On December 24, 1892, police recaptured escaped prisoner Pete Brogan, who had fled after being arrested in October for indecent assault. The victim, determined to see justice served, collaborated with authorities to locate Brogan in Glasgow, leading to his arrest on Christmas Eve as he returned home.
Time and time again I find the 1920’s an era of great unemployment for Blantyre and a time when hardships drove men (and women) to do things that would normally be grossly out of character. One such story is that of Alexander Walker Hunter, whom, in 1925 was 31 years old, a married man who […]
Forget pandas, whales or rainforests. In 1940, Blantyre residents could “adopt a prisoner of war!” On 2nd December 1940, the Hamilton Advertiser ran with this story. I’m slightly amazed at how sporting the German officers were in allowing the parcels to be given to camps, and more than a little suspicious that all these […]