British Executions

Joseph Lewis

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 30 Aug 1898

Crime Location: Margam Estate

Execution Place: Swansea

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/1837.html

Joseph Lewis was convicted of the murder of Robert Scott and sentenced to death.

He shot him on the Margam Estate where Robert Scott had been a gamekeeper on 9 June 1898.

see National Archives - ASSI 72/24/2, HO 144/275/A60322

see South Wales Echo - Thursday 11 August 1898

see South Wales Daily News - Friday 12 August 1898

see Morning Post - Wednesday 31 August 1898

see Penny Illustrated Paper - Saturday 20 August 1898

see Penny Illustrated Paper - Saturday 18 June 1898

see Cardiff Times - Saturday 03 September 1898

see National Library of Scotland

see Margam Country Park