Page:Life of David Haggart who was executed at Edinburgh, 18th July, 1821 for the murder of the Dumfries jailor (2).pdf/3

 3 theme of putting another cock of his own fighting, and then came off with his Rize. His next was lifting a shop till from poor woman in Stock. Bridge. Being me miles from town, and tired, he punted a pouey which was grazing on e road-side, and rode home, where he pt it for some time in an out-house, here he formerly kept a cuddie; he kept there for several days, until the owner und it out by accident. At Leith races, 1813, he enlisted in the Norfolk Militia, d learned the drum and bugle-horn; the giment was disbanded about a year after- ards, and he was discharged. His father was then living in the south ck of the Canongate, Edinburgh, and went home, when he was put as an ap- entice to the Mili-wright and Engineer- g business, with Cockburn and Baird, in e Canongate, where he behaved with nesty, and was very well liked by his His master having given up business, he as of course thrown idle, and at this time st acquainted with many worthless char- ters, among whom was one Barney, an eishman; he had been bred a taylor in ceumfries, he was older than Haggart, of eat bodily strength, and a most skilful pickpocket. Barney put him up to a num-