London, July 23.
Sentence of seven years' penal servitude was passed at Birmingham Assizes yesterday on John Bruce Thornton, who on June 9, was charged in the Oxford Police Court with inciting snather man to conspire with him to kidnap Lord Nuffield, the motor magnate.
He was charged with possessing pistols and ammunition with intent to endanger life.
On the other three charges, of inciting Arthur Geoffrey Ramsden, a retired Major in the Royal Artillery, to conspire to kidnap Lord Nuffield, and to asso and falsely imprison him, and to compel Lord Nuffield to execute a letter of credit with to intent defraud, Thornton was sentenced to two years imprisonment on all sentences being concurrent Thornton pleaded not guilty a the Birmingham assizes yesterday to the four counts and gave evidence that no plot had been mentioned or discussed by him or Major Ramsden.
Major Ramdsen gave evidence for the prosecution.—Reuter.
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