James Burton - William Marwood’s last execution. William Marwood travelled to Durham for the execution of murderer and bigamist 33 year old James Burton on the 6th of August 1883. He had met 18 year old Elizabeth Ann Sharpe the previous summer, while both were patients in Sunderland Infirmary. They married at Sunderland Register Office and set up home in North Durham Street in Sunderland. However Burton was already married. Elizabeth left him because of his foul temper and use of the drug laudanum, an opiate. Burton could not come to terms with her rejection and stalked her. Finally he battered Elizabeth to death out of jealousy on the 8th of May 1883. Her body was found beside the railway track at Tunstall, near Sunderland. Her head had been smashed with a rock and three large rocks placed on top of her body. Burton was arrested the next day and his clothes were found to be blood stained. He denied all knowledge of the murder and maintained tha...
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