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three times before the pony moved; and he would not have 
moved then if some persons had not laid hold of his bridle, 
and when he went on the defendant began whipping him. 
Mr. Irby. — Did he whip the animal severely? 
Witness. — He did. The pony did not seem inclined to 
move until the other horse got on the trot, and then he was 
obliged to follow, being dragged along. 
Examination continued. — Witness followed the defendant 
for about a quarter of a mile, and he got out at Wycombe 
about ten minutes after six. All this time witness followed 
him the defendant continued whipping the pony, who seemed 
quite in an unfit condition to proceed. He kept up with the 
defendant quite easily, as the pony appeared to be quite unable 
to travel with any speed. 
By Mr. Williams. — The defendant stayed at the Falcon 
about five minutes in the morning, and he understood the 
pony had been in the stable about ten minutes when he 
saw it again at night. Had been in the police four years, 
and did not know much about horses. Had never seen a 
horse come in after running the Beacon Course at New- 
market. Witness did not bet upon the transaction, and he 
gave no information to any one until one of the constables of 
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals applied 
to him, and he told him all he knew about it. 
Henry Frewan, ostler at the King’s Arms, at Uxbridge, 
said, that he had received instructions to sit up to receive a 
pony on the night of the 21st of December, and about a 
quarter before seven in the morning, the defendant arrived at 
his stableyard, and the pony was taken out and placed in the 
stable, and some gruel was offered to him, and also some 
corn, but the pony would not eat either the corn or the 
gruel. He did eat a small quantity of sweet hay and drank 
some water, and the defendant remained until about eight 
o’clock, and then drove away. Before he left witness looked 
into the cart and saw some traces, and also a stick like a 
walking stick, about as thick as his thumb. It was quite 
sound and perfect at this time. The pony returned to 
Uxbridge about two o’clock, and when it was taken out of 
harness, it reeled about and staggered like a drunken man. 
He put the pony into the stable and took off its harness, 
and the men dressed him as well as they could, and the de- 
fendant stayed until three o’clock. He looked into the cart 
while the defendant stopped, and observed that the stick he 
had seen in the morning was splintered about six inches up. 
The defendant left Uxbridge about three o’clock, and witness 
mounted a horse and rode after him, and overtook him about 
