Page:Life of David Haggart, who was executed at Edinburgh, 18th July, 1821, for the murder of the Dumfries jailor (1).pdf/4

4 of tricks, and they agreed to travel together.

In August 1817, when just on the point of going to England, they past a day at Potobello races, and picked a gentleman’s pocket of L.II., the first ever Haggart attempted in day-light; with this took outside places on the Jedburgh coach, and got themselves genteelly dressed. They attempted St. James’ fair at Kelso, and picked L.20 from two persons;— from thence they went to Dumfries, and three weeks; they attended Lockerbie fair and going into a public house, a farmer and drover were casting out, when  blew the coal, and they fell a-fighting,  both tumbled; Barney picked the  pocket of L.23. Haggart called for waiter, and appeared in a violent  paid for a bottle of porter, abused  for putting them into such company,  immediately left the house. They next morning and went to  fair, where they took from a sheep farm L.100., in ten pound notes, and L10.,  twenty shilling notes. About half an after they saw John Richardson, a  Officer, running about, but he  not notice them. They took a and went to Annan, and next day  the coach for Carlisle.