Age: 22
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 23 May 1905
Crime Location: 34 High Street, Deptford, London
Execution Place: Wandsworth
Method: hanging
Executioner: John Billington
Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/
Alfred Stratton and Albert Ernest Stratton were convicted of the murder of Thomas Farrow 69 and sentenced to death. They also killed Ann Farrow 65 during the same incident but were not tried for her murder.
They battered him to death at 34 High Street, Deptford, London on 27 March 1905 during a robbery.
see National Archives - CRIM 1/98/5, HO 144/788/128907
see Old Bailey
see About Forensics
see Murdermap
see Murder UK
see Penny Illustrated Paper - Saturday 08 April 1905 (includes photos of the shop and milk boy)
see Illustrated Police News - Saturday 20 May 1905
see Homicide 1905