Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 May 1934

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

A witness to the accident told police that Hughes was driving erratically and too fast and that Meyer had been standing in the safety zone of a streetcar stop. Hughes was booked on suspicion of negligent homicide and held overnight in jail. On 16 July 1936 Hughes was held blameless by a coroner's jury at the inquest into Meyer's death.
(11 July 1936)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 4th of May 1934 90 years ago
Murderer Frederick William Parker is executed by hanging by Thomas Pierrepoint, assisted by his nephew Albert Pierrepoint at the age of 21 in Wandsworth Prison, Wandsworth, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. Associated Press reporter W. G. Finch was the last journalist to witness an execution in the United Kingdom.