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James Bennison, bigamy and murder, 22 Aug.

1850

John William, murder, executed at Greenlaw, March, 14,

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PAISLEY.

Four men and three women «ere burned at the Gallow-green for Witchcraft, June 16

1697

Alexander Provan, murdering his wife, had his right hand cut off, and afterwards hanged,

1765

Thomas Potts, housebreaking, Aug, 17

97

John Craig and James Brown, stouthrief, Oct. 16,

1829

William Perry, murder, Oct. 18,

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GREEKNOCK.

Moses M'Donald, housebreaking, June 5,

1812

Hugh M'llvogue, Bernard M'llvogue, and Patrick M'Crystal, rape and robbery, Oct, 13

23

John Kerr, murder, June 6,

27

John Boyd, murder,

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AYR.

John Hadden, housebreaking, Dec.3,

1768

Matthew Hay, murder, Oct. 18,

84

Wm. Dornon and Rt. Smith, house-breaking, May 16,

1809

John M'Millan, murder, May 25,

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John M'Manus, murder, and Robert Gibson, robbery, May 27,

11

George Watson, housebreaking,June 7,

11

John Wetherington Symington, robbery, Feb. 17,

14

Wm. Evans, forgery, May 31,

15

Mary Crossan, fire-raising. Win. Robertson and Joseph Cairns, robbery, Oct. 17,

17

James Anderson and David Glen, murder, Dec. 12,

86

Samuel Waugh, murder, Jan. 18.

31

James M‘Wheelan, murder and robbery, Oct. 26,

48


STIRLING.

Thomas M'Latchie, housebreaking, Nov. 19,

1773

G. M‘Kerracher, forgery, April 28,

83

John Smart, forgery, May 16,

85

T. M'Nair, robbery at Falkirk, Oct. 26,

1811

Alex. O’Kane, robbery, Feb. 21,

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John Baird and Andrew Hardie, treason, Sept. 8,

20

John Fleming, forgery, May 11,

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John M'Grady, housebreaking. May 25,

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Peter Moffat, murder, July 28,

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Robert Tennant, murder, Oct. 2,

28

Alex. Miller, or “Scatters,” murder, April 8,

27

Alan Mair, murder, upwards of 80 years of age, Oct. 1,

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