The trial of Katharine Nairn [Ogilvie] and Patrick Ogilvie, for the crimes of incest and murder [of Thomas Ogilvie]. Containing the whole procedure of the High Court of Justiciary; upon the 5th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th days of August 1765 / [Katharine Nairn Ogilvie].

  • Nairne, Katharine.
Date:
1765
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Credit: The trial of Katharine Nairn [Ogilvie] and Patrick Ogilvie, for the crimes of incest and murder [of Thomas Ogilvie]. Containing the whole procedure of the High Court of Justiciary; upon the 5th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th days of August 1765 / [Katharine Nairn Ogilvie]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    C n ] : fcew, that Hie had it not in her power fo to have done, had the intended it; and that defafio none was admr- niftered. > ) 2tk, Mr Ogilvie’s corpfe remained unmterred un¬ til the nth. k was viewed by phyficians and fur- geons of character and (kill: the appearances were nothing but what is ufual in natural diftempers pro~ ceeding from various internal caufes. A dilfedion of the body would eafily have ftiown whether there had been poifon in the cafe or not; and it was the duty of Alexander Ogilvie the informer, who had come to the houfe, and (topped interment for one day upon this very fufpieion, to have caufed the body to be laid o- pen. This was not done ; whereby the infallible means were loft of detecting the crime, if any was committed, and this unhappy pannel was deprived of the only infallible means of proving her innocence,. Thefe are the great lines of principal fads whiclr the pannel propofes to prove: many others to the fame tendency, will, it is expeded, come out in leading the proof; and, (lie flatters herfelf, that thefe, with an intelligent jury, will be effedual to deted the falfehood of this accufation, and to vindicate the charader and innocence of an unfortunate young woman, whofe prelent ftate, feveral months gone with child, renders her a very improper objed to undergo a trial of this nature; which, from the accumulation of tw7o capital crimes in one indidment, and the great number of cvitnelfes given out in lift, belides thole to be adduced for her exculpation, mult draw out to an immoderate length. Cro s b i e, -for Lieutenant Patrick Ogil* vie, pannel, Repeated his figned Defences; and prefented, That the faid Lieutenant Patrick Ogilvie having obtained a commiflion in the regiment, he be¬ haved in the execution thereof in a proper and inof- fenflve manner; and being ordered along with his re¬ giment to the Eaft Indies, he remained there till his health obliged him to return home; whea be came to