British Executions

Charles Scott

Age: 28

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 28 Nov 1899

Crime Location: South Place, Windsor, Berkshire

Execution Place: Reading, Berkshire

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

Source: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001580/18991111/072/0005

Charles Scott was convicted of the murder of Eliza O’Shea and sentenced to death.

He stabbed her and cut her throat from ear to ear on 3 September 1899 at their home at 39 South Place, Windsor.

see National Archives - ASSI 6/34/3, HO 144/279/A61447

see Dover Chronicle - Saturday 09 September 1899

see Edinburgh Evening News - Thursday 09 November 1899

see Penny Illustrated Paper - Saturday 09 September 1899

see Illustrated Police News - Saturday 09 September 1899

see Illustrated Police Budget - Saturday 09 September 1899, p11

see National Library of Scotland

see Homicide 1899