That she saw Brodie give her husband some money the night before he went
to England; and, during her husband’s absence, she received money from
Mr Brodie.
* * * * *
ANDREW AINSLIE was examined, and declared as to the time of his becoming
acquainted with Brodie and Smith: That he was at Glasgow at the time
Mess. Bruces’ shop was broke; but, on his return to Edinburgh, was
informed of the particulars by Smith.
That he often saw, in Mr Brodie’s possession, hanging at his watch, a
gold seal and watch-key, which Brodie said, these, with some other
trifles, were the only things he had got of what was taken out of Mess.
Bruces’ shop; and has often heard Smith and Brodie quarrelling, and
Brodie grumbling and complaining that he had never got his proper share
of the goods taken out of that shop.
* * * * *
JOHN BROWN, _alias_ Humphry Moore, declared as to the time he became
acquainted with Smith and Brodie: The first time he saw Brodie was
supping in Smith’s house: That he was not come to Edinburgh when Mess.
Bruces’ shop was broke.
That he has often heard Smith and Brodie talking with regard to that
shop-breaking, and Brodie complaining that he had not got his proper
share of the goods; and particularly, in a conversation betwixt Brodie
and the declarant, after the shop of Inglis and Horner had been broke
into, Brodie damned Smith for having broke into this last shop himself,
and said he would treat him, Brodie, in the same manner he had done as
to Bruces’ shop, which was very ungenerous, after he had given him the
information.
That he had often had Brodie’s gold watch in his custody, and saw the
gold seal and watch-key hanging at it, which Brodie often said were the
only things he had got that were taken from Bruces’ shop.
APPENDIX X.
STATE OF THE PROCESS AT THE INSTANCE OF JOHN HAMILTON,
CHIMNEY-SWEEPER, IN PORTSBURGH, AGAINST WILLIAM BRODIE, WRIGHT AND
CABINETMAKER, IN EDINBURGH, REFERRED TO AT THE TRIAL, RESPECTING
THE LOADED DICE, WHERE THE CLUB, SO OFTEN MENTIONED IN SMITH’S
DECLARATIONS, MAKES A CONSPICUOUS FIGURE.
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