The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-12 00:00:00

TRIAL FOR MURDER IN SCOTLAND,

The trial of William Reid for murder by procur-
ing abortion was opened at " the High Court of
Justiciary, Edinburgh, on Wednesday. The case
excited unusual interest owing to various circum-
stances. The prisoner, who resided with his mother
at Smallburn, three miles from Falkirk, and who is
most respectably connected, was tried in September,
1857, along with another young man, at the Stir-
lingshire circuit, for breach of trust and embezzle-
ment, in so far as he aided and abetted the frauds
of the late Henry Salmon, manager of the branch
of the Commercial Bank at Falkirk, who, it may
be remembered, on his extensive defalcations being
discovered, took to flight, and eventually com-
mitted suicide in the court-yard of a Welsh inn.
The two young men were not suspected of partici-
pation in the moneys appropriated by Salmon, but
were nevertheless convicted of the offence charged
and were each sentenced to two years' imprison-
ment. The representations made to the Home
Secretary, however, succeeded in procuring the
liberation of both at or before the expiry of six
months; Reid accordingly returned to his mother's
house in April last, and resided there until the
occurrence of the event which a second time brings
him to the criminal bar. His mother's servant,
Margaret Taylor, had become pregnant by him, and
been so three or four months, and he, in conjunc-
tion with the deceased, Dr. Thomas Girdwood, used
instruments it is said to cause her to abort. This
criminal act proved fatal to the young woman the
next' day ; the night of her death the doctor who
gave his aid committed suicide by taking laudanum,
while Reid himself fled, but was apprehended in
Glasgow the following day.
The bench was occupied by the Lord Justice
Clerk, Lord Cowan, and Lord Ardmillan. The
Lord Advocate, the Solicitor-General, and Mr.
Adam appeared for the Crown ; and the Dean of
Faculty, Mr. Mair, and Mr. Morrison for the
prisoner. _ '

The prisoner pleaded " Not Guilty," and a jury
were empannelled. _

Janet taylor, mother of the deceased, deposed
that she lived at Muiravonside, Linlithgow-bridge,
and that she was visited by Mrs. Black or Watson,
from Winchburgh, on Monday, the 6th of Septem-
ber,- who wished to inquire for her daughter on
behalf of her son, who had formerly been under en-
gagement of marriage to her, which engagement
had been broken off, but which' the young man was
now desirous to renew. It was agreed (said wit-
ness) that we should go to Smallburn together to
see my daughter, and we arrived at Smallburn
between half-past one or two. I asked Mrs. Reid,
the prisoner's mother, for my daughter. She told
me she was unwell and it bed. She said it was
some irregularity in her periods. She was some-
times more than usually ill at that time. I found
my daughter in bed. She had a bad colour—a
kind of " blae" colour—and there was a bad smell
from her bed. I said, " Maggie, you should pay
better attention to your bowels at these times."
She made no answer, and did not speak for some
time. She appeared to be in pain and, agony, as if
in labour; she was groaning and moving about. I
went into the kitchen to warm a cloth for her. Dr.
Myrtle came into the kitchen while I was there. I
asked him about my daughter, and he said she had
suffered very much. She continued to get worse,
groaning louder and tossing about very much. I
remained beside her 'for some time. My daughter
made a sign to me to come near to her. I went
close to her. She said, in a whisper—my ear being
near her mouth—" Come here, mother ; I'll tell you
what's the matter with me ; it's a miscarriage:" I
said, " Who is it to ?" She said, "To the master."
I understood her to mean the prisoner. Mrs.
Reid is a widow, and has no other son. I said,
" Oh, Maggie, Maggie, I thought I had learnt you
better things." She said, " Oh, mother, mother, if
you only knew how 'l've been tried by him." A
pain came on her, and there was no more said at
the time. The conversation was in a whisper, and
Mrs. Watson, who was sitting near the bed, did
not hear it. The pain went off gradually, and she
rallied a little. I asked, " How far are you gone
with child ?" The said, " About four months, I
think." Her violent pains returned. About 5
o'clock she spoke again. She said, "Oh ! what I
am suffering ! What would he think if he knew
how am suffering ? It's a' his blame." She said
he took an instrument and opened the neck of the
womb. I asked, " When did he do that ?" She
said, " Yesterday." Up to this time my daughter
had not named or spoken of any man except the
prisoner. I understood her to mean that it was the
prisoner that used the instrument. She asked,
"Do you think the master will be at home ?" I
said, ",No ; I hear he's at Falkirk." She said,
" He'll be away to Girdwood." She had not men-
tioned Girdwood's name before, and this was the
only time she 'named him. The pains 'got worse.
There was nothing more passed between us on the
subject. She was in great distress. Mrs. Watson
left Smallburn about 5 o'clock, I think. I

