Contemporary newspaper reports offer another view of McLevy’s career, alongside his own published stories. This index brings together the reports already collected on the site, including cases, police affairs, book reviews and accounts of his retirement and death.
These are historical reports, not modern findings. Check the newspaper date and attribution within each article; the date in its web address is the date it was added to this site.
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- Adulterated Snuff
- Apprehension of newly appointed superintendent of police, Dundee
- Brass Plate Robberies
- Burial of the late Jame’s M’Levy
- Candlestick Robbery
- Card Playing
- Case of Assault in the Cowgate 1850
- Cases of Garotte Robbery
- City Executioner Murdered
- Clever Capture
- Curiosities of Crime in Edinburgh Review
- Death by Violence
- Death of a well known detective
- Death of M’Levy Detective
- Death of M’Levy the Detective
- Expert Capture of Housebreakers
- Extensive Theft and clever apprehension of the thieves
- Forgery and Embezzlement
- Fraud
- Gross Blunder of the Police Scotsman 1852 Sep 11
- Housebreaking 1837
- James McLevy Retiral
- Lady’s Shoes Theft
- McLevy accused of attacking a lawyer – 1958 March 20 Caledonian Mercury
- McLevy gets 20% wage rise
- McLevy’s Burial 1873
- Police Vigilence
- Popish Policeman 1850
- Popish Toleration
- Rape Suspect Apprehended
- Robberies at Portobello
- Robbery Near Bo’Ness
- Scotsman Newspaper 7th August 1833
- Scotsman Newspaper 9 August 1834
- Silk Robbery
- Silver Plate Robbery
- Singular Thefts by a Lady
- The late Robbery in Leith Street
- The late Robbery of Watches in Princes Street
- The Sliding Scale of Life Review
- The swell mob at the cattle show
- Thefts from back Greens
