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Jock Higgins' father escaped from burkers.

Date October 1953
Track ID 2833
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1953.237.B11a

Original Tape ID

SA1953.237

Summary

Jock Higgins' father escaped from burkers.

When travelling up north, Jock Higgins' father and another man got a night's lodgings in the barn of a farm. In the middle of the night they heard a coach with two horses approaching. They knew it was the burkers' coach, and jumped out of a back window to escape. They were pursued for about three miles, but escaped across the fields.

Language

Scots

Genre

Story

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair