It was now Mrs Haitly's turn to stand trial for her life.  On the same day with her husband she was prosecuted at his instance, and that of the Lord Advocate, on a charge of adultery with ten different persons specified in the indictment; and of having born three children, the fruit of her unlawful amours, the last of them not six months preceding.

The evidence of her criminal correspondence, and of the bearing three children in adultery, was complete; yet the jury, from what reason or motive I cannot conjecture, were not unanimous, but by a plurality of eleven to four found the prisoner guilty.  It was not however 'the feet of them which buried her husband that carried her out.'

The Court delayed from time to time pronouncing sentence upon the prisoners.  On the 20th of July after, John Fraser was set at liberty, in consequence of having obtained his Majesty's pardon.  The other convict Haitly still remained a prisoner; but after a minute and painful examination of the records, I have not been able to discover whether she was kept prisoner for life, or what became of her.