Conviction of John Dow and Charles Dow

On Wednesday last, John Dow, and Charles Dow, labourers, were convicted before the Sheriff, of an obstruction of one of the Officers of the court, and an attempt to rescue a person apprehended by him under a warrant from the Sheriff, and were sentenced to be imprisoned in the Tolbooth of Aberdeen; John Dow for one calendar month, and Charles Dow for fourteen days.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 19th February 1817.

Francis Ferrar, Logie Coldstone

On the 20th inst. Francis Ferrar, in Davan, parish of Logie Coldstone, was convicted before the Sheriff, on his own confession, of having conducted himself in a very violent and improper manner towards Harry Lamond Esq., one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for Aberdeenshire, while acting in the discharge of his duty as a Magistrate, in putting a stop to an affray at Tarland, on the evening of the 12th inst.  Ferrar, having soon become sensible of the impropriety of his conduct, had voluntarily delivered himself up to justice; and on being brought before the Sheriff, he expressed great contrition for his offence.  In consideration of these alleviating circumstances, and on the interposition of Mr Lamond, who was present in court, and generously interceded in his behalf, the sentence of the court only was, that he should find caution to keep the peace, and be of good behaviour, for the space of two years, under the penalty of Four Hundred Merks, and be imprisoned till such caution was found.  At the same time, the Sheriff stated, that if any thing of the kind should again occur, a much severer sentence would be pronounced.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 24th July 1816.