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Trial of Brodie and Smith
- When
- 27 August 1788
- Where
- Edinburgh, Scotland
Brodie and Smith stood trial together in Edinburgh from 27 August 1788, arising from the March raid on the excise office.
The trial of Brodie and Smith started on 27 August 1788. The case stemmed from an armed raid on the excise office in Chessels Court, on the Canongate, organised by Brodie on 5 March 1788. Smith was a Berkshire-born locksmith who ran a grocer's shop in the Cowgate and had been recruited into Brodie's gang of thieves in 1786. Brodie's hanging on 1 October 1788 implies that the trial ended in a sentence of death by hanging.
Sources
- William Brodie Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-03
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