“ On getting out at the door he ran round the east corner of the jail wall, and then walked rapidly along the back street, and round a great part of the town, till he came to the back of the King's Arms Inn. Dunbar made up to him, and that very moment they saw a policeman coming right up to meet them; on this they wheeled about and ran, but Dunbar was taken before he ran ten yards, and Haggart had the mortification to see his follow adventurer secured; he once thought of bolting among them to rescue him, but the mob was too great for him ”

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LIFE
OF
David Haggart.
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DAVID HAGGART was born at a farm town, called the Golden Acre, near cannon-mills. Edinburgh, on the 24th of June, 1821, his father was a game keeper, but afterwards a dog-trainer. He was early put to school, when he acquired a good knowledge of English Grammar, Writing and Arithmetic. About the age of ten, a trifling accident occurred at home which for fear of punishment from his father, determined him to leave home, and from that moment he dated the commencement of his sinful career. ”

“ He then returned to Newhaven and went up to Edinburgh, and the first thing he saw was a bill posted up offering a reward of 70 Guineas for his apprehension, this determined him to go north again; he arrived in Dundee, and from thence went to Perth; he attended the fairs in Perth, Dunkeld, Kenmore, &c. and robbed some Cattle-Dealers to a considerable amount. One night in his lodgings in Perth, 2 policemen came in upon him, but the determined manner in which he received them, made them hesitate in apprehending, and Haggart gained an opportunity to escape ”

“ Next day the whole of the prisoners was called out into the court yard, and in a few minutes John Richardson from Dumfries made his appearance, and began his examination, he passed him once, but upon a second look-over he recognized him. and said, Davie, do you ken me, Haggart turned to the jailor, and in a master-piece of Irish brogue, said, what does the man say. Don't you know him, was the answer, he said he did not, but John persisted that he did. On the 2d day he was put in irons, and conducted by John and an Irish Officer to Dumfries. ”

“ Upon this he buttoned his coat, and leapt a hedge into a field where some people were raising potatoes. They all joined the police men, who had got out of the chaise in pursuit of him; he crossed the field at a slapping pace, and made for Cumlungan Wood ”