went a short distanee with her towards Polmont
station. I sent with her a message to Dr. Myrtle
to come down again, as my daughter was getting
worse. I went back to the house at Smallburn.
My daughter. was now looking worse. She ap-
peared to be very ill shortly after I came back. I
put no further questions to her, but she said to me,
"Oh, mother, I'm sinking fast." I said, "Oh yes,
Maggie, you are fast going ; we will need to part."
[Witness here burst into tears, and was asked
to sit down, which she did during the rest of her
evidence.] Mrs. Reid came in et .this time. My
daughter stretched out her hand, and said " Fare-
well, Mrs. Reid." Witness was then asked what
further passed. She said,—" I directed her thoughts
to the Saviour," and no more conversation passed,
except on that subject. Dr Myrtle came in while
she was sinking. He said, " where are you sore,
Maggie ?" She , said, " I'm all sore together."
He remarked, " What a change since I was
here !"- He called for a mustard poultice and
turpentine cloth. After he had put on the first
turpentine cloth I took him out of the room and
told him what my daughter had told me. He
then returned to the room, put his hand to her body,
and took away the child (the fcetus). He brought
it away in a very short time. He rode away for
medicine soon after, and came back with it. He
told me to give her a tablespoonful every hour. He
afterwards left to bring old Dr.. Girdwood, who
lives at Falkirk, which is three or four miles from
Smallburn. My daughter just took one tablespoon.
ful, and died soon after. She 'was dead when Dr.
Myrtle, who brought old Dr. Girdwood with him,
returned. I took Dr, Girdwood out to the garden
and told him what I had learnt from my daughter.
I did not mention young Dr. Girdwood's name. I
never thought anything about him. I asked Dr.
Girdwood to go to the fiscal and inform him regard-
ing my daughter. I remained at Smallburn till the
following day. Dr. Myrtle, with two other medi-
cal men, came on the 7th to examine the body. The
body had been taken out to another room, as the
room was too small a place to dress it in. Mrs.
Reid and myself and a young woman removed it.
I dressed the body myself. When I removed my
daughter's clothes and the sheets they seemed just
like a case of childbed.
Cross-examined—Mrs. Watson told me her son
had sent a letter to Margaret and had got no
answer. I saw the letter among my daughter's
things afterwards. It was dated the 29th of Aug.
As long as my daughter was able to speak she was
quite sensible ; but she only spoke at intervals of
relief from pain.
By the Lord-Advocate—l told Mrs. Reid what
had passed after I had communicated with Dr.
Myrtle.
By the Lord Justice-Clork—This intimacy with
young Black
.was quite a respectable connexion.
They were going to be married 'at one time, but
they "fell 'out" some way.
Mrs. Watson, or Black, corroborated in part the
foregoing evidence.

Mrs. Janet Reid, residing at Smallburn—The pri-
soner is my son, and he was the only one of my family
who resided with me. Margaret Taylor had been
my servant since the Ist of October previous. She
slept in a small bed-room off the kitchen. My son
had a bed-room on the opposite side of the house.
There are seven rooms in the house. My son was
in the Royal Bank, Falkirk, up to 1857. He was
for some time in prison in connexion with Mr.
Salmon's case, but he came home in April. He
resided with me from April to September. I went
to church on Sunday forenoon the sth of September.
I left my son in the- parlour, and Margaret was
doing her duties. It is my habit! to go to church
every alternate Sunday, and let my servant go the
intervening Snnday. I go to Polmont Church,
about a quarter of a mile distant. I left about a
quarter past 11, and returned about a quarter past
1. When I returned I saw nothing particular in
the appearance of either. I returned to church in
the afternoon, leaving my son and servant at home
as before. I left home about a quarter to 2, and
returned home about 4 o'clock. I found them both
at home, and saw nothing remarkable in the
appearance of either. My son sat down to dinner
with me. Margaret went to bed about nine. My
son was out, and did not come in till past 12 o'clock.
About 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning I heard a sound
apparently coming from the kitchen. I qot up and
found that Margaret was sick and vomiting. She
said she was cold and shivering. I put some more
clothes on the bed, and gave her warm gruel. The
vomiting continued occasionally till about 9-o'cicec
in the morning, when she became a little easier, I

