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Broadside concerning the proceedings of the Circuit Court of Justiciary, Glasgow |
TranscriptionGlasgow Curcuit. GLASGOW, APRIL 15, 1828.?This day the Circuit Court of Judiciary was opened The following persons were outlawed for not appearing :?Peter Malone, culpable homicide, George Dougherty, for stealing a number of calicoes and muslins from a cart at the Broo- William Sutherland, for falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition,, was found guilty, and Christian M'Donald, tor stealing a silver watch from a house in Calton, and some wearing Hugh Turner, one of them who broke out of Jail on Sunday last, for stealing a cheese from James Whiteside, for stealing a quantity of wearirig apparel, silver plate, &c., from a house Margaret Harley and Jean M'Farlane, for picking a woman pocket in Trongate; Harley John Rankine, from Greenock, for theft by housebreakiag, and habit and repute, pled Sarah Kean or Brown, for steeling a number of articles from a house in Bridgeton, pled Ann Dunlop or Blue, from Paisley, for striping two young children of their clothes, was found Cornelius Vanderburgh, for breaking the whole glass at one of the bot-houses and green- Andrew M'Beath and Alex. Ainslie, for theft by housebreaking, and habit and repute, pled Elizabeth M'Lain, for theft, pled guilty; 7 years transportation. SECOND DAY.? Robert Nicholson, for breaking into a house in Great Dowhill Street, and Elizabeth Connelly or M'Credie, for stealing a number of articles from a house in Gorbals. John Miller and John M'Millan, from Dumbarton, for uttering forged notes, and base James Devlin, labourer, and Alex. Leith, charged with issuing forged notes of the Commer- James Haggart or Haggarty, from Paisley, for uttering forged notes of the Glasgow Bank, Mary M'Williams, for uttering forget notes of the Glasgow and Sir Wm. Forbes & Compa- Kirsty More or Gracie, for uttering forged notes, pled guilty; 7 years transportation. THIRD DAY.?John Menzies, tar striking; Robert Ure, Anderston Walk, with a poker on John Kelly and Sam. Barr, two of those who broke out of Jail, for stealing several articles James Devlin, who was yesterday convicted of uttering forged notes, was this day brought John Miller, for culpable homicide, by carelessly driving his cart over a child in Duke Street Patrick Hendrie, for uttering forged notes, pled guilty; 14 years transportation. Dorothy M'Williams, for uttering forged notes, was found guilty; 7 years transportation. Alex. Grant, Robert Lauder, and Archd Finlay, for picking a gentleman's pocket at the
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1828 shelfmark: L.C.Fol.73(099)
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