Age: unknown
Sex: male
Crime: burglary
Date Of Execution: 26 Mar 1796
Execution Place: Staffordshire
Method: hanging
Executioner: unknown
Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/staffs.html
John Horton, aged 29, and James Nightingale, aged 29, guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Jane Southall, widow, in the parish of Brewood on 29th September 1795: stealing therefrom 8 dozen linen handkerchiefs (valued at £10), 6 dozen Tambore muslin handkerchiefs (valued at £3), 70 yards of checked and striped muslin (valued at £16) and 70 yards of silk (valued at £16) - the goods of George Heaslie.