gave her some coffee about 10. She became
very uneasy after that. She said she had
turned unwell ; referring to her courses. She
said she expected to be very ill, as in the summer
she had suffered a good deal from the same cause.
About 11 she asked for something. I pro-
posed to give her a little hot toddy, which
she refused. She asked for laudanum, stating
that she had used it before. I had never used
laudanum, and-declined to give it. I went to the
kitchen, and William passed through. He said,
" Could you not give her anything ?" and said he
thought I should give her laudanum. He said he
himself had once taken it. I poured out 30 drops.
lam sure I gave her no more. It did not give her
much relief. Her pain and distress continued. I
went to a neighbour named Janet Miller, whom I
sent for Dr. Myrtle. This Was between 11 and 12
o'clock. He lives about three-quarters of a mile
off. The message I got was that he was out, but
was expected back soon. After some time, and
finding that the doctor did not come within the
time expected, I gave her 20 drops more. This
seemed to relieve her in some degree. Dr. Myrtle
came in between one and two o'clock. I told him
what she had stated was the matter, and he went
into the room and saw her. He recommended some
hot brandy and water and a little arrowroot, and a
mustard poultice was to be applied if the pain con-
tinued. While the doctor was there Mrs. Taylor
and Mrs. Watson arrived. I first saw them at the
kitchen door. I told her I was happy to see her,
but her daughter was very ill. I showed her into
the room, and told her what had been given. Dr.
Myrtle left, intending to return the next day.
Margaret afterwards got worse. As Mrs. Watson
was going I desired her to call and tell Dr. Myrtle
to come down again ; but as he did not come for a
time I got anxious, and sent Janet Miller again for
him. Dr. Myrtle came between five and six
o'clock. I saw Mrs. Taylor take him out to the
back court and converse with him. He then went
into the room beside Margaret. I looked in and
saw him bring something to the kitchen. I saw it,
but could not tell what it was. He put it in paper
and took it with • him. Dr. Myrtle went away for
more medicine and returned. He ordered a table-
spoonful of medicine every hour. Margaret became
much worse. While Dr. Myrtle was away for the
medicine Mrs. Taylor came into the kitchen where
I was, and told me her daughter was poisoned. I
asked," How could that be ?" She also said she was
with child to William, and that her womb had been
opened with a sharp instrument. I was much
taken aback at this statement. I went to the room
where Margaret was. She appeared to be dying.
Dr. Myrtle returned with Dr. Girdwood, sen., but
she was dead before they came. My son had been
about the house all :the early part of Monday, but
he went: away. about two o'clock. lie came back
about 8 or 9 at night. He asked for a portmanteau,
and packed up some clothes. I asked where he
was going, and he said to Glasgow. He had not
previously spoken of going there. He had been
told of Margaret's death, I believe, before.he came
in. I asked him what disgrace it was he had
brought on himself and family. He said it was
not he that did it, but Tom Girwood ; that Dr.
Myrtle knew all about it, and that the case was
not so bad against him as I expected. I said if it
had not been for him young Dr. Gird Wood would
not have.been here. He made no answer. I did
not see him again till after he was apprehended.
I was not aware young Dr. Girdwood had been
there that Sunday. On returning home from fore-
noon church I saw a gentleman riding the opposite
way, whom I found afterwards to have been Dr.
Thomas Girdwood. I was not aware he had been at
my house on a previous Sunday, or at any other
time.

