The tinkler-gypsies . Whereupon the Tinkler ran after them and-caught hold of a little boy, Peter Douglas, whohad been attempting to climb up a tree for say the Tinkler took him by the heelsand jauped out his brains against the tree,and others that the Tinkler felled him with agraipe with which he had been digging thepotatoes. The tree, of which an illustration isgiven, goes by the name of The Boy Tree,and may still be seen standing by the side ofthe old road which leads past Ardachie, andthe Old Place of Drumbuie, near also says that a brother of the Tinkler,Co
The tinkler-gypsies . Whereupon the Tinkler ran after them and-caught hold of a little boy, Peter Douglas, whohad been attempting to climb up a tree for say the Tinkler took him by the heelsand jauped out his brains against the tree,and others that the Tinkler felled him with agraipe with which he had been digging thepotatoes. The tree, of which an illustration isgiven, goes by the name of The Boy Tree,and may still be seen standing by the side ofthe old road which leads past Ardachie, andthe Old Place of Drumbuie, near also says that a brother of the Tinkler,Cochrane, was allowed to have an interview inthe gaol with the murderer, and succeeding ineffecting a speedy change of garments enabledthe murderer to escape. Tradition in this caseis borne out by the Town Records :— At Wigtown the eighteenth day of June, onethousand seven hundred and eighty four years, theMagistrates and those of the Council hereto subscribingtaking into their consideration that Alexander Cochrane,. Magisirdfes Oninntted by a Tinkler. 137 Travelintj Tinkler, was lately Incarcerateii within the Tolbooth cf this Buigh for the alleged murder of Peter Douglas, son of George Douglas in Drumhuie and that there is a great heazard of the said Cochranes being rescued or that he breake Prison it is therefore necessary that a guard be appointed to prevent the same. We accordingly hereby Decern Ordain and strictly-enjoine all the Inhabitants and others holding of the Borrow to perform watch and ward upon the said Alexander Cochrane during all the nights which he shall remain in our prison or till we issue contrary orders, and that two and two as they shall be warned by an officer for that purpose and we direct that the said two persons shall begin to guard precisely at ten oclock at night, and shall continue and not be found off their duty till five oclock in the morning, and tiat under the pains of Law to be inflicted on them and their Employers. And we appoint t
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