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near the lane in which was the plaintiff’s cow, and where defendant 
has some land. He saw Stringer “ coming very savage ” with a 
hack, and then he heard the sound of blows, and Fisher asking, 
‘ c What arto doing?” to which Stringer replied, “ I have given her 
some of this hack that she will not forget in a day or two, and I 
will do the same to thee.” Being asked by Mr. Shaw how many 
smacks he heard, the witness replied, two or three, and on being 
questioned as to what time elapsed between each he laughingly 
replied that he did not know — he had not his watch with him. Mr. 
James Lockey, corn miller, who lives under the same roof as 
plaintiff, next spoke to the injuries the cow had received, and the 
consequent decrease in its value. Mr. John Farrar, uncle to the 
plaintiff, said the cow in question was one of the short-horn breed, 
and was sold by him to its present owner for £19. He considered 
the animal worth £25 or £26 before receiving this injury. 
Mr. Fallding stated that he visited the animal on the 10th, four 
days after the alleged occurrence took place. Mr. Fisher told him 
that the animal had been struck with a hack by John Stringer. 
“ On examination of the udder he found discolouration of the skin 
about the extent of the palm of his hand. This, in the course of a 
few days was succeeded by yellowness, and then the skin peeled off. 
On the back part of the udder there was extensive inflammation, 
tenderness on pressure, yellowness, as in the case of a ‘ black eye,’ 
followed by the skin peeling off.” In the course of a week or so 
the cow became very debilitated, and her appetite was impaired. He 
visited the cow up to the 28th May. His account was £3 1 5s. 6d. 
He also observed a slight abrasion and other indications of blows on 
the hind quarter of the animal. Cross-examined by Mr. Shaw the 
witness said the milk during his attendance on the cow was of a 
watery description, and the fatty globules were diminished in 
quantity. His Honour : Was it like the milk we buy ? Mr. 
Fallding : Yes, blue (laughter). Mr. Fallding was then closely 
examined as to whether he might not have mistaken the indications 
he had spoken to, and whether the cow had not been suffering from 
a disease called joint felon, and not from any alleged injury inflicted 
by the defendant. He firmly maintained that there were no traces 
of that disease during the time he visited the cow. 
Mr. Shaw then addressed the Court, remarking that he was 
instructed to give a direct denial to that which the plaintiff had 
asserted, and he had three witnesses — veterinary surgeons — who had 
examined the beast, who had conducted their examinations separately 
and alone, yet each was prepared to affirm that the animal was 
suffering from joint felon. He had another witness (Mr. Smith, of 
Barnsley) when the case was first set down for hearing, but who 
had, unfortunately, since died. 
The defendant was now examined, and denied having touched the 
cow in any shape or form. The Judge cautioned him as to what 
had been advanced on the other side, but he maintained his state- 
ment, and did not hesitate to inform His Honour that he had served 
a month in prison for this alleged offence. He also denied having 
