Age: 19
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 22 Dec 1903
Crime Location: Scampton Grange Farm, Scampton, Malton
Execution Place: Hull
Method: hanging
Executioner: William Billington
Source: http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
Charles William Ashton was convicted of the murder of Annie Marshall 16 and sentenced to death.
He violated, beat her and shot her at Scampton Grange Farm, Near Malton and then thrown her into the river on Sunday 20 September 1903.
see National Archives - HO 144/735/113681
see Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Wednesday 23 December 1903
see Western Times - Wednesday 02 December 1903
see New Ross Standard - Friday 01 January 1904
see Northampton Mercury - Friday 25 September 1903
see Leeds Mercury - Friday 25 September 1903
see Lincolnshire Chronicle - Tuesday 08 December 1903
see Homicide 1903