Trial of William Burke and Helen M'Dougal : before the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, on Wednesday, December 24. 1828, for the murder of Margery Campbell, or Docherty / Taken in short hand by Mr John Macnee, writer. With an illustrative preface.

  • Burke, William, 1792-1829.
Date:
1829
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Credit: Trial of William Burke and Helen M'Dougal : before the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh, on Wednesday, December 24. 1828, for the murder of Margery Campbell, or Docherty / Taken in short hand by Mr John Macnee, writer. With an illustrative preface. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TRIAL. Wednesday, 2Uh December, 1828. The Court met precisely a Quarter past Ten o'Clock. The Right Hon. David Boyle, Lord Justice Clerk. Lord Pitmilly. Present, Lord Meadowbank. Lord Mackenzie. Counsel for the Crown. Sir William Rae, Bart.—Lord Advocate. Archibald Alison, Esq.) Robert Dundas, Esq. > Advocates-Depute. Alexander Wood, Esq. ) James Tytler, Esq. W. S. Agent. Counsel for the Pannels. For Burke. The Dean of Faculty, Patrick Robertson. Duncan M'Niell. David Milne. For M'DougaL Henry Cockburn, Mark Napier. Hugh Bruce. George Patton. James Beveridge, W. S. one of the Agents for the Poor,- Agent. The Pannels took their place at the Bar. The instance being called by the Macer, the Lord Justice Clerk said—William Burke, an J Helen M'Dougal, pay attention to the indictment that is now to be read against you. Mr Robertson.—It is unnecessary to read this libel at pre- sent. We have an objection to this style of proceeding—an ob- jection against that libel being proceeded in in this shape; and it is proper to state the objection to it at present. Lord Justice Clerk.—I am quite unaccustomed to this mode of primary objection to an indictment being read. The c