The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-10 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS.

Tursnay.—B &re the NJ .yor (AI lernm T:ternen.)
Mown.. ll4pkin., Rowe, Robeas, R4k sal Book.
- - ALLEGRO CROILTT TO A H _

(The Mayor and the S cirjy—lo; t ion of
Ortlf Ity to Animals.)
.1 meths, Cook, horse proprietor, Cue mnitreet,
was summons:l fir craely to a h use, by working it
when iss a-s it -fit o Feh. 19 .11.—Me. Pally
He--per, the Town Clerk, pros motet, ad tt Ili-
table, olicitor, Dorch este r. d-f soled. —Mr. II x able,
addresaing the U sy. r, wish ..1 it t s he understood
*het he Ace In no way luimical, but he desired to
sugge t t h'm whether it WWI Jo 111 114 to sit in this
Cc.... lie wcc quite sure his Worship would :Heehaws
hic mind of all onto lies, hot owing to his poslti sn a•
president of a cestaln roclety it tnieh: do berm It the
outside world or to the society.—The Msyor : I am
not preaident of any snede:y. Y,.11 mean the S ielety
for the Prevention C alty t Animal', I snnoosa ?
litixteble : That is 1.0.-113 Mayor: There is
no such society in r in Weyrnouth.—Mr
Hnztable : I only put it as • Rogge-II in ;at in an
illimiCSleense.—Tne Mayor : An attempt WAS male
to form a society here, and I cam:entail t i become the
boo. Sec., but it fall tbrough.—Mr. llnxtahle : I am
sure you will do every justice to the case.—Mr.
Hooper, in detailing the cue to the Bench, *aid that
shortly alter six o'clock on the evening of Pabrna-y
Ith P.O. Barrett woe in Cute m-street, when he raw
the defendant lea-line not a b'acie horse and waggon
from his yard, the waggon being laden with dung.
The horse had been kept in the stable, and had not
beeo able to see the light of day, bit when the shades
of evening came it was called on to do some work.
(Laughter.) The policeman orilerol the animal to be
taken back, and (*lie i the attenti no of two other nffic ire
t its state. Defenlent sald he would sell It at once.
but as a matter ot feet he root it away the next day
and bad it killed immediately. Tnis was • wise
thing to do, and palliate I the offence, but on the other
hand it oleo rather aggravated it, b canes it would
prevert the prosecution calling medical eviiienc
which the defendant knew would be detrimental to
him. The home appeared to he very weak, to be In
pain, and suffering. The left knee wee swollen, end
there wee a very "'lrk I op wound." It was cruelty
to work the anitnel 1,1 such a condition.—P.C. Barret,
P.S. Harvey, an-I Bollen were examined, an I
gave evident* in sopport cf the ewe, ea stated by the
Prosecution.—Genr4e 13-own, veterinary StirteoS, wee
also called, lie saw the horse in November lad, when
It hal • hail, broken knee. After having the animal
under his treatment several days he told the ado: lent
It did not ley in hie power to do it any goo I. The
horse was not in • fit adr to work.—ln cresai l-
amination by Mr. If uxtahle, witness 113 i 1 he had been
In prutiee in this t iwn M years. S3M4 amusement
, WAS caused by Mr. lliset able wishing to know
whether the treatment witness, administered to tie
animol was of a d petent ' description, and to this
wt 1.141 replied—'s lin not wish to know
your b langhter.)—Mr. Mutable, in
defence* c intended that excissive hlel issim dis-
played b 7 the police. In D -cembar last when the
defen lent hat the horn ont it fed and cut lee knee
badly, It we, t don to the stable, attend:it by Mr.
Brown, and afterwards by a farm, r name I Coulee
Crockee—The latter was sworn. Ifs poultioed the
h iree's knee, and it was qiiite irealed j t.t after
Cbristnaw. The h use soil Ire I from corns, and
lir several minutes whams it fir, t started. Ile had
seen it none or twia since Christmas. and replying
to inquiries from the defend:pit he told him
a little exercise, such as teking • load of
manure to a field, would do It ceod. It wax in very
goal working audition. If &fen:lent would have
maid him the horse he w -uld 'cave been very glad.—
J he Crit:hell. labourer deposed l to 'hating the
horse a U e tool 'et of the defendant. It did not
appear to suffer inni-h pile, alth ingh it walked stiff
in one krea—The Magistrates' Clerk :What dil 7..ta
shoot it for f—Witnees : I dm% know. (Genghter.)
Mr. Mutable :He did ae 65 was told. (Renewed
laughter.)—The May-ir oboe:rid that reference had
been mad: to the 8 ,ei..ty for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals. Ile esp.-Pei that • branch of that
moiety had not bens permanently established in the
town. lie believed it woul Ido an Inunimse deal of
g cccl in t rive:sting cruelty. IEII sac+ • society boto
an existeoce, no doubt its repres:ntativea would have
aisitA the detest lent's stable.. and Riven evidence in
the matter. When ours ildiere left this country the
Quer: an I tba Prince atal Princess of Wales bade
th tn aslieu. but the chord of sympathy which struck
him (the Meyer) meet waa that whim the Duke of
Cambridge bade adieu t m the regimeat at Aldershot
he impressed upon the • &liars it was necessary, and
his wish, they should be kind to the animals. The
magistrates had dismiesed from their mind:: the feet
that there tad preriouly been charges briaght against
the dtfeudant. They were therefore willing to think
he had worked the horse under Crockor's advice, and
hod not any intention of committing cruelty. Coder
these circumstauces the case would be dismissed.

lEPCDILVT CA9t OV FALSE PRETZECES.
A you mau naupd J Wasoo, alias Henry
fr Lakor, of Lyme Real., was brought up cu remand
obtalalog 30,. by fags protease@ fuss Mks Mark.
ham, No. 13, Bautswick.buildings. under strew-
strums peerlessly reported.—Sapt. Vickery intimated