On December 28, 1892, George Muirhead, a 55-year-old cart driver from Blantyre, suffered a severe accident when he struck his head on the masonry ceiling of a pend close while driving his cart. The incident resulted in spinal and rib fractures, leading to a poor prognosis for recovery.
Francis Brown, a young man in custody, appeared for trial before Sheriff Brown and a jury in Hamilton Sheriff Court on Thursday 25th February 1937 on a charge of assault to the danger of life. The indictment libelled that on Ist January, 1937 in the pend close at 5 Stonefield Road (shown by a red […]