Cross-examined—When I spoke of disgrace, I
referred to what Mrs. Taylor had told me—mean-
ing that Margaret was with child to William. I
have a brother who was to leave for America that
week—Mr. Hardie. He had asked my son to go
with him. I have heard him say he intended to go.
My son had not gone to church since he came back
to me in April. After dinner on the Sunday even-
ing he went to Newlands, to his brother-in-law,.
Mr. Keir's. He went away about 5, and did not
return till past 12. Margaret went to bed about
9. There was nothing the matter with her then.
By the Lord Justice Clerk—l understood my
son, when he referred to Tom Girwood, to mean
that he had operated. I did not understand him to
mean that he was the father of the child.

Janet Miller corroborated part of the previous
evidence.

Witnesses were called to prove a meeting be-
tween Dr. Thomas Girdwood on the streets of Fal-
kirk on the Saturday evening, and that the former
had been seen to go in the direction of Smallburn
on the Sunday forenoon, and to return.
Dr Myrtle was then examined. He deposed—l
reside in Polmont, and practise there. I recollect
being called on to go to see Mrs. Reid's servant on
Monday, the 6th of September. I found her lying
in bed in a closet off the kitchen. She said she
suffered a great deal of pain, and that it was her
usual time for being unwell. She told me that she
frequenti.y suffered great pain at such times, but
that since Mrs. Reid had given her laudanum she
felt much better. I felt her pulse ; it was about
90, but weak. She seemed in full possession of her
faculties, and answered all questions coherently. I
made no examination of her person. From the
statements made to me by Mrs. Reid and herself I
concluded that it was a case of unusually painful
discharge, accompanied with derangement of
stomach and bowels, and that the laudanum had
been administered judiciously. I recommended
Mrs. Reid to give her hot whisky and water, and
apply something hot to her feet. I left, stating I
would return the following day. The same night
I was again sent for. I found the girl in great
agony. I never saw a greater change in any patient
in so short a time. She was pulseless ; her extre-
mities were cold; there was a film over her eyes.
She was tossing over the bed, crying and speaking
incoherently, and was unable to make any answer
to me. I said I thought her in a dying state.
Her mother took me out to the court-
yard and said, " Are you aware my girl is in the
familyway ?" I said I was not. She added, since
you were here she has told me that she is
in the family way to William Reid, and that
yesterday he introduced some instrument into her
womb for the purpose of bringing away the child,
or destroying the child—l forget which was her
expression.' I immediately returned to the girl's
bedside. She was now unconscious. I made an
examination of her person. Witness here described
his removal of the foetus, and said that, as he be.
lieved, labour had advanced so far, but that the
propulsive power had ceased, otherwise the child
would have been expelled. He proceeded—l showed
the foetus to Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Taylor, and then
wrapped it in paper and carried it away. I rode
home, but returned again immediately with some
stimulating medicine for the patient, and ordered a
dose of it to be given every half hour. I then went
to Falkirk to bring Dr. Girdwood, sen., to consult
as to what was best to be done, he being a person
of great experience. He is the father of the de-
ceased Dr. Thos. Girdwood. I found him at his
own house, and communicated what had happened.
He expressed his astonishment, and said that Willie
Reid was now: in his own stable yard. He went
back to see Reid, and then returned to me, and we
took a conveyance to go to Smallburn. On arriving
there we found that Margaret Taylor was dead,
and that the body had been removed and dressed.
Dr. James Girdwood—l have resided and prac-
tised in Falkirk for nearly 40 years. The late Dr.
T. Girdwood Was my son and assistant. He was
35 years of age. On Sunday, the sth of September,
he had dressed for church, but I sent him to make
some visits in my stead. He took a catheter case
with him, which he was likely to require for one
of the patients. My son was to join me at a post
mortem examination at Mumbrils at two o'clock
that day. He arrived at the place a few minutes
before I did. Mumbrils is about two miles from
Smallburn. He said nothing about being at
Smallburn, but said he had made the visits I
requested. I was absent at Alloa a considerable
part of Monday.. I got home about seven. That
evening the prisoner came into my stable-
yard, where we had some general conversation
to-
gether.
While he was there a boy came to me
stating that Dr. Myrtle had call9d and was in great
i
haste to see me. Reid, n going away, asked, "By
the bye, is Tom in ?" I said no ; he had gone north
to some patients. I went into the house to see Dr.
Myrtle. A statement was made to me by Dr.
Myrtle, in consequence of which I went in search
of Reid. On our way to Smallburn we overtook
him. I took him aside, and told him that I had
got information that his servant girl was danger-
ously ill in consequence of a miscarriage ; that she
had stated that instruments were used by him to
procure abortion,i, and that it was believed she was
dying. I said it would be necessary for him to
get out of the way as fast as he possibly could, and
that there was no time to lose. He made no reply,
but after we had parted and I was rejoining Dr.
Myrtle, Reid called me back, and said he did not
know where to go. I said it was not for me to
advise him as to that, but that he must get out of
the way immediately. He seemed perfectly over-
whelmed and stupified with the intimation I made
to him. We parted a second time, and again he
called me back and said he could not believe the
story.--. 1 told him that there was no doubt of Dr.
Myrtle's statement, and that I believed we should
not find the woman alive. He then said, " I used
no instrument; if any instrument were introduced
it must have been introduced by your son Tom.'', I
said I did not believe-this, but that did not alter the
case so far as he was concerned, and that for his
pai t it was necessary for him to s3cure his safety
by flight, He said he could not go anywhere, for

