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 drover not to swear he was the person, and he was banished for 7 years; in jail he was visited by the magistrate of Drummore, who ordered the jailor to put him in strong irons.

Haggart denied that he had ever been in Drummore, and said his name was O’Brien, and not M’Colgan; he was moved to Kilmainham jail among other criminals; here he made his escape, but was catched by some of the prisoners informing the jailor of his designs.

Next day the whole of the prisoners were called out into the courtyard, and in a few minutes John Richardson from Dumfries made his appearance, and began his examination; he passed him once, but upon a second look over he recognized him, and said, Davie, do you ken me? Haggart turned to the jailor, and in a master-piece of Irish brogue, said, what does the man say? don’t you know him, was the answer; he said he did not, but John persisted that he did. On the 2d day he was put in irons, and conducted by John and an Irish Officer to Dumfries. They were 3 days and 3 nights on the road, and he experien-