Page:Life of David Haggart who was executed at Edinburgh, 18th July, 1821 for the murder of the Dumfries jailor (2).pdf/4

 4 ber 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 Portobello races, and picked a gentlemans pocket of L.11, the first ever Haggart at- tempted in day-light; with this tock out- side places on the Jedburgh coach, and got themselves genteeley dressed. They attempted St. James's fair at Kelso, and picked L.28. 'from two persons :- from thence they went to Dumfries, and stopt three weeks; they attended Lockerby fai: and going into a public house, a farmer and drover was casting out, when Barney blew the coal, and they fell a-fighting, and both tumbled; Barney picked the farmer's pocket of L.23. Haggart called for the waiter, and appeared in a violent passion, paid for a bottle of porter, abused him for putting them into such company, and im- mediately left the house. They departed next morning, and went to Langholm fair, where they took from a sheep farme L.100. in ten pound notes, and L.10., in twenty shilling notes. About halt an hou after they saw John Richardson, a Dumes ries Officer, running about, but he dich unit notice them. They took a post-chaise ind went to Annan, and next day took the coach for Carlisle.