Peter Wilson, Boynesmill, Forgue

REWARD OFFERED.

ADVERTISEMENT.

THAT upon the Evening of Friday the 23d current, some malicious person discharged a GUN, or PISTOL, seemingly with the intention of killing or wounding PETER WILSON, Blacksmith in Boinsmill, parish of Forgue, when leaving his work, and going betwixt his Smithy and Fire-house with a lighted candle in his hand; by which shot he was severely hurt in different parts of his body:-

A FEWARD OF TEN GUINEAS

Is hereby offered by James Allardes, Esq. Boinsmill, to any person or persons who shall give such information to him, or the Procurator Fiscal of the County, as may lead to a discovery of the offender.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 28th October 1818.

FIVE GUINEAS REWARD.

WHEREAS, between twelve and one o'clock on the night of Sunday the fourteenth instant, as James Blance, Shipmaster in Peterhead, was travelling on horseback between Ellon and Aberdeen, he was accosted, a little to the northward of the Tollbar at Belhelvie, by a man having the appearance of a sailor, who rose from behind a dyke at the road side, and ordered him to stop; and he having declined to do so, and put spurs to his horse, the said man fired a pistol at him, as he rode off, by the ball from which he narrowly escaped being wounded;

A REWARD OF FIVE GUINEAS

Is hereby offered to any person who will apprehend and detain the man above mentioned, or give such information respecting him, to Hugh Fullerton, Procurator Fiscal of Aberdeenshire, as shall be the means of his being apprehended and brought to justice.

DESCRIPTION.

The said man has the appearance of a sailor, is of middle size, stout made, has large whiskers nearly meeting each other and was dressed in a brown jacket, dark blue trowsers, and either a black leather, or a glazed hat.

Aberdeen, July 15, 1816.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 17th July 1816.

TWENTY GUINEAS REWARD.

WHEREAS, upon the night between the 10th and 11th days of January last, some evil disposed person or persons did maliciously fire a Gun or Pistol, loaded with slugs, through one of the windows in the dwelling house of Alexander Innes, Constable in New Pitsligo; and did also on the same night, enter the said Alexander Innes's stack yard and throw down and scatter two stacks of Oats belonging to him; and it being desirable that the perpetrators of these outrages should be discovered, and brought to justice, a REWARD of TEN GUINEAS is hereby offered, by Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, Bartl; and a further REWARD of TEN GUINEAS by Hugh Fullerton, Procurator Fiscal of the County of Aberdeen, to any one who will give such information to the said Hugh Fullerton, as shall lead to the discovery and conviction of the persons, or any of them, who were guilty of both or either of the felonious acts above mentioned.

Aberdeen, June 5th, 1816.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 5th June 1816.