The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-08-13 00:00:00

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RECORD OF TUB QUKIN'S VUUT TO GLENAvOIf.—A
few days ago, the residents in Tomintoul and neighbour-
hood erected • law cairn on the spot, in the vicinity of
the village, where her Majesty and the Prince Comport
lunched on their return from their visit to Orantown iii
September last.
Tits Moons.—The cold winds and heavy rains which
have prevailed since the middle of July, in Strathearn
and Strathallen, have operated against, and in many
instances been destructive to, the late hatched broods of
grouse and pheasants. The report., however, in regard
to the early coveys represent them as numerous, strong,
wild, and in fine condition; and if dry weather soon
set in, the late birds would improve mach in the course
of two weeks. On the low grounds the accounts colt-
tins(' to be favourable in regard to the numbers and
condition of all kinds of game • end if the weather prove
propitious at the opening of the shooting sermon, which
is near at band, sportainen will enjoy in all directions
rare sport. We have received equally favourable
account& from the higher districts of Perthshire.
Caledonian Mercury.
SHOCKING MUSD,' AT GLASGOW. A murder was
perpetrated on Sunday night at Glasgow. in the north-
west part of the city. About eight o'clock Robert Pat-
tison, aged 48, residing at 3, Caithness-street, Port
Dundee, and who is an asaistant-inspector of poor in
the city pansb, went to the Northern Police-office in a
state of intoxication, bat for whit reason could not be
ascertained, as he was either too drunk or too stubborn
to state. Ho was locked up to wait till he became
sober. Between 11 and 12 o'clock at night the fact that
a barbarous murder had been committed .t 3 Caithness
stmt. by a mall who bad cut his child's throat, was
reported to the police, and soon Mr. Nelson arrived on
the spot to make the necessary inquiries. He found the
dead body of the infant lying in • bed in the single room
which formed the dwelling-house as it afterwards trans-
pired, of the prisoner, with the throat cut from ear to
ear, the bead being almost severed from the body. Dr.
Miller was also soon upon the spot, and had the body
conveyed to the police-office. On inquiring as to who
the suspected murderer was, Mr. Nelson heard the
name' Pattison," and at once it flashed on his mind
that his prisoner was the man "wanted." Accordingly
he was examined at the police-office, and upon the
shirtereut of the latter were found blood marks. A
second visit was then paid to the house, and the police
were successful in finding the instrument used in the
commission of the horrible deed. A razor, both sides of
which were clotted with blood. sres found partially hid
in • mat on the bed, and near it was • towel, with which
It appeared he had wiped his hands after washing them
of the blood. The prisoner Pattison is a widower, his
wife having died about three weeks ago, and •at least
since then he has been drinking hard. He bad another
child by his wife, between three and four years of age,
and his wife having been previously married, brought
with her two children at their marriage. One of these
children was sent off to the poorhouse or some other
place a week or two since, and the other stepchild
seems not to have been well used. It wee locked out
on Sunday morning by its stepfather, the prisoner. The
deceased infant (Magdalen) was best liked by Pattison
I of all the family, so on Sunday, about half-past three
o'clock, it was left by Ilk& in charge of • neighbour, Mrs
' Henderson. He went out then, returning about half-
past 5 o'clock, and took the infant into the house with
him. About seven o'clock the husband of the woman
above mentioned went into the prisoner's house, and
undressed and put the deceased to bed, the prisoner
shortly after going in beside it and his other child, in •
partially dressed state. Henderson soon after left them
and no more was seen or heard of Million by his
neighbours A little before eleven o'clock Mrs. Hender-
son, finding Pattison's step daughter—a child of 10 or
12 about the stairs, the husband went in with it to the
prisoner's house, the door of which was unfastened.
The apartments being dark, and Pattison not answering
to his name • light as obtained, when • shocking sight
prompted admit • in the corner of • the bed • child of
three or four years of age was sitting crying, and on the
pillow lay the dead body of the child, with its throat
cut as already described. The little child, when ques-
tioned by Mr. Nelson, spoke very clearly to the fact that
she had asen her father with a' knife, cutting *mein
In the bed." The man, when spoken to alsont the
dreadful deed he bad committed, showed, or pretended
to show, ignorance of the whole matter.