Note 79 — Chapter VII
Reading edition
David Haggart (1801-21), thief, was born and hanged at Edinburgh. He enlisted as a drummer in July 1813, and killed a Dumfries turnkey in 1820. His curious Autobiography is written largely in thieves’ cant.
Reading edition
David Haggart (1801-21), thief, was born and hanged at Edinburgh. He enlisted as a drummer in July 1813, and killed a Dumfries turnkey in 1820. His curious Autobiography is written largely in thieves’ cant.