Page:Life of David Haggart who was executed at Edinburgh, 18th July, 1821 for the murder of the Dumfries jailor (2).pdf/8

 8 of Forrest's-hand, and ran even on to Dal- keith, without stopping ; staid there all night, and stole twelve yards blue, cloth; started at two o'clock next morning for Kelso, robbed a farmer of LA. and set off for Dumfries. They were joined by two other pickpockets, one of whom was hang- ed shortly after at. Glasgow. In Dumfries, he picked several pockets and entered different dwelling houses; he met with his old friend Barney M' Guire, never having seen him since they parted at Kelso in 1818. They were intending to leave Dumfries that night, but Barney was taken up. Haggart started for Carlisle next morning, but was overtaken and carri- ed back to Dumfries. Captain Ross ar- rived in a few days, and carried him back to Leith Jail. Barney was transported for fourteen years. Haggart was tries at Edinburgh on the 12th of July, but got off; he was then sent to Dumfries to stand trial at the cir- cuit there for, house breaking. His trial did not go on, and he was sent to jail- there he got acquaint with a lad, John Dunbar, who was under sentence of trans- portation. He also got acquaint with some people belonging to the town, who seem- ed willing to do him a favour, so Haggart made the plans of four keys, and a person