British Executions

Samson Silas Salmon

Age: 32

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 19 Feb 1901

Crime Location: 23 Venour Road, Bow, London

Execution Place: Newgate

Method: hanging

Executioner: James Billington

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

Samson Silas Salmon was convicted of the murder of his cousin Lucy Smith 32 and sentenced to death.

He cut her throat at 23 Venour Road, Bow, London on Saturday 16 December, 1900.

see National Archives - HO 144/568/A62391

see Old Baily Online

see Casebook

see True Crime Library

see Globe - Tuesday 19 February 1901

see Homicide 1901