Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-10-06
A HORRIBLE RECITAL.
GChambers' Miscellany. |

The following story is taken from
a law book which is considered good
authority. and was compiled from
the criminal records Of the courts
at Edinburg. Scotland:
History contains no parallel to
the horrible cruelties and robherieS
that were committed by one Saw.
ney Became, n Scotchman, in the
reign of King James l.. before he
came to the crown of England by
the demise OF Queen Elizabeth.
Sawney Bcane was born about
I eight or nine miles eastward of the
city of Edinburgh, in the county OF
East Lothian, of parents who went
a hedging and ditching for their
daily bread, aud who brought up
this, their bloody minded child, 10
the same occupation; but as he grew
up his disposition to idlcncss not
permitting him to follow an honor
able employment, he left his father
and mother. and ran into the conn-
try. where, following a most wicked
life. aud taking up with woman
as vicious as himself, instead OF
living in any city, town or village,
they took up their lodging on a
rock by the seaside, on the shore of
Shire Galway, where they lived for
upward of twenty five years, hav.
ing both children and grandchildren
in that time. whom they brought
up so wickedly that they were new.
er separated. kept no other compa-
ny but themselves, and supported
themselves entirely by robbing, aud,
what was worse, they never com,
mitted robbery without IA murder.
They never frequented any mar
ket for provisions, but, as soon as
they had murdered man, woman or
child, they did not leave the car
cass behind. but carried il to their
. den. where. cutting il into quarters,
they would pickle them aud live
upon human flesh till they got an
other prey of the same kind. But
tley had generally superf'uily
insomuch that they Ottentimes, III
= the night time. but at a great dis
lance from their sanguinary man
sion. threw legs and arms OF some
, they had killed into the sea, which
the tide frequently cast up at sew
p eral parts of the country, TO the
= great establishment of the beholders
Persons who went about their law
!. full occupations fell often into til,
hands of these merciless cannlbal:
and never returned home again
This raised n general cry among
their friends aud relations, inso
n much that the whole country wa
= alarmed at such a common loss o
people, which frequently happened
! in travelling into the West of Scot
e land, and private spies were sen
IL out -into- all parts 10 find ont, !
# possible, how these melanchol,
> events happened.
;. For a leugth of time their strict
:. est searches and enquiries were t
If no purpose. However, several hon
> est travellers were taken up upo
SuSDlC1On, tllu W lOuSiuiIN btuSN'
upon bare circumstances, beside
a. several innocent iHH-keepers, VIII
we're also executed for no other rea
son than that persons who had bee
. thus lost were known TO have lai
: in their honses, and were suppose
to have been robbed aud murdere
a BY them, aud their bodies privatel
buried in obscure places to proven
: discovery. To such an exter
was this carried that several inr
keepers on the western road
Scotland lett off their business, IL
ne fear of being made the like exam
h m pies, aud followed other empIe.
n ments, 30 that travellers again wei
Id put 10 many Inconvenience II
od want of accommodation.
Ks However, after several had bee
Ike executed, and no one had made az
confession at the gallows, but d
clared that they we're innocent
the crime for which they died, tn