The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-08-20 00:00:00

FOOT AND mourn DisEAse.

A SUM DEWAR FINKD £lO.

PrrrY FrelSlObli, Wedoseday.—Before 0. W. Ferrer,
sod M. Hateete' plop.
Arr. Rep* Cres4te, of Niothport. Worehow,•lame
sheen dealer. sornmoted by sipt.Thocosei Keles for
that be on +be 26 b July last, at the poith of
unlawfully did ones or settee to be driven on • certain
highway there situate, cortaim sheep, then aod there
afforded with • °sewn cootaslous or taftctions chant.,
to wit., the foot-and-mouth &seem.
Mr. Howard, of Weymouth, appeared for the prose-
cution, sad Mr. Telmer, of Wimboros, for the def. nee.
Mr. Howard shortly stated his ease, sad thee gelled

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Jobb romer,who sided be woos woo'mse in,cl helped
sr tb the deep for Mr. Charlie ItadOliff 4, under Tnome•
RoweelL He gess sent from Hyde to Mr. Credos's, an
Friday, 26th July last. and saw one of Mr. Credd's
sons, whom be told be bed eouto after the 40 iambs, for
he we only to talcs 40, not the 44. Mr. Ureeddis eon
said tigi might have them. Went into the field adj doing
the hood, and saw some swim and iambs. They drove
them op to the pt.. Mr. Credos'. son told him to
beep them up olds tugether and he'd clutch them
through the other pt. Caught the 44; four were
siunlrurdo WHO out. Thee were all lamb., one of the
four dm lune. Did riot tote him beesed he ...slam*.
Another had mdgote, and the other too he did not
take because they were the smallest. Al of then were
merhel with • dot on the DIM/ pie. Drove them ft n 3
• IT Mr. Creedn's premises on the high road, Of 041114.1 the
railway. and thee drove straight on the nod to Hada.
Whoa he got to Hyde he drove them into a meadow,
Where they stayed for about al hour, and theo he pot
them woh Mr. Ratcliffe'. own Lem He add to Mr.
Credee'g sou— . . .

Mr. Tuner otiseted to the onnverestlon hell bet...OD
Mr. Greedy'''. son and witnese, u not evidence against
the defendant; but the Bench overruled the objeotioic
Wit..... sad "We're goleg to dip our Isinbe.' Defen-
dant'. son replied " We've dipped our lamb. • thy or
two ago, it'll do them no harm to be dipped aisle." It
nun doe hot day. an one of the twine was lame as
we
went along. Haw Mr. Rowe, veterinary Barron sod
Sopa, 11•1“, at Hyde. on the Tntraisy followieg (July
30). They looked at the lambs. four of thus had
died since he drove them to Hyde.
Croeyexi mined ; Told It,. listelyfl. that evening he
Itsd bon.bt the 'stubs. Dad not tell tiro one wu lame.
Didn't know if be told the other mao. Caro. along
the road quite quiet. It Is about Ave miles to lir',
Mr. Relay& hed about 210 leans there besides the 40,
end Wllie used. Never uw .lam. sheep on the term
before the 40 lambs oame. ituollsotYl iroing with Mr.
Oreedee's sops and Mr. Charles Redolyg,, to look at
• ime ewes ; Thome. Russell was there also. That was
before the lambs same. Saw one of the ewes caught by
the ehepherd ;It had a had uddeir. Would swear be
heard nothing said about 00 foot- thd mouth disease.
Helped ti drive them together. fluid nothlog said
about the ewes ; dii hoer notaething said about lambs.
Mr. Crude., j 'yid he would sell some lambr. Mr.
Ralelyffe said if they were not sound good lambs be
would not give a penny a Diens for them. Heard
nothing maid about Mr. Radelyffs's own lamb. The
ewes bad been there all the whiter, the lambi Ave or
sin weeks. No uterine, surgeon had attended them.
He only fed the sheep. Would pitch the fold end feed
theiambe. Had not seen the shepherd tut the feet
within tee Last month. Had seen him look et the feet
of the sleep. A shepherd looks rotted the sheep. and
If there is aeythine wrong he attends to it. D d not
pay the ternulke going through. He thought be wined
Mr. Cu. lee's son nb nsa to pay the gate, and he
said Mr. Ituletylle. Told the w nose at the gets be
same from Mr. Halal, Hs's. Drove the 40 out Mr.
Greedee's fletd on ti the tu-npike rued, and roan
Crude. ran oc to help him turn them again et the
tot npik• gate. Bane man named Bridle end rolled on
him to atop the limbs ; they were running feat. The
dock with which he put the lambs wee the mm... that
'Ail Mr. Crudes bed use.

Ite•ezernieed : Ant wzodattet sod know nothing
•1 out .beep. r. Ruee.ll Is the menetrer of the sheep
The 230 letelte Vied folded la the field where I pat the
0.

B'y tho Boca : Could not remember whether the
sheep gad tem' e wore folded together when Mr. Cree-
ds* and Mr. R de rife wive lolking at them.

Tina wiliness ay; his evidence in svery loam rammer,
trying to evade II quondam, and was reprimanded
several tWaso.

