The sun., 1890-01-12
TRIED FOE FOX CHASING.
Two Employees of ArIstOcratic Hunt
Held Guilty OF Cruelty.
From tie PhtIdd>lphtd Inquirer.

FROM the IHttddrLphtd inquirer.
John Delaney and John Mathews, en-
ployed by the Radnor Hunt who were arrested
last week upon warrant sworn out by Agent
Currier OF the society for Prevention ofCruety
to Animals. Were given a hearing yesterday
morning before Magistrate j. owen Yetter OF
hrdmore. Tho charges were THAI in the hunt
Wheeler. on Nov %. a fox was mangled to
furnish sport TO tho hunters. and the two em-
Mrs. sarah McGo1wan domestic in the house
OF Mrs. Andrew Wheeler. living next to Mrs.
White, counsel ior the prosecution. that sne
hai seen Delaney bring out bag with somo-
Ing around Delaney's feet: saw him try 10
drive It away and make it run; saw the litt!e
and to seek protection by crouching tau.ely
hoout his legs saw boys chasing T. and lna-
hcws bring cut tho tho Hounds ] al and The Il hanets
m9unteI ready to Join the cha,e
81 harry MnGowan hog husband and gardener
Wyyltness tie did G9i see any fox atall a lr::
a M9eG..r,s ,h 2 hunt on Noy y He SAW the hounds
hunters; diinr know what his posilon wa,
), mis- closed n? test mony. and law{3e Nhiis
fine Mathews for brinGing Out, the hounds, a,"l
Ibolanr{ for lo'tipE out the fox; Iie rS%"d .e
tonly or cruoy ill.treat overload beat or
otherwise abuse any animal whether clong-
use or in any way lie connected with or inter
estod III The management o.. or shall receive
money Tor the Hui3i SlOu OF any uCr-
son II any place kept or used iOr tho pur-
pose Of lighting or LHiling uny bull. bear dog,
cock, or 9th creature. and every person who
shall encourage ur u. r.at, or who shall permit
or ruilnr any place 10 he 50 Kept or So used,
Lawyer James Il. !iOl'aud, ior the defence,
arose AID captured llRt GRO sd iust in the spot
where II wanted to 10 captured, He UlAd9
several efe. typ rallies. Ito suggested Il
prosecution Of The hounds thuHsclvc- instead
Of the men who ian He'd them. Eut hs great
eSt pont and HIS nsslancs upon II ma ie eyes
Mr. White smile, WAS that all the proscCu-
tlon had pr0yen was TINT tie gent cmeu undor
suspicion 81 having CrUclIy 'r'at,d u fox had
merely brought the poor III Ia animal forth In
a bag and liberated II. They had not proved
that n" animal had been fll,ed: they had
4ust shown that IL was lnrrItol so that 1t
II might run with J, y tu It's native hills. There
was no evidence that TO To-. al been killed.
Besides, more was I,l.cs on hlr head. Law
yer Holland pror"rdrI !. cite ireeedents from
rabbits in pits t. hr si'lrd b dogs.
Mr.. White retorled To this tuat Il bIr Holland =
wished 10 pat ll' l"dnuT II1 NJ in the attitude Il
oi defending Goes lights he lad nothing 10 say A
But he cilod a decision nearer than England, L
m Tact IN the .H-atclIuse,'s Supreme Court,
mat letting u ioA ont OF lag to 10 chased by
hol nds VA cruelty.
. The magistrate Hnu0Un 81 that he would Z
line each e.! he doi"Idun 10. II may betI.t
tho de ence viii taEU the cuso 10 court
-, no ron" hrutdtycs u' tho SOC etg say TINT II
the defence dOeS not make II test case Of Ii they
VIII continue 70 RrTc-t, whens ar they can,
lhobe hunters most directly 'OpCeFued without
regard 10 Ihslr social staIuA