want of money. I said I had none with which I
could assist him at the time, lout that, no doubt, his
friend Mr. Keir would give him money. He said
he could not communicate with Mr. Keir him: elf,
and I do not know who suggested it, but I agned
to go to Mr. Keir. I did so, and told him that he
mu-t assist with money to get Willie out of a scrape.
As I came out. I told Reid, who had waited.at the
door, that I had arranged the matter with Mr.
Keir. I then rejoined Dr. Myrtle, and we took
a conveyance at the Black Bull to go Smallburn.
On arriving there we found that Margaret Tay-
lor was dead and the body dressed. Mrs.
Taylor took me outside and made a statement to
me as to what her daughter had said, and when
she said that it was Reid that had done it that re-
lieved my mind for the time from anxiety with re-
gard to my son. Mrs. Taylor was anxious to re-
move the body, but I said she must not do so till
the post mortem examination had taken place, and
she asked me if I would go to the Fiscal to see and
get that done, which I agreed to do. On my way
home I met my son at Avondale toll-bar, whom I
took into the carriage with me. I mentioned to
him the fact of the girl's death, that she had im-
plicated Reid, but that I had provided for his safety
by getting him out of the way. On entering Fal-
kirk we alighted, and I met Mr. Gair, and went
with him to report the case, and my son went into
Falkirk. Shown a case with thr'ee catheters of
different sizes, and deponed :—This case belonged
to my son: The stylet had been missing from the
case for some years. I never saw my son again
alive, but was called to see his dead body. at
M'Naughton's,betwe en three and four in the mornmg,
I there got a letter which had been written by my
son, and addressed to Miss Nimmo.

Cross-examined----I had seen Reid on Saturday
afternoon previous on the Grangemouth-road. He
said he was hurrying to see his uncle, Mr. Hardie,
who was going to Glasgow that night, thence to
Liverpool, whence he was to sail for Canada on
Wednesday. I said, " For God's sake, Willie, take
this opportunity ;go away immediately. I never
see your face without shuddering," and I reminded
him of the old adage, " Whom the Devil finds idle.
he generally sets to work." This was before I
heard anything of the present story.
Thomas Keir, brother-in-law of the prisoner, de-
posed to aiding him with money for his proposed
flight to America, and other witnesses were called
to prove his journey to and apprehension in Glas-
gow.

Hugh M'Naughton, spirit-dealer, Falkirk, de-
posed,--I recollect the late Dr. Thomas Girdwood
coming to my house, about a quarter before eleven
o'clock at night, on the 6th of September. He asked
for paper, pens, and ink, wrote a letter, and ad-
dressed it to Miss Nimmo, Linlithgow. He sent
for a machine, and asked me to go with him to
Linlithgow, which I did. Wm. Hutton drove us.
It was an open vehicle we travelled in. On the
way Dr. Girdwood - fell asleep. I tried to rouse
him, but did not succeed. On reaching Linlithgow
we went to Mr. Nimmo's. I rapped at the door,
but got no answer. Dr. Girdwood was still sleep-
ing. I told the driver to take us back to Falkirk.
We took him out before getting into Linlithgow to
try to rouse him, but we did not succeed in awaken-
ing him. He was unable to stand, and was breath-
ing heavily. He continued to breathe heavily and
to groan on the way back. On getting him back to
Falkirk we laid him on the sofa, and sent for Dr.
J. Girdwood, his father, but by the time his father
came he was found to be dead. I gave up to his
father the letter deceased had addressed to Miss
Nimmo.

