British Executions

William James Irwin

Age: 61

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 14 Aug 1900

Crime Location: 18 Great Titchfield Street, London

Execution Place: Newgate

Method: hanging

Executioner: James Billington

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

William James Irwin was convicted of the murder of his wife Catherine Amelia Irwin 32 and sentenced to death.

He stabbed her on Friday 22 June 1900 in Great Titchfield Street, London. The weapon was a small table knife that had been filed or ground so as to make it pointed.

see Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 7.2, 18 October 2015), July 1900, trial of WILLIAM JAMES IRWIN (61) (t19000723-489).

see Murder UK

see National Archives - HO 144/281/A62016

see Homicide 1900