Jock Higgins' father escaped from burkers.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
October 1953
Track ID
2833
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.237.B11a
Original Tape ID
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
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair