... 1881 there is a slight increase upon those for 1880 , namely , of 16. The number for 1880 exhibited a decrease of ... William Stanway , 31 , hawker . Murder of a woman with whom he cohabited , by thrusting a red - hot poker into her abdomen .
... 1881 : Albert Robinson Joseph Wilson 10 11 Derby Assizes 28 Feb. 1881 99 ... William Nash 3 Aug. Central Criminal Court Penal servitude for life Yes 26 36 · 4 Glamorgan Assizes , Swan- sea . ditto ... DEATH FOR THE CRIME OF MURDER ,
... 1881 to 1877 : - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS . Per - centage of the sentences to ... murder . Of these , 11 males were executed . Of the remaining 12 sentences ... William Stanway , 31 , hawker . thrusting a red - hot poker into her ...
... William Stanway , for the murder of a woman at Macclesfield , on Chrismas Day . In the House of Commons , Mr. Gladstone , pursuant to notice , moved , in the terms of the New ... shot down like rabbits , THE EVENTS OF THE YEAR 1881 . 7.
... murder of Wm . Mitechalle ; York ; 27 May , " Thomas Johnson ; murder of ... William Cassidy murder of wife ; Manchester , 17 Feb. " Hugh Burns and ... Stanway ; murder of Ann Mellor : " " " 21 Feb. 1881 James Williams ; murder ...
... murder of comrade ; Maidstone ; John Stanton ; m . of uncle ; Stafford ... William Anderson ; murder of wife ; New- castle - on - Tyne " " 21 Dec. 22 ... Stanway ; murder of Ann Mellor ; Chester ; 21 Feb. 1881 James Williams ...
... murder of wife ; Chelmsford , ham min Thomas Smithers , murder of woman ... William Watkins and his wife and three children , Usk , 18 Nov. James ... Stanway ; murder of Ann Mellor ; Chester ; 21 Feb. 1881 James Williams ; murder ...
... murder of Margaret Mc- Kivett ; Liverpool 19 April , 1875 John Brooks ... William Anderson ; murder of wife ; New- Patrick John Byrne ; murder of two ... Stanway ; murder of Ann Mellor ; Chester ; " " " " 21 Feb. 1881 312 founded ...
... murder of Margaret Mc- Kivett ; Liverpool Wm . Hole ; murder of wife ... William Anderson ; murder of wife ; New- castle - on - Tyne . 22 Dec. 23 Dec ... Stanway ; murder of Ann Mellor ; Chester ; 21 Feb. 1881 James Williams ...
... murder of child ; ..12 Jan. 1874 Thos . Chamberlain ; murder ; Northampton ... William Worth- ington ; Liverpool . 66 66 Cadwallader Jones ; murder of ... Stanway ; murder of Ann Mellor ; Chester..21 Feb. 1881 James Williams ...