Thomp ituwell Mated be overlooked MY Charier.
Radcliffe'. sheep. On Settirday, 27th Jelly, be went
to the lambi'. Mr. R ober ffe bad 231, and witness sew
40 fresh onsa marked with • dot on the ow pin. They
were dipping the whole of them. The lam witness sad
two other men wen with Mr. Arnold, lb. dipper,
dipping them. Witness caught them sad pat them on
ill* Omagh. Did it to the whole number. Fror or
five of the new lambs were team, maiming from fort-
sod-mouth dieser*. They bed Pees on the sides of
their months sad on their feet. Under the but, rind
ender the fore I. p there were pimple*. with matter of
alp from • pin's heed to a meal pr.:len pea. There
eas white matter in them. In two or three there
•pOsered as though the pimples bad burrs, and there
wee • dry sore. By what witness cavil judge It was
foot.and-montli disease. lo his opinion the mires amid
not hap formed In two days. their own lambs Were
In sound at the time: did not use a pimple on them,
and there was nose. Made se observation to some of
the men who were dipping. Had seen their own lambs
every day ainoa they were brought there about 6th ,lirly
last, but on Ape of dWeap about them. Those lambs
were not bided with soy pres, there were 110 OWO4 On
the pleas. On the &today morning the strange Limbo
were Oohed oet from the book-36 in number, four of
them had died, one on Saturday, sad three mire on
11..nday morning. Waage. skinned thorn all, end
found one with • footsore between the Maws, sod two
ruches up the leg. The skies were pimply with ma:ter.
ag far as *Omer could judge, it appeared of some
standing. Showed a skin to Mr. Aubrey, veterinary
eurgeou of filandford, who said it we. foot-mid-mouth
dives**. We. peewit whim Mn. Creedee's two seas
crime to look at the ewes. Mr. Redelyffe was there.
They bought the ewes. Thee wee., folded by them.
selves in the higher part of the some 11•11--as the
haste were in. . . .

Cross-eztu Iced: The e wee and Ittalte were not to-
gether when Mr. Dredge, jour., was there. There
were three or four lama Caught one to show Mr.
Geodes that It WU the foot rot. Did At catch the
others. Young Crease told him he rather euepeeted it
ries foot-and-mouth diocese—be did not advise witness
to kwp the limbo eeparate. This was before the 44
mote. The 2.34 Os.. from Dorehester fair. Had bed
the ewes 'inc. October. Had the foot-and.mouth
disease in October. The owes brought it with them.
They owe tato the field where the lambs were, about
a week before Mr. Creerlee bought them; that was on
tie 22 id Jul) !dew Falter the Saturday moroluc.
Foetal said nothing. There were dry nabs on the
Limbs on the 'ids of the mouth, and on the feet by
its hoof. Should my there were Boelo of the limbe
that showed therm ace* and 30 with pimples. Whets
. the ewe. were down under foot-and-mouth disease
they were dull. All entombs hal seen were so. If
wishes@ saws flock IDOVDDI about should not think they
bad the disease. On driving them to the pea for
lipping saw four or five lame; caught them to eximine
them. The where looked thin aud poor. Could have
picked them all out by their thineem. Showed the
cities sod carcass* to Mr. Aubrey on the Monday.
When Mr. Creedee, jum,was there, did not say anything
about the Uinta Witueas was heed gardener at Hyde,
and broug. t up to sheep.
Re-examined : The pen WY about 150 yards from
where the iambi wen . About four or live were lame.
Rzeatined them before pulling them on the bough.
loand the pimples in them tied the scores. Never
saw the loot-and-mouth disease be( 're October hot.
Beard Mr. Itaricl)ffe In eon aaaaaaaaa with Mr. Creche,
jun., say be woulu Lot have them at a gilt, if they
had the foot-and-month disease or foot rot. Mr.
floodoe's client Km thought It wig foot nit
flaperintendeat &gee stated he was en inspector
under the Cont.gioue Dieetses Act. froo2 ihforreatioe.
he went to Hyde early on the morning of the 314
July. Having seen some lambe there is a pert by
themselves, seat for Mr. Rowe, veterinary rurgeon, of
Dorchester. There were 30 or 40. Both went together
le the diernoon to Hyde. Defendant lives hear the
railway station, and the plata Yoder der-OHW es when
begat the lambs from, wee to defendant's occupation.
, Dross-examined : From the appearance under the
' flaok and ettuolder Intatell thought it wee foot-mad-
mouth disease. The sheep on Mr. Radolyffies were
pieneetioed free from dittoes, some time last yeti-. Was
IWO it WY lett year. None had been reported to him
this year. Reeeiverl ioforniatJon of the outbre ,k on
the evening of the 29h July. Mr. Rowe rsontined the
40 lambs. and the other fink too. Some-of them bad
it apparently breakaLg our. You could jest discern a ,
sort of rash under the armpits, and In between the
claws—a sort of pustule oolitic)/ up. Of the 40 some
of the mouths were eons jut en the edge of the.lip.
Russell was not present when Mr. Rowe was there.
There were DO other sheep In the Geld.

Re-eiguniood : Ii the 40 the pustules seemed to him
of sumo !flooding. Wtoil they were touehed the matthr
seemed deed. _

---ITr:-ItiCe-d; Rowe stated ho was • veterinary sulgeon
' living at Dorchdtor, ant • veterinary iota-dor uodor
the Coutagiout Dodoes Act for the Dorchester aid
Wombats distriete. On the 30th July ho vu sum-
mottod by Saw hatendet Seim, to Wareham, and wool
with him to Hyde, whoa he saw too lots of :beep io
two peaa izaakibed the lambs in doh pen. The
small lot (36), sh,wed • vyry bad form of foot-aod-
nowth dismal Tbs hoof had supporatioa between horn
sad foot, wefts, mud the ous•ide, iator.l •bd book
=1:41 the loot, the sorodt-vseioles had formod ant
whisk left • raw salsa& Tosy was crying
op hal The maths wire WU Kay, bat la way wire