Age: 33
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 12 Mar 1909
Crime Location: Crooks Yard, Well Street, West Street, Leeds
Execution Place: unknown
Method: hanging
Executioner: Henry Pierrepoint and John Ellis
Source: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Thomas Mead was convicted of the murder of Clara Howell 36 and sentenced to death.
Thomas Mead had lived with Clara Howell for about seven years and was said by Clara Howell's sister to have mistreated her during that time.
They had been drinking with friends on the evening of 27 November 1909 and went home at about 11pm. They were heard quarrelling a little later at 1am on 29 November 1909 and Thomas Mead was heard by neighbours to be accusing Clara Howell of stealing 2/- from him and to have been threatening her in vile language. Clara Howell was also heard to be shouting 'Don't Tommy'.
Around that time the police knocked on their window and asked them to be quiet. They were quarrelling until about 3am.
see National Archives - HO 144/902/175549
see Homicide 1909
