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Trials & Sentences Of the different persons who have stood their trials before the Circuit Court of Justiciary, which commenced at Glasgow, on Wednesday the 10th September, 1821, when one Woman and two Men have received the awful sentence of Death. This day the Circuit Court of Justiciary was opened here by Lords Gillies and Succoth, when the following persons were put to the bar: W. Cubbin alias Manks, for stealing from the house or A. Stoddart, wright, parish of Lesma- hagow. Six months in bridewell. Kenneth M'Kenzie, lor culpable homicide, by driving a cart over Helen M'Murrich, at the end of Dumbarton bridge, on the 4th of April last. Dismissed from the bar. Andrew M'Kay, sailor, for rioting and mob- bing in the streets of Greenock, on the 9th of April last. 12 months in Greenock Jail. Ann Wilson or Moore, for uttering a forged note of the Belfast bank, on the 3d of May last, in the warehouse of Campbells anu Co., Saltmarket. The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty, saying she took the note in payment of cloth which she had sold. William Adam, remembers the prisoner be- ing in their warehouse, head of Saltmarket, on the 3d May, making a purchase of some hand- kerchiefs, to the value of 12s. for which she of- fered a 30s note of the Belfast Bank; witness showed it to one of the partners, who had no objection to it; asked the prisoner if it was good and she answered in the affirmative, adding, that she gave 30s. for it in Ireland; another Irish woman came same day, wanting change of a note of the same Bank, after the prisoner had passed her note; it seemed to be a forgery; the woman belonged to a shop in Nelson-street, of the name of Green; went to this shop, and saw the prisoner there,' where she denied that she had seen the witness in the morning, the prisoner, however, said, that she got it from a sailor in Greenock; witness took means to get it convied to the Police Office; the note was in a wet state, as if it had been chewed; witness had no notes of Irish Banks but the one taken from the prisoner; identifies the note. Leticia Bond, shopkeeper of William Green, straw-hatmaker, Nerson-street; the prisoner called at their shop; and wanted to purchase a straw hat; if she could obtain change for an Irish note. The prisoner said she would take 25s. for the 30s. note, as she must have it changed. Saw the note afterwards in the Police Office, which she now recognised. Sarah Gardner, servant of wm. Green; saw the prisoner in the shop negociating with the preceding witness in an affair of an Irish note, witness was asked to go and get change for the note, and returned with an answer, that she could only get 26s. for it, to which the prison er consented; shortly after this Mr. Campbell made his appearance, and, producing a note, said " did not you give this Bute to-day at our warehouse;" while Miss Bond was out, the pri- soner, being seated near the witness, said " I wish all my be right?I hope she has not gone to Campbell's." The prisoner complained of a sore ankle, and having a piece of biscuit in her hand, she said she was chewing it, but the note was found on the spot, in a chewed state; identified the note. The Jury found the pannel guilty, but was unanimously recommended to mercy ; and Lord Gillies, after a suitable admonition, senteneed ber to be executed at Glasgow on Wednesday the 24th October next. She was born in the county of Monaghan, but has been the greater part of her lifetime in Bridgetown, and has been married about 20 years. She appeared much convulsed, and fainted during her trial. M.Macintyre, Wm. Paterson or Kidston, and Margt. MacNair, for breaking into the house of J. Niven, tanner, Greeneck, and steal. ing therefrom three women's shifts,a half-sheet, a black coat, three waistcoats, a pair of black breeches, a pair of blue pantaloons, a bomba- zet gown, three printed cotton gowns, a cassi- mere shawl, a cotton shawl, two women's caps, three children's caps, two frocks, and two ap- rons, and of being habit and repute thieves? pleaded not guilty. J. Livingstone, wise of John Niven, had oc- casion to go out of her house and lock the door ; on her return she found the house had been entered and robbed of the articles detail- ed above, gave information to her husband, and heard the robbed had gone to port-GIas- gow, whither she followed them but lost her object; on returning she was informed by a woman of the house (Montgomerie's) where the robbers were; went there and found some of the clothes , in particular the black breeches that was worn by Kidston at that time?search- ed Macintyre's lodgings and found there the pantaloons, rolled up in straw in a cerner of the bed. The above evidence was conoberat- ed by her husband, who on searching the fe- male prisoner, found she wore " one of his wile's sarks." The Jury found Macintyre and Kidston Guilty, and the libel not proven against Mac- Nair, when she was dismissed from the bar; and the other two prisoners were sentenced to be executed at Glasgow on the 24th October. Printed by John Muir, Glasgow
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1821 shelfmark: Ry.III.a.2(18)
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