Carla Salvata asked about the murder, in Campbeltown, on 2nd May 1897. . I had a quick look at the Oban Times for Sat 8th May 1897. Here's an extract of the article which appearon page 5: . WIFE MURDER AT CAMPBELTOWN . A profound sensation was created at Campbel- town on Sunday morning when it became known that during the night a shocking murder had been committed in the town. The scene of the tragedy is the Millknowe, in the west end of the town, The man supposed to have committed the murder, Wm. Galbraith, was lately employed as a distillery workman, and the murdered woman was his wife Margaret MacMillan or Galbraith. So far as can be ascertained, Galbraith came home late at night, and a quarrel arose between him and deceased. There was no one present but their three children, the youngest an infant of three months and the eldest about five years of age. Towards four and five o'cllock on Sunday morning Galbraith came to the house of a neighbour with his infant, and left it there. He said his wife was ill and he was going for a doctor. He did not come back. Suspecting something was wrong the neighbours went to the house, where they discovered Mrs Galbraith in a pool of blood quite dead. The house was upside down, the whole of the furniture was smashed, and the room bore traces of a great struggle having taken place. Galbraith and his wife were in the habit of quarrelling. Galbraith, who has since given himself up to the police, is about 25 years of age, and his wife was some 10 or 12 years his senior. . Hope this is of some use to you. I had a quick look at the following two weeks papers but could not find anything. Galbraith would appear in front of the Sheriff, in Campbeltown, and then at the High Court, possibly in Oban. I'm not sure what was the score back in the late 1800's. Today he would probably go to Glasgow. In any case he would have to be brought to court, for trial, on the murder charge within 6 months. . Good luck with your research. I'll look up the OT if you need. . Les Horn Onich Inverness-shire