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West Port Murders: Or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates; Containing a Full Account of All the Extraordinary Circumstances Connected With Them. Also, a Report of the Trial of Burke and M'Dougal. With a Description of the Execution of Burke, His Confessions, and Memoirs of His Accomplices, Including the Proceedings Against Hare, &c.Anonymous

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West Port Murders: Or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates; Containing a Full Account of All the Extraordinary Circumstances Connected With Them. Also, a Report of the Trial of Burke and M'Dougal. With a Description of the Execution of Burke, His Confessions, and Memoirs of His Accomplices, Including the Proceedings Against Hare, &c.

Name: West Port Murders: Or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates; Containing a Full Account of All the Extraordinary Circumstances Connected With Them. Also, a Report of the Trial of Burke and M'Dougal. With a Description of the Execution of Burke, His Confessions, and Memoirs of His Accomplices, Including the Proceedings Against Hare, &c.
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Burke, William, 1792-1829; M'Dougal, Helen, 1795?-; Trials (Murder) -- Scotland -- Edinburgh

40 Mary Stewart or Stuart, wife of Roderick Stewart or Stuart,
   now or lately labourer, and now or lately residing in the
   Pleasance, near Edinburgh.

   41 The foresaid Roderick Stewart or Stuart.

   42 Charles M‘Lauchlan, now or lately shoemaker, and now or
   lately residing with the foresaid Roderick Stewart or Stuart.

   43 Elizabeth Main, now or lately servant to the foresaid William
   Haire or Hare.

   44 Robert Knox, M. D. lecturer on Anatomy, now or lately
   residing in Newington place, near Edinburgh.

   45 David Paterson, now or lately keeper of the Museum belonging
   to the foresaid Dr. Robert Knox, and now or lately residing in
   Portsburgh, or Wester Portsburgh aforesaid, with his mother, the
   foresaid Isabella Smith or Paterson.

   46 Thomas Wharton Jones, now or lately surgeon, and now or
   lately residing in West Circus place, in or near Edinburgh, with
   his mother, Margaret Cockburn or Jones.

   47 William Ferguson, now or lately surgeon, and now or lately
   residing in Charles street, in or near Edinburgh, with his
   brother, John Ferguson, now or lately writer.

   48 Alexander Miller, now or lately surgeon, and now or lately
   residing in the lodgings of Elizabeth Anderson or Montgomery,
   now or lately residing in Clerk street, in or near Edinburgh.

   49 Robert Christison, M. D. now or lately Professor of Medical
   Jurisprudence in the University of Edinburgh.

   50 William Pulteny Alison, M. D. now or lately Professor of the
   Theory of Physic in the University of Edinburgh.

   51 William Newbigging, now or lately surgeon, and now or lately
   residing in St. Andrew’s square, Edinburgh.

   52 Alexander Black, now or lately surgeon to the Edinburgh
   police establishment.

   53 James Braidwood, now or lately builder, and master of
   fire-engines on the Edinburgh police establishment.

   54 Alexander M‘Lean, now or lately sheriff-officer in Edinburgh.

   55 James Evans, student of medicine, now or lately residing with
   Mr. James Moir, surgeon, residing in Tiviot-row, in or near
   Edinburgh.

                                                A. WOOD, _A. D._

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DEAN OF FACULTY.--We have given in separate defences, which may as well
be read now,--beginning with the defences for the male prisoner.

The defences for Burke was then read as follows:

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