Age: 47
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 18 Jun 1924
Crime Location: 23 Sunderland Road, Manningham, Bradford
Execution Place: Leeds
Method: hanging
Executioner: Thomas Pierrepoint
Source: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
William Horsley Wardell was convicted of the murder of 60-year-old Elizabeth Reaney and sentenced to death.
He beat her to death with a coal hammer at 23 Sunderland Road, Manningham, Bradford on 22 February 1924 and stole her money. The court heard that there was no doubt that he had deceived Elizabeth Reaney into believing that he was going to marry her, and then murdered her in the hope of obtaining her money.
see National Archives - ASSI 45/84/4, HO 144/4102, ASSI 45/84/4
see Illustrated Police News - Thursday 06 March 1924
see Dundee Courier - Thursday 19 June 1924
see Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Saturday 29 March 1924
see Daily Mirror - Friday 09 May 1924
see Sheffield Independent - Thursday 19 June 1924
see The Scotsman - Friday 28 March 1924
see Halifax Evening Courier - Thursday 03 April 1924
see Westerham Herald - Saturday 07 June 1924
see Leeds Mercury - Wednesday 27 February 1924
see Daily Express - Tuesday 26 February 1924
see Daily Express - Monday 12 May 1924
see Dundee Evening Telegraph - Thursday 28 February 1924
see Freeman's Journal - Saturday 10 May 1924
see Sheffield Independent - Saturday 10 May 1924
see Londonderry Sentinel - Saturday 10 May 1924
