The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-19 00:00:00

YfSTVILDAY the Coast met, and proceeded in the
Trial of John Macfarlane, late, Corporal in the
Stirlingshire Militia, accused of the Murder of
James Robertson, commonly'celled Daft Jamie, on.
the tetit Oetober last, in the street of Bathgate.
The Court having passed the usual Interlocutor,
finding the Libel releVant to infer the,Vains of Law,
the Jury were sworn in. _ '
-• The first Witness called for the ProsecUtion was,
John Cockburn, Shoemaker, Bathgate, who said,
he recolleas„ on the t 3:h October last,. Macfarlane
and a Deserter were billetted on him, accompanied
by Daft
.7amie. They came in about six o'clisek, and
after sitting a shirt time; they went our, Prisoner
leaving his firelock. Bird and Brownlee were bil
letted on John Murray, his son-in-law, above stairs.
Bird and the deceased came in about pine, and went.
Up stairs ; about 20minutes after, Prisoner came
back, and asked if his deserter .vas returned, es he
escaped from him in Ramsay's, where they had been
drinking. Witness said he was not. Witness and
the Prisoner went .to. Ramsay's, and asked for the
deserter, but could not ,find•him, They returned to
Witness's house, but Macfarlane still .seemed to
think the deserter was in Ramsay 's,•and Went away
again with Witness's son, and returned about eleven.
Witness advised him trego to bed ; he lay down a
few minutes, but soon rose, and .said to Witness,
" rcannot lie, don't impose on me, you know my
situation." The Prisoner then went up stairs, and
soon after Witness heard the.. deceased give two
ldud cries; .he went up, and found Prisoner insist-
ing that Jamie knew where the deserter was ; but
thedeceased tieclared he knew not where he was.
Prisoner held. a cartridge to the deceased's nose,
and said he would make- him smell gunpowder, if
he-. would Aloe -tell- where deserter was ; he would
march Mm to Edinburgh hend-cuffed ; and that he
• would shoot hint; but. Jamie always said he knew
nothing .ahout the deserter. Soon after they all
came down stairs, Where Jamie was hand-cuffed by
Prisoner's orders, and they all went out, Prisoner
taking his musket along with him, which none of
the other two did. Witness in a short time went
to bed, and awakening about four o'clock, he saw
Macfarlane sitting 'at the fire-side, -who began speak.
ing about the deserter :. asked Witness's assistance
to search fur him ; Witness advised him to go to
the billet master, who would let him know where
he would find the constables to take- with him on
his search. Prisoner said he would go to
.the bil-
let.naaster, and went out. They had no converse-
don about Jamie. Witness saw his body. lying on
the street. •
Wen. Brownlee, private in the Stirlingshire Mi.
litia, said, in 06tober last he assisted in Condgting
a deserter froceeGlesgdw toldinburgh, along with
the Prisoner arid Bird, accompanied by the deceas-
ed ; they arrived at Bathgate in die evening, and
got billets.; Witness and Bird. were quartered, in
John Murray's., Prisoner in Crawford's ; remained
in their qparters abouteten minutes, when Bird and
Witness lent out witti landlord to Janet Rainsay's
to get a drain, and soon after the Prisoner, the de-
serter, and the deceased,ecame into same room; re-
mained there about two hours, when Bird and the
Witness returned to quarters and went to bed, but
does not know when the deceased returned. Dc-,
ceased slept in a closet near the Witness ; Witness
was' awakened in the night-time by the Prisoner,
who told him that the deserter ',had escaped; the
Ptisoner Pulled die deceased out or the closet by the
neck into the Witness's room, saying he knew
where the deserter was. The deceased said he
did' not keoW. • The Prisoner took out a cartridge,
and bid him smell that, and said he would....shees
him if he would not tell where the deserter was.
The deceased give always the same answer. The
Prisoner took him down stairs and hand-cuffed him.
The Prisoner used the deceased very roughly, and
gave him a pretty.hard-blow on the shoulder with
the bolt of the hand-cuff. They all went out to the
street in quest of the deserter, the Prisoner taking
his • accoutrements and firelock along ' with him,
which none of the others-did ; 'went up the street
to the extreinity.of.the town, and there the Prisoner
again. said he would shoot him, if he did not tell
where the deserter was. They came clown streets
again to near the middle of the town. The Prisoner
was to the right of the Witness, and Bird in front;
.the deceaeed was going by the side of the Corporal,
rather behind him ; the Prisoner again said he would
' shoot bite! the Witness, and Bird said, you will
surely not do. that--'
No," said he, " it is Only to
fear hiM:''' He took out a cartetidge and put it into
his intoquet, which was before loaded. They were'
still walking, when his niugliet went air; the Wit-
, • ness turned round and Said,'" Have you shot him i"
the Prisoner answered, " I have done for him now."
Did not see him present his mucquer, but ,:tw his
piece corning down from the level after firing.. He
had no thoughts that the Prisoner was serious in
, intending to shoot-die deceased ; the Pt i,oner did

At the late Session for the Eastern Division of
Sussex, a Bill of Indiftment was preferred against
four of the ,Barrack Artificers who were lately con:
cerned in a setioi, dispute with the Barrack.. Master
and some Military Officers, at the Lewes Theatre,
as stated some time since. The Bill contained two
counts, the first of which charged the Defendants
with a riot, and the Other • with violent assaults;
but the Grand Jury returned the bill, a true bill
against one only, for.a,simple assault, which stands
over for trial at the next
.Sessions. The Artificers,
it .is said, now mean to proceed against the Officers
by aaion.

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Cent. Dated Jul}' 20, 1803. William Hake, Gent.
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