Age: unknown
Sex: male
Crime: horse stealing
Date Of Execution: 11 Aug 1786
Execution Place: Chelmsford
Method: hanging
Executioner: unknown
Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/essex.html
Friday, 11 August 1786
James Cowell, aged 39, found guilty on an indictment for stealing a bay mare (valued at £14), the property of John Abbott, in the parish of Finchingfield on 9th April 1786.