Trial Details
T/LA/99 John Smith
- Name of the accused
- John Smith
- Associated case
- C/EGD/1225 (13/7/1631)
- Trial process type
- Central Court
| associated trials | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trial reference | accused | trial type | trial year | trial place |
| no recorded trials | ||||
Pre-trial actions
| commissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commission body | type | date | seal | notes |
| Privy Council | None | 13/7/1630 | None | questioned in front of the PC |
| Privy Council | Investigation | 22/6/1630 | None | ordered to appear to answer charges |
| Privy Council | Investigation | 22/6/1630 | None | presentation of the dittay |
| Privy Council | Investigation | 1/7/1630 | None | None |
| Privy Council | Investigation | 29/6/1630 | None | None |
| previous commissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commission body | date | |||
| no recorded prior commission | ||||
| appeals | ||
|---|---|---|
| central authority | reason | appeal date |
| no recorded appeals | ||
| complaints | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | date of complaint | lodged at | appeal date | complainent | involvement |
| Suspect's | 5/7/1631 | Privy Council | |||
| move to higher legal authority | |
|---|---|
| moved to | date of move |
| no recorded move to higher legal authority | |
| denunciations | |
|---|---|
| denuncation date | dated |
| 13/7/1629 | by Alexander Hammilton in Dunce |
| imprisonments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incarceration date | central trial imprison | prison | location | moving |
| 1/7/1630 | no | None | Edinburgh | no |
| tortures | |
|---|---|
| date of torture | torture type |
| no recorded tortures | |
| ordeals | |
|---|---|
| date of ordeal | ordeal type |
| no recorded ordeals | |
| confessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| central trial confession | date | location | notes |
| no recorded confessions | |||
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- He and Katharine Wilson complained about being falsely accused by falsified depositions written by James Mowat. They produced 14 witnesses in their complaint. He finally testified in front of the PC on 13/7/1630. JC26 has an interrogatory set for him. He was to asked about his involvement in Lady Samuelston's plot to kill her husband and the supposed conspiracy to kill Manderston. JC26 also has a copy of a presbytery minute from 7 Aug. 1623. He answered the charges against him on 26 August 1630.
- watched?
- no
- watch date
- no information
- arrested?
- yes
- arrest date
- 1/7/1630
- fled?
- no
- date absconded
- no information
- action dropped?
- yes
- action dropped date
- 5/7/1631
- action dropped by
- no information
- trial action body
- Privy Council
- confronting suspects?
- no
Trial phase
- trial date
- no information
- trial place
- no information
place of trial
- settlement
- Edinburgh
- parish
- no information
- presbytery
- no information
- county
- no information
- burgh
- no information
verdict
- verdict
- no information
- defence
- no
- female accusers
- 0
- male accusers
- 0
- recorded as high status?
- no
- order for central judiciary trial
- no
- judiciary trial date
- no information
- circuit court (mixed central and local)
- no
- circuit name
- no information
- local court with central representatives
- no
- trial notes
- None
| persons associated with the trial | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | title | office | occupation | involvement | witchpricker? | notes |
| no recorded additional persons | ||||||
Post-trial phase
- sentence
- no information
- executed?
- no
- execution date
- no information
- execution place
- no information
- execution method
- no information
- post trial notes
- None
| other named witches | ||
|---|---|---|
| name | trial link | accused link |
| Jon Neill | T/LA/24 | A/EGD/158 |
| John McReadie | T/LA/2275 | A/EGD/1051 |
| Katherine Wilson | T/LA/98 | A/EGD/1212 |
| Alesone Coline | T/LA/100 | A/EGD/1214 |
| Alexander Hammiltoun | T/LA/15 | A/EGD/155 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||