British Executions

Arthur Devereux

Age: 24

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 15 Aug 1905

Crime Location: 60 Milton Avenue, Harlesden

Execution Place: Pentonville

Method: hanging

Executioner: Henry Pierrepoint

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

Arthur Devereux was convicted of the murder of his wife Beatrice Ellen Maud Devereux 25 and sentenced to death. He also killed their twins, Evelyn Devereux 2 and Lawrence Devereux 2, but was not tried for their murders.

He asphyxiated her with morphine at 60 Milton Avenue, Harlesden on 28 January 1905.

see National Archives - CRIM 1/97/7

see Murderpedia

see Trove

see Old Baily Online

see Capital Punishment UK (Facebook)

see Poisoned Lives: English Poisoners and Their Victims By Katherine D. Watson

see Law's Strangest Cases: Extraordinary but true tales from over five centuries ... By Peter Seddon

see Gloucester Journal - Saturday 22 April 1905

see Cheltenham Chronicle - Saturday 05 August 1905

see Western Times - Thursday 20 April 1905

see Homicide 1905