Arthur Richardson

Arthur Richardson was convicted of the murder of his aunt Sarah Hebden 62 and sentenced to death.

He battered her to death at 97 Hodgson Street in Hull on Thursday 28 November 1901.

Sarah Hebden collected money for the Royal Liver Friendly Society for which she earned a commission. She would collect the premiums from her friends and take the money to the offices of the Royal Liver Friendly Society. She also had a tea caddy in which she generally kept between £5 and £10.

Arthur Richardson had previously stolen from another aunt for which he had been convicted and sentenced to 6 months imprisonment, a sentence for which he had only been released from 8 days before the murder of Sarah Hebden.