Witnesses were called to prove the purchase of
two phials of laudanum by Dr. T. Girdwood, con-
taining eight ounces and four ounces, and which
were afterwards found on his person nearly empty.
Dr. Myrtle was then recalled, and was examined
in reference to the medical reports in the case. The
first report was made by witness, along with Dr.
Forrest, on the body of Dr. T. Girdwood, the con-
clusion of which was that they were of opinion that
the deceased died from the effects of laudanum.
The second report was made along with Drs Forrest
and Hamilton, first on the fcetus taken from the womb
of Margaret Taylor, which was a male fcetus, appar-
ently aged two or three months ; and, secondly, on
the body of Margaret Taylor, their conclusion being
that the wounds on the uterus were inflicted [during
life, that the penetration of the womb was effected
by some instrument, and that these injuries, and
the effusion of blood
~and the inflammation consequent
thereon were the causes of death. Dr. Myrtle fur-
ther depose—l have no doubt that the abortion was
caused by mechanical violence applied to the womb.
These wounds may have been effected by a wire or
by a sharpish flexible instrument such as a wire.
The woman might have gone about for days before
inflammation ensued. There was, I should say, no-
thing extraordinary in her goingabout all the Sun-
day after the operation. The tendency of the
wounds made was to produce inflammation. Ido
not think the catheters shown me could have in-
flicted the wounds, and I am of opinion that some
sharper instrument had been used.
Cross-examined—The stylet of a catheter is no-
thing but a piece of wire which might be easily
supplied to any set of instruments. lam unable to
state whether the operation had been effected by a
practised or an unpractised hand.
George Hamilton, physician, Falkirk was called
as a witness to the second report, and was interro-
gated at considerable length as to the character,
effect, and course of the wounds, and also as to the
probable means of inflicting them. He considered
that the operation had been recklessly conducted,
but whether by a surgeon's hand or an unpractised
hand he could not say. He had seen many instances
of recklessness even on the part of professional men.
At this stage the case was adjourned till next
morning at 10 o'clock.

PROPOSED CITY OF LONDON LUNATIC ASYLUM.
—ST. MARGARET, NEW FISH-STREET.—A meeting of the
parishioners was held yesterday, Mr. Churchwarden Keel-
ing in the chair, who, after stating the nature of the mea-
sure, and how unnecessary its application to the wants of
the city of London, and the small number of lunatics charge-
able to the union, and whose care was well and amply pro-
vided for, without the necessity of incurring an immense
outlay upon the various City parishes, by the erection of a
costly building, with numberless appointments and un- -
known expense, which, in addition to the already heavy
amount levied, with a contemplated Board of Works tax in
prospective, with which the parishes would be chargeable ;
—lt was moved by Mr. M iples, and seconded by Mr. Tors-
will, that the churchwardens, with the vestry clerk, be
instructed to attend the meeting of the parochial authorities
convencd by the Poor-law Union on Saturday next, and
offer every opposition to the measure on behalf of the pa-
rishioners.

In the silver market business is at a stand pend-
ing the delivery of the Calcutta .and China letters, which
will take place on Saturday. About £400,000 is already
engaged for the outgoing steamer next week, but the actual
amount despatched will probably be larger.
THE LETTER CARRIERS.,---The letter carriers,
who are seeking a removal of certain hardships and grie-
vances to which they are subjected, have made an appeal
to the public for their sympathy and support. Subscrip-
tions are invited for the purpose. The letter carriers, as a
body, are a class of hardworking men, to whose honesty a
large amount of property is daily entrusted, and, therefore,
they have a claim upon public sympathy.

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it puts rapidly the finest flesh on cattle generally, and im-
proves the milk in cows, as jt. enables them to extract the
entire nourishment out of everything they feed on. Rarey
and Co., 77, Regent's Quadrant, Piccadilly, London.
Packed in tins of about 90 feeds, lls. ; in casks of about 450
feeds, 50s. ; of about 1,000 feeds,C £5, beiag about lid. per
feed.