| Description Of Item | A press cutting from The Scotsman about the court case surrounding Alexander Dingwall, who killed his wife Grace Kerr or Caird or Dingwall. He mortally wounded her on the night of 31 December 1866 or the early hours of 1 January 1867. The testimonies of several witnesses are included in the article, primarily those of Thomas Fyfe and his wife Helen Burness or Fyfe. There is an emphasis on the crime itself and establishing if Alexander Dingwall had been drinking prior to the crime. From the collection of Thomas Laycock. |