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An account of a bloody and, barbarous murder which was com* mitted on the body of Jannet Stewart daughter of john Stewart farmer in the parish of Scoon in Perthshire by Duncan M Intyre his fervant, who cut her throat from ear to ear she being with child to him who was apprehended and sent to prison. LAMentab'e it is to hear of so many persons in a land of light, where the gospel is preached in its purity, and where all in general are taught to read the divine law where it is sid," Whosoever " shedteth man's blood by man shall his " be shed "! Tne following account of the earth be- ing again wet with human blood ; is not only a strong proof of the depraved nature which nun is poss ssed of, but is alto a proof of a declining age of people who are not seeking after godhness, but are giving Way to divers lust following the imagina- tion of their own corrupt hearts; yea say- ing as would appear by their actions, That there not a God to judge, not a devil to torment, bur at death, their spirits like unto he brute beasts goeth downward witn their bodies, and so death is an eter- nal sleep. This tragical scene happened on Thursday the 14 th of July and little did the young woman think when she yielded to his carnal andlustful defires that he at the time pretended such love, should at the last de her murberer. but so it happened Joan Stewart farmer in the parish of Scoon having some time ago hired for a man servant, one Duncan M lntyre who according to agreement entered home to his service. into which he had nor been long until he made courtship to Jannet Stewart one of his master's daughters, a promising young woman, who soon by his deluding tongue and fair speeches was in terms of marriage decoyed to yield her body to his lustful desires, by which action she fell with child. No sooner had she in- formed him of the conseqnence, and put him in remembrance of what he had pro- mised than he immediate [ ] medicine from him Which would Cause an abortion, at the same time persuading and assuring her that he would marry her.Many was the slaver ing words he made use of to persuade her to commit so unnatural an action and so heinous a sin in the sight of God. He now seeing that what he had pro- 2
posed was not agreeable to her came at last to a resolution within himself to take her life, which he afterwards put in execution and that in the following barbarous man- ner upon Thursday the 14 th of July About the disk of the evening he advis- ed her to walk with him a little way from the house unto the side of some planting, where the mightconverse together and ap- point the marriage day unto which he con- sented not dreaming of danger, but ah! no sooner were they at the appointed place then the bloody villain in place of talking of love, he with an arm strenghtened by rage drew a knife from his pocket, and before the innocent beauty could escape his barbarous cruelty, for in an instant he cut her throat from ear to ear then threw her body into a ditch which was at the side of the planting. No sooner had he performed this bloody action than the seducer leaving him with a smile his conscience was awakened, and, the smoke of the innocent blood which he had shed ascending to him. than he cried aloud, and furiously threw from him the knife which was in his hand with which he had done the deed, and stood moorionless, stupified with horror for some time while the cold sweat ran from his trembling me- mbers, then, to his suprise in the midst of his horror he being heard crying and ob- served standing in so desperate a condition by two persons who at the time were pas-, sing by, he was siezed the thinking be was a madman but no sooner had the laid bold on him than on looking into the ditch the beheld the bleeding fair which they no sooner beheld than the more, firmly laid hold of him, telling he was the murderer, which he confessed which he had no sooner done, the carried him before a Justice, who upon his confession ordered himto jail, where he is to ly []o stand trial. Thus he who is over all blessed forever will not suffer the sheding of innocent blood to pass unpunished for he hath said Vengeance is mine and I will repay.''
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