The Kilmaurs case. : The Presbytery of Irvine against the Rev. Alexander Inglis, Minister of Kilmaurs. May 1885..
Edinburgh: : Printed by Neill and Company.,
MDCCCLXXXV. [1885]
Agents for the Presbytery of Irvine--J. Young Guthrie, S.S.C., Edinburgh, and William David M'Jannet, Solicitor, Iriine. Agents for the Rev. Alexander Inglis, Kilmaurs--Reid & Guild, W.S., Edinburgh, and John Sturrock, Junior, Solicitor, Kilmarnock.--title page.
Plate of the floor plans of Kilmaurs Place.
Transcript of the proceedings of 'The Kilmaurs Case' involving the Reverend Alexander Inglis, Church of Scotland minister of Kilmaurs Parish, who was accused in 1884 of  using "lewd, indecent, and libidinous practices and behaviour" towards one of his parishioners, Elizabeth Mackie. The case was placed before the Presbytery of Irvine and the minister was suspended. The Presbytery found him guilty on three counts; however he appealed to the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, which reversed the decision of the Presbytery, The Presbytery of Irvine then referred the case to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The case against Inglis was subsequently found not proven on all counts and he was reinstated. This book records in print the proceedings against Inglis and Inglis's defence, before the case was heard at the General Assembly, and may have been printed specifically for members of the General Assembly who were judging the case. It was later requested that all the evidence put before the General Assembly should be burnt due to the salacious nature of the accusations, which may explain why there is no other recorded copy of this book in major UK libraries.
Inglis, Alexander, Minister of Kilmaurs Parish
Church of Scotland
Sex crimes
Scotland Edinburgh.