prisoner getting away the members of the fire brigade were summoned, and eventually the prisoner was found by Detective Inspector Nawton in a lift at Bailey’s Cafe. Certain articles of the jewellery mentioned in the charge were found on him, some were found in the lift, and the remaining portion of jewellery was found in a bag which had been left in the shop. In this bag there were various articles of clothing, a jemmy, a long chisel, a short chisel, a Photo reproduced courtesy of the Max Payne collection.

Reprints can be ordered with proceeds going to local charities. Telephone 0330 1230203 and quote reference number YRN-170409113842050. screwdriver, and in the pockets of the clothing some of the jewellery had been put. The prisoner was taken to the police station, and subsequently a woollen scarf, which was found just inside a broken window at the top of premises near the Penny Bazaar, was shown to him. Evidently the prisoner had broken the glass, and the scarf had been lost because he admitted, on the scarf being shown to him, that it was his “to expiate the wrong.”

Mr Royle for prisoner said as he told the magistrates, the prisoner desired to plead guilty and to expiate the wrong. It was most unfortunate that their worships had not the power to deal with the case. He asked the bench to send prisoner to the Sessions, which would be held next month rather than to the Assizes.

Mr Sedman supported the opening statements as far as finding prisoner was concerned, and in reply to Mr Royle, said the value placed upon the jewellery was the selling price.

On being formally charged by the clerk with the offence, prisoner said: “I plead guilty.”

The magistrates committed prisoner for trial at the next Quarter Sessions, and allowed Mr Whitfield a solicitor’s fee of two guineas.