Page:Life of David Haggart, who was executed at Edinburgh, 18th July, 1821, for the murder of the Dumfries jailor (1).pdf/13

13 him in the Lord Duncan Tavern,. After separating from the, he stopt at Jock’s Lodge with friend; while here he visited his father,  some acquaintances, disguised in women's clothes. One night, dressed in his clothes, taking a walk from  to Leith, he met Captain Ross of the  Police, their eyes met, and both  motionless until Haggart feigned to  a pistol from his breast, the Captain him too well before, immediately to his heels, and Haggart immediately {{{{reconstruct|swerved}} through the fields, and made to {{reconstruct|Jock's}} Lodge; he then crossed the Forth,  went through Cupar to Dundee, and {{reconstruct|disguised}} himself in sailor's clothes; here {{reconstruct|he}} committed a number of depredations. {{reconstruct|He}} then returned to Newhaven, and went {{illegible}} to Edinburgh, and the first thing he {{reconstruct|saw}} was a bill posted up offering a reward {{reconstruct|of}} 70 guineas for his apprehension; this determined him to go north again; he {{reconstruct|arrived}} in Dundee, and from thence went {{reconstruct|to}} Perth; he attended the fairs in Perth, {{reconstruct|Dunkeld}}, Kenmore &c. and robbed some {{reconstruct|cattle-dealers}} to a considerable amount. {{reconstruct|One}} night in his lodgings in Perth, two {{reconstruct|police-men}} came in upon him, but the {{reconstruct|determined}} manner in which he received {{reconstruct|them}}, made them hesitate in apprehending