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7 in Aberdeen jail for some time, and after committing more depredations, he returned to Edinburgh.

They broke into several houses in Edinburgh and Leith, and on New-year's morning, 1820, Haggart had for his share five silver watches, and a gold one, taken on the South and North bridges. He remained in Edinburh till the 18th, when he was taken and put into the Lock-up house to find bail. He got out and one night paid a visit to the Lock-up-house, and gave the keeper much drink, that he got the key, and liberated six prisoners.

He went to Leith the night following and took lodgings in Cupar Street, and lived with a woman of the town. While here he committed various acts in Leith, Edinburgh, and neighbourhood, by tying some shop- and thrusting his hand through the windows and grasping whatever goods lay in his road, breaking into numerous houses, picking pockets of watches, &c.— In the course of these operations he removed to different lodgings.

On the first of March, while sitting in his lodgings with a pick-pocket of the name of Forrest, in Johnston Street, North Leith, Captain Ross, of the police, and one of his men, came in upon them; Ross seized Forrest and carried him off, leaving Haggart in