Crimes - Criminals - Judges - Lawyers - Trials

Aug. 08, 1956 - Police Scramble Over Prison Roof To Save Convict. Captured And Taken To Ground: For two hours yesterday warders and firemen scrambled over the roof of Horfield Prison, Briston to save 37 year old convict William Edward Whitehouse. Hes was serving a sentence of four years for attempting to murder his wife. He broke away from the exercise yard and climbed a drainpipe to the 55ft. high roof. after struggling for some time Whitehose was eventurally held and taken to the ground. Photo shows A warder pleads with Whitehouse ad he crouches near the drainpipe on the prison roof

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13178055

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46921099

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5507px x 4459px (1.1MB)

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Keystone Pictures USA