Age: 22
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 18 Jul 1899
Crime Location: Swanwick, New Faversham
Execution Place: Winchester Gaol
Method: hanging
Executioner: Billington
Source: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4134424
Charles Maidment was convicted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend, 18-year-old Dorcas Houghton and executed.
He killed her after she broke off their relationship. They had been courting for 18 months.
They had arranged to meet up on 19 April 1899 so that Dorcas Houghton could return his gifts and when they did he shot her in the head. After shooting her he surrendered to the police. When he was arrested he was found to have a parcel containing the presents that he had previously given her. Charles Maidment said that she gave it to him and said, 'come to her no more'.
Charles Maidment had been a gardener and an agricultural labourer.
see National Archives - HO 144/276/A61140
see Dundee Evening Telegraph - Thursday 20 April 1899
see Carmarthen Weekly Reporter - Friday 21 July 1899
see Lincolnshire Chronicle - Tuesday 27 June 1899
see Hants and Sussex News - Wednesday 26 April 1899
see Cheltenham Chronicle - Saturday 22 April 1899
see Hampshire Advertiser - Wednesday 19 July 1899
see Morning Leader - Friday 28 April 1899
see Homicide 1899
