Transcript of a Police Report submitted to Tobermory Procurator Fiscal charging John MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald, Neil MacInnes, Donald MacLean, John MacEachern, Donald MacDonald, Lachlan MacKinnon and John Kennedy with breach of peace and/or assault following incidents in Coll on 10 May 1864.
The report gives details of a series of incidents involving: John MacDonald (cottar, Arinagour), Lachlan MacInnes (shepherd, Gallanach), John MacInnes (son of Lachlan MacInnes. Servant to and residing with John Campbell, Cornaig), Alexander MacDonald (son of John MacDonald, Arinagour), Neil MacInnes (son of Lachlan MacInnes, Gallanach), Donald MacLean (cottar, Grishpol), Neil McFarlane and Donald McFarlane (crofters, Sorastal [Sorisdale]), John MacEachern (labourer, Sorastal [Sorisdale]) and Donald MacDonald (servant to and residing with Miss Campbell, Cliad), Lachlan MacKinnon (labourer, Arinagour), John Kennedy (ploughman, Brecacha [Breachacha]), James Hawthorn (Innkeeper, Arinagour), Lachlan MacLean (farmer, Gorten).
Donald MacFarlane (Sorastal [Sorisdale]), John Cameron (servant to Donald MacDonald, Arinagour), Donald McLean (labourer, Hyn [Hyne]), Angus Cameron (Clerk, Tobermory) and Duncan Cameron (Constable) are named as witnesses.
These incidents occurred at or near the Inn at Arinagour. The shop Duncan Gilchrist (merchant, Arinagour) is also mentioned.
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From the liveArgyll Archives in Lochgilphead, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.