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Cusop History Group
ARMSTRONG TALK November 21st 2015 with Dr Derek Wilson and Dave Bennett shedding new light on the case of the solicitor from Cusop hanged for the murder of his wife in 1922.
For more info see Dave Bennett's book "Major Injustice - The Case of Herbert Rowse Armstrong" Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong was found guilty of poisoning his wife Katharine and was hanged for murder on 31st May 1922. This book emphasises new information to cover the most significant aspects of the case and introduces a completely new theory about how Katharine might have died.
Further updates on the case
The Hay Poisoner: Was Herbert Armstrong wrongly hanged?
Major Armstrong
Major Herbert Rouse Armstrong solicitor from Cusop convicted of murdering his wife in 1922
Armstrong - Pillar of Respectability
Born Newton Abbott 1870
Armstrong Facts
Armstrong and Katharine
Wedding on 4th June 1907
Broad Street Hay
Major Armstrong's Solicitor's Office was based in Broad Street Hay on Wye
Armstrong Masonic Lodge Hay
Both Armstrong and Oswald Martin were Masons
Armstrong House Mayfields Cusop
Constance and Oswald Martin close
Rival solicitor
Oswald Martin
Davies Chemist
Dr Hinkes close
Dr Tom Hinkes
Katharine Armstrong's exhumation
Cusop Churchyard
Church Cottage interment
lawyers close
armstrong in dock
Judge Darling close-up
Gloucester Prison Armstrong Hanging
Perimetry Gate lodge built in 1829, prior the main lodge extensions. A crowd gathered there early on the morning of 31st May 1922 to await posting of a notice declaring that Armstrong was dead. They had to wait a while as, following standard practice of the day, Armstrong’s body was left suspended for an hour after the execution before it was taken down.
Armstrong-Newspaper-Cutting
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Armstrong Talk by Dr Wilson
Armstrong Talk Dave Bennett and Jane
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