Trial of Duncan Terig, alias Clerk, and Alexander Bane Macdonald: for the Murder of Arthur Davis, Sergeant in General Guise's; Regiment of FootScott, Walter
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Trial of Duncan Terig, alias Clerk, and Alexander Bane Macdonald: for the Murder of Arthur Davis, Sergeant in General Guise's; Regiment of Foot
Duncan Cameron, a different man from him above mentioned, who advised
him to say nothing of it, as it might get ill-will to himself, and
bring trouble on the country; some people that he told it to said, that
people would not believe him, but rather think he was telling lies:
That it was six months after what he saw, and has deponed upon, that he
heard that Serjeant Davies was amissing. And being interrogate for the
panels, depones, That he came to the said hill of Galcharn, and lay
down in the hollow about two hours after sun-rising; and depones, That
he and his companion were, the night before the twenty-eighth of
September aforesaid, in Glenbruar Braes, which is about ten miles
distant from the hill of Galcharn; and that he left these braes about
the end of said night; and that the travellers that he expected to pass
that day were Donald Cameron, who was afterwards hanged, together with
some of the said Donald's companions from Lochaber. _Causa scientiae
patet._ And this is the truth, as he shall answer to God. This
deposition signed by the sworn interpreter aforesaid.
(Signed) DUNCAN CAMPBELL.
HEW DALRYMPLE.
DUNCAN CAMERON, in Dunan, aged twenty-eight years, unmarried, solemnly
sworn, purged of malice and partial council, examined and interrogate,
Depones, That in the summer after he had heard that one Serjeant Davies
was amissing, Angus Cameron, a preceding witness, told the deponent
that he saw Duncan Clerk, and another person unknown, shoot a man in
Braemaar, whom the said Angus, by his dress, believed to be a serjeant
or officer; upon which the deponent said he did not want to hear any
more on that subject. _Causa scientiae patet._ And this is the truth, as
he shall answer to God.
(Signed) DUNCAN CAMERON.
GILB. ELLIOT.
DONALD DOW CAMERON, in Milntown of Ashintilly, Strathardle, aged
forty-four years, married; who being solemnly sworn, and purged of
partial council, by Duncan Campbell, sworn interpreter aforesaid, and
by him interrogate, Depones, That in the summer after he heard that a
serjeant in Braemaar was amissing, whose name he thinks was Davidson,
or something like that, Angus Cameron, a preceding witness, told the
deponent that he had seen Duncan Clerk the panel, and another man along
with him, shoot a man, like a gentleman or an officer, upon a hill in
Braemaar: That upon this the deponent told the said Angus Cameron that
he did not want to hear more any such stories, nor to have such a
report raised of the country; and the deponent at the same time advised
Angus to keep the thing secret, and to speak no more on the subject.
_Causa scientiae patet._ And this is the truth, as he shall answer to
God. This deposition signed by the sworn interpreter aforesaid.
(Signed) DUNCAN CAMPBELL.
GILB. ELLIOT.
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