List of Persons Indicted to Stand Trial before the Circuit Court, Glasgow, Which is to be opened on Tuesday the 27th April 1819, by the Lord Justice Clerk and Lord Hermand. Broadside.
Glasgow: 1819. First printing. Ephemera. A listing of the results of the court session on 27th April 1819, but with fewer defendants than the John Muir printing of the same court session, but with more detail on the crimes. Listings include the full name and description of their supposed crime, some more and some less detailed, obviously printed by a different (unknown) printer. Not recorded on LibHub; National Library of Scotland, Trove, OCLC.
This broadside is headed by John Buchanan, accused of "murder of a girl in Bridgegate-street." and Ann Robertson, "vending Forged Notes, on the Aberdeen Commercial Bank." Six of the tried were transported to New South Wales on board the Eliza which set out on 22nd September 1819.
They include:
James Robertson, Duncan Campbell & Peter Vaughan, b. 31 Dec 1801, (theft)
John Ballantyne (shopbreaking), sentence 14 years.
Matthew Gillespie (shopbreaking). Born 31 Dec. 1802. Occupation:coppersmith/brazier. crime: shopbreaking and theft. Sentence: 14 years.
John Yates (shopbreaking and theft). Born 31 Dec. 1803, death 31 Dec 1843. Crime house breaking and theft and being habit and reputed a thief. Sentence 14 years.
Ann Robertson was sentenced to 7 years, transported 23 Oct. 1819 aboard the Janus, arrived 3 May 1820, NSW, although some of the women were then shipped to VDL aboard the Princess Charlotte.
Text 24.5 x 7.5 cm on tissue 26 x 8 cm, backed on 38 x 11 cm. Evenly tanned. Very good overall. Item #27284
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