Age:
Sex: male
Crime: Burglary
Date Of Execution: 15 Aug 1778
Crime Location:
Execution Place: Reading
Method: hannging
Executioner: unknown
Source:
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/berks.html
Saturday, 15 August 1778 (Bath Chronicle) Richard Watkins indicted for a burglary in the dwelling house of Elizabeth Sawyer in the parish of Coleshill on 29th June 1778: stealing therefrom a coffee mill (valued at 1/-), a pepper mill (valued at 1/-), 3 glass bottles (valued at 6d), a glass tumbler (valued at 3d), 2 stone jars (valued at 1/-), 2 iron keys (valued at 2d) and a tablecloth (valued at 6d).
