British Executions

John Asher

Age: 74

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 17 Mar 1821

Crime Location: Bull Inn, Warminster

Execution Place: Fisherton Gaol

Method: hanging

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Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/1800.html

John Asher murdered Pat Mackay on 27 August 1820.

John Asher was an itinerant quack doctor who murdered Pat Mackay, an Irish pedlar, in a fit of jealousy.