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work in the fields at farm work ; none of them were ever turned 
out. It first struck witness that the illness was due to the rice meal 
when the black mare was taken ill. There was a residuum at the 
bottom of the water in which it was washed. My solicitor refused 
to allow Mr. Warhurst to have possession of the residuum. 
Mr. Wills — And the consequence is that we have never had an 
opportunity of seeing it. 
Witness — When Mr. Crancli applied for some of the residuum, I 
had used nearly all in experiments. I first instructed Mr. Parsons 
to write to Mr. Warhurst, but would not swear that he mentioned 
any sum. Mr. Parsons mentioned that the value of the horses 
was £75 
Mr. Wills read the letter of Mr. Parsons asking for £75 for the 
value of three horses, and £5 expenses. 
By Mr. Seymour — When he mentioned £75 he expected to have 
the thing amicably settled. They were good horses, worth £35 
each. The defendants saw the remaining meal at Mr. Dudgeon’s. 
As to the pump water, did you use it ? — We brewed with it. Did 
you get sand in your beer ? — No. (Laughter.) What proportion of 
meal would the cattle have? — Very little. Not a tenth part of it. 
As soon as you found the sandy deposit in the meal did you give it 
to the cattle? — All the rice meal from the defendants was then 
used. 
Mr. Keyworth , of Colston Bassett, said he remembered being 
present at a conversation with one of the defendants in Nottingham 
Market, in August. Mr. Warhurst said he would take him (witness) 
over his mills. He said the meal w r as pure. 
By Mr. Wills — He had had meal of the defendant, and had dealt 
with him off and on for years. He bought half a ton of meal of the 
defendant last year. 
Re-examined — He gave some to Dr. Taylor for examination. 
He bought it on the 10th Dec. He had it examined in consequence 
of his own cattle being ill. At that time he knew plaintiff’s horses 
were ill, but he did not know from what cause. 
Thomas Burton , who had bad the care of the horses, proved that 
about a month after the horses had been fed with the meal they 
showed symptoms of pain in the bowels. They were relieved a 
short time by medicine. Witness said that it was impossible for 
sand to get mixed with the cut stuff. He had tried the meal in a 
bucket of water, and saw the sand go to the bottom. 
Thomas Rippon said he now lived at Cotgrave with Mr. Scothern, 
but he lived last year at Mr. Newton’s. He used to assist Burton 
with the horses. On one occasion he fetched some water into which 
meal was put, and the sand from it settled to the bottom. 
William Willimott , James Tyler , and William Car tledge , were 
also called, to prove the custody of the horses, and also to negative 
the idea of sand having been put in the meal. 
Mr. W. R. Marriott , veterinary surgeon, Cotgrave, said that on 
the 7th December, he was called in to attend one of Mr. Newton’s 
horses. He found the animal suffering from abdominal pain ; loss of 
