Age: 30
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 7 Jul 1903
Crime Location: Mersea Road, Colchester, Essex
Execution Place: Chelmsford
Method: hanging
Executioner: William Billington
Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/
Charles Howell was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend Maud Luen 19 and sentenced to death.
He cut her throat on Whit Monday night 1 June 1903 in Mersea Road, Colchester after she rejected him.
see National Archives - HO 144/712/109157
see Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Saturday 16 January 1904
see Western Times - Saturday 20 June 1903
see Norwich Mercury - Wednesday 24 June 1903
see Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Wednesday 10 June 1903
see Derby Daily Telegraph - Saturday 20 June 1903
see Dundee Evening Post - Tuesday 07 July 1903
see Bradford Daily Telegraph - Monday 06 July 1903
see Homicide 1903