Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-27
LOCAL NEWS.

A FARCY Casa large crowd was attract
ed to Justice Padget,'s Office 10 market alley,
on Saturday afternoon last, by the trial OF
man named Johu Davis, a trader in cheap
horses, for turning out tarced horses Oh lands
adjoining those upon which healthy horses
we're pastured. The complaint was brought by
the brothers Gowings whose statement was to
the effect that Davis had turned out lot OF
diseased horses on grounds adjoining theirs,
and that they had seen these diseased horses
with their heads over the teuce dividing their
the Gowiugses land from that upon which
the sick horses were kept. and blowing the te-
It'd discharges from their nostrlls over upon
the said Gowing>es land, and upon which their,
the Gowlngses' horses were pasturcd. One
OF the diseased horses was brought to the j US
tees Office, and an anti norton examination
made OF it there by MessrS. Chatham, Legg
and other horse experts, by whom 1t was pro,
bounced tarcied, and the Justice having read
to Davis the law covering such cases, imposed
on him tirc of $72O-$4 fine and 20 costs,
aud ordered him to have the sick animal con-
iued at once under penalty of having 1t shot.
This decision not meeting Davis $ approval, ne
objected to 1t, and also to the evidence or the
experts, but the Justice informed him that be
Va
account Of their veterinary knowledge, but be-
cause he thought they were MIS- Davis 5, friends.
Davis replied that he had no friends. The Jus
tice responded that friends or not, the hne
would have to be paid at once, and the horse
impouuded, for his decision was like the law OF
the Modes aud Pcrsians The horse 10 the
mean time, it was discovered, had been led
away ty the colored boy having it in charge,
aud while constable Gray and Il crowd OF boys
were running after it to bring 1t back, Davis
went for a lawyer, aud soon returned with
Col. Stuart, who asked to be shown the law
under which the decision in the case had been
gwen. Having read the section, the Colonel
said it had reference to cattle, and not horses
He aud the Justice then looked at the section
OF the code GU horses, and the Colonel having
read aloud as far as the sentence making the
fuc $50, the Justice said he would alter the
fine aud make 1t $50 instead OF 81 The Colo
mel then SHUT the book, saying he would like to
have private conversation with the Justice,
whereupou the further consideration OF the
case was postponed. The Gowingses and their
friends, for unlike Davis, they seemed to have
plenty, were uCt at all satisfied with the light
punish ueut that had been inflicted upon Davis,
aud Informed the Justice that day or two be-
fore they had Davis carried before Justice n.
y. w llSul, VI lIlC COuuly, w thS ooAIS oioA SSt
by whom he had been dismissed, and the costs
imposed upon them, in consequence of his hay
log deliberately taken an oath that he did not
own tie horses, aud because the one brother
who knew he did own them could not be there
to prove his perjury. The Justice informed
them that in that case it was their duty to see
the Commonwealth Attorney, who would
have him indicted by the grand jury. Mr.
Thomas Javlus quietly advised Que Of the
brothers to ''let up GU the perjury charge,
but the latter said he would do no such thing,
and if the law sent Davis to the penitcntiary
for swearing to a lie, it was none OF his lookout
and off he and his brothers went to look up the
officer to whom they had been directed. After
the private consultation held between Davis S
counsel and the Justice, the judgment rendered
was fine Of $50, and costs amounting to $500
against Davis, aud his having given security
for the payment of that SUN, he was discharged
until the charge of purjury brought against
him shall come up.