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TitlePrecognition against Henry Inglis, John Innes Wright, Robert Salmond, William Taylor, John Stewart, Robert Summers Stronach, Lewis Potter
Year1879
NRS ReferenceAD14/79/312
Accused
Name and DesignationAgeBirthplaceCrimeCrime Location 
Henry Inglis, writer and bank director, 1 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian72EdinburghFalsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name Henry Inglis, writer and bank director, 1 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Age 72
Birthplace Edinburgh
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
John Innes Wright, merchant and bank director, 10 Queen's Terrace, Glasgow, Lanarkshire68GlasgowFalsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name John Innes Wright, merchant and bank director, 10 Queen's Terrace, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Age 68
Birthplace Glasgow
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
John Stewart, wine merchant and bank director, 34 Moray Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian61GlasgowFalsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name John Stewart, wine merchant and bank director, 34 Moray Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Age 61
Birthplace Glasgow
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Lewis Potter, retired merchant and bank director, 7 Claremont Terrace, Glasgow, Lanarkshire71FalkirkFalsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name Lewis Potter, retired merchant and bank director, 7 Claremont Terrace, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Age 71
Birthplace Falkirk
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Robert Salmond, bank director of several English concerns, Rankinston, Ayr, Ayrshire74Inveraray, ArgyllFalsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name Robert Salmond, bank director of several English concerns, Rankinston, Ayr, Ayrshire
Age 74
Birthplace Inveraray, Argyll
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Robert Summers Stronach, banker, 13 Crown Gardens, Dowanhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire52Lonmay, AberdeenFalsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name Robert Summers Stronach, banker, 13 Crown Gardens, Dowanhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Age 52
Birthplace Lonmay, Aberdeen
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
William Taylor, merchant and bank director, Glasgow, Langbank, Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire66GlasgowFalsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name William Taylor, merchant and bank director, Glasgow, Langbank, Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire
Age 66
Birthplace Glasgow
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Victim(s)
Name and DesignationAgeBirthplaceCrimeCrime Location 
James Ritchie, High Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian  Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name James Ritchie, High Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Age
Birthplace
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Rev John Pulsford, Dalrymple Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian  Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name Rev John Pulsford, Dalrymple Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Age
Birthplace
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Robert Christie, grocer, Edinburgh, Midlothian  Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name Robert Christie, grocer, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Age
Birthplace
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Robert Craig, Craig Esk House, Newbattle, Midlothian  Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name Robert Craig, Craig Esk House, Newbattle, Midlothian
Age
Birthplace
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Thomas Brownlie, Gresham Cottage, Uddingston, Bothwell, Lanarkshire  Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlementHead Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow
Name Thomas Brownlie, Gresham Cottage, Uddingston, Bothwell, Lanarkshire
Age
Birthplace
Crime Falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition and fabrication, falsification, and uttering bank balance sheets and theft and breach of trust and embezzlement
Location Head Office of the City of Glasgow Bank, Virginia Street, Glasgow


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'Crown Office Precognitions', NRS Reference AD14/79/312; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/adentry.aspx?adid=879312: accessed 10 Jun 2026); Original Source: National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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