British Executions

Elias Torr

Age: 52

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 9 Aug 1899

Crime Location: Hickling, Melton Mowbray, Nottinghamshire

Execution Place: Nottingham

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

Source: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4134641

Elias Torr was convicted of the murder of his 26-year-old daughter Mary Ann Torr and sentenced to death.

He shot her during a row with his wife.

see National Archives - HO 144/278/A61213

see Penny Illustrated Paper - Saturday 29 July 1899

see Echo (London) - Wednesday 09 August 1899

see National Library of Scotland

see Homicide 1899