MALCOLM GILLESPIE'S BULLDOG.
The article discusses Malcolm Gillespie, a criminal who was hanged in 1827 in Scotland, but who wrote about his escapades for which his accomplice was a dog. Gillespie was employed as an exciseman and his job was to locate and destroy alcohol. He used his dog to attack pack horses carrying the alcoh...
| Publicado en: | Scots Magazine Vol. 167; no. 4; pp. 382 - 384 |
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D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
Oct2007
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| Sumario: | The article discusses Malcolm Gillespie, a criminal who was hanged in 1827 in Scotland, but who wrote about his escapades for which his accomplice was a dog. Gillespie was employed as an exciseman and his job was to locate and destroy alcohol. He used his dog to attack pack horses carrying the alcohol. When the government would not pay for his various expenses Gillespie forged money and was caught. |
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