Execution
On 13 April 1922 at Hereford Shire Hall, Armstrong was found guilty of the murder of his wife. Mr Justice Darling stated that he concurred with the jury's view and that it was absurd and unsupported by any evidence that Mrs Armstrong had committed suicide. He then sentenced Major Armstrong to death. On 16 May 1922, the Court of Criminal Appeal dismissed his appeal and, facing death bravely, Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong was hanged by John Ellis at Gloucester Prison on 31 May 1922. Ellis claimed that before the trap was opened on the gallows the Major called out, "Kitty I'm coomin to ye!" although this is unconfirmed. The News of the World reported that when asked by the prison governor on the morning of the execution if he had anything to say, the Major's last words were "I am innocent of the crime for which I have been condemned to die."
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