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Patrick McCann (Jail)

Age: 52 (52 after sentence)

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Sentence: 29 Apr 1921 (for 1 month, )

End Of Full Sentence: 29 May 1921

Place: 40 Eagle Street, Holborn

Source: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

Patrick McCann was convicted of the manslaughter of Frank Russell.

Frank Russel was also known as Rocky Russell and had been a betting tout with a reputation of being a very violent man.

Frank Russell first assault Patrick McCann who then went to his locker in a lodging house at 40 Eagle Street, Holborn, and killed Frank Russell with it on 1 April 1921.

see National Archives - CRIM 1/191/2

see Western Times - Friday 29 April 1921