In a small park just off the promenade of the seaside town of Portobello stands a plinth inscribed with the words: “This fountain has been erected in remembrance of Dr Hugh Dewar, Portobello, by his grateful patients and numerous friends, who deplore the loss in the prime of manhood of a kind friend and skillful and beloved physician. His quiet charity was known to the needy. 1866-1914” However, recent research has uncovered a more sinister backstory than this epitaph would lead many to believe. During the winter of 1914, a…
