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beam. It plunged violently many times while it was being 
beaten, and reared a little on its hind legs ; but those signs 
of excitement in the animal were evidently the result of pain, 
and not from madness. She did not notice any disposition 
in the horse to bite or injure any one near it. It threw 
itself down several times during its struggles. She had lived 
in the yard nine years, and had frequently witnessed similar 
acts of cruelty perpetrated by the defendants ; and it was 
only a week or ten days ago that she was obliged to threaten 
to give them into custody for cruelly beating a horse. 
Abraham Hill, a green-grocer, of 21, Whitecross-street, 
said he went into King’s Arms-yard on the day in question, 
and saw George and Richard beating a horse with sticks. 
George had what was called a " twitch,” about three or four 
feet long, and an inch and a half in thickness, in his hand, 
and was striking the horse about the head and ribs as hard 
as he could hit. He afterwards saw the horse kicking on the 
ground, in the agonies of death. 
Cross-examined — The horse was not kicking when witness 
first saw it being beaten. It was a little restive, on account 
of the beating. 
James Alviston, aged 13, said, he saw the defendants, 
Richard and George, beating the horse on the back and 
under the flank. The horse fell on its knees, and Richard 
struck it two or three times with a stick, and it rolled over 
on its side. Richard then took up a hammer, and gave the 
horse four blows under the flank, at the same time saying, 
“ This will have the — up.” They then poured water down 
its throat, and threw some over its head ; but it laid down 
and died soon after. 
Reuben Alviston, aged 15, said he was not present all the 
time ; but he saw George and Richard beating the horse 
with sticks, and he also witnessed the use of the hammer by 
Richard. 
Mr. Morgan admitted the general treatment of the horse, 
with the exception of the use of the hammer ; but said he 
was prepared to prove that the defendants were justified in 
beating the horse as they had done to protect themselves 
from its violence. He was also in a position to show that 
the horse died from inflammation and effusion of serum on 
the brain. 
Sir James Duke said the horse was tied to a beam, and 
what better security could there be from its violence than to 
get out of its way. 
Mr. Morgan said the horse was tearing up everything 
around, and injuring the other horses. 
