Power, - Duty, - Liability of Magistrates relative to Prisoners.
Henderson v. Magistrates of Irvine
Date: 4 July 1733 Case No. No 65.
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Magistrates found liable for the debt upon a prisoner's escape, in respect the prison was not sufficient; for, though there were cat-bands on the door, they were on the inside, to undo which the prisoner had ready access. See Appendix.
