TORQUAY SHOOTING CHARGE
The Times
TITANIC OFFICER SENT TO PENAL SERVITUDE
Robert Hitchens, 51, a ship's navigating officer, who was stated to have been at the wheel of the Titanic when she was sunk in 1912 after striking an iceberg, appeared in the dock at Winchester Assizes yesterday, charged with the attempted murder of Frederick George Henry Henley at Torquay on November 12 by shooting him. Hitchens was found guilty and sentenced to five years' penal servitude. Mr. Justice du Parcq said it was a lighter sentence than he intended to give, but he had taken his past career into account.
Robert Hitchens, 51, a ship's navigating officer, who was stated to have been at the wheel of the Titanic when she was sunk in 1912 after striking an iceberg, appeared in the dock at Winchester Assizes yesterday, charged with the attempted murder of Frederick George Henry Henley at Torquay on November 12 by shooting him. Hitchens was found guilty and sentenced to five years' penal servitude. Mr. Justice du Parcq said it was a lighter sentence than he intended to give, but he had taken his past career into account.
Share or Link 
Link to this page
Please link to this page using the following URL
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/torquay-shooting-charge.html
Or copy the link text below
Cite this page
If you need to cite this article as a reference please copy the following and adapt as necessary for your referencing system:
(1933) TORQUAY SHOOTING CHARGE The Times (ref: #2782, accessed 8th September 2008 01:29:33 PM)
URL : http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/torquay-shooting-charge.html
Share this page
Share this link on popular social bookmarking sites
Email this page
Related Biographies:
Robert Hichens
Contributor
Steve Coombes
