Theft of Oats by known Trio
On Friday 19th December 1862, a week before Christmas, police constable Andrew Cooper was going about his rounds on Burnbank Road when he saw three well known characters of […]
Category Archives: Blantyre Crime
Murder by Cobblestone
On Friday 26th August 1836, two males who were employed at Blantyre to cart some stones and rubbish ended up in a quarrel. The row was over some trifling […]
Illegal Footie at Hunthill
On Saturday 14th August 1922, three young Blantyre lads, John King, John Hay, and William Wallace decided to have a game of football. Nothing strange there at the end of […]
Spate of Break ins 1922
1922 saw a spate of break in’s around Blantyre (some things never change I hear you say!). Perhaps driven by dire economic times and hardships people had to endure, […]
Bare Knuckle Fight
Two brothers-in-law named Andrew Clyde, miner, Netherfield Place, Blantyre, and Richard Murphy, miner, Glasgow Road, Blantyre, appeared before the Justices at Hamilton on Saturday 3rd March 1923, on charge of […]
Husband Disagrees with Police
On Tuesday 21st August 1923, the Blantyre police completed their investigation in connection with a drowning the previous week, in a tributary of the Clyde. Mrs. O’Brien, the wife […]
Hawker Steals wee girl
Hope you’re enjoying some of these older stories this week. Here’s another from 1924, which has drama almost good enough to be made into a film! I hope it’s […]
Inheritance fraud – Imprisonment
Here’s a remarkable story of a registered letter arriving in Blantyre in 1924, containing an inheritance legacy which fell into the wrong hands. It came up in Glasgow Sheriff […]
Glad Eyes vrs Blue Tanks
In 1920’s Blantyre, there were TWO main gangs. Bigger rivals, rejoicing in names of ‘The Glad Eyes’ and ‘The Blue Tanks’. Both groups were comprised mostly of young men […]