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he put four sacks over the horse to keep him warm while the 
operation was finished, when he had him at once turned 
into the stable. Almost immediately afterwards the animal 
gave indications of being in pain, and during the evening he 
had it wrapped up and removed to his stables. His assistant 
remained up with it all night, and the best exertions were 
made to restore it, but the house died at two o’clock p.m. on 
Sunday. He subsequently made a post-mortem examination, 
and found that death had resulted from inflammation of the 
bowels ; in his opinion, the inflammation resulted from cold, 
consequent on the exposure of Saturday, and had no con- 
nection either with the canker or the grease from which the 
horse was suffering. 
The only confirmatory evidence of importance was the 
statement of an old man employed by Mr. Hill, who said that 
he heard Mr. Turner complain very loudly of the horse having 
been exposed. 
For the defence, it was first contended that the defendant 
was employed by Mr. Turner, and was therefore not re- 
sponsible to Mr. Hill. 
The Defendant , in his evidence, said he was employed 
by Mr. Turner, and expected a gratuity for his services, 
but received nothing beyond thanks, and inwardly he 
resolved not to be so “ done” again. He denied having 
charged Mr. Hill or been paid by him for thfe job, but 
on a settled bill being put in by Mr. Chambers he ad- 
mitted that it was there charged to Mr. Hill, and had been 
paid along with the remainder of the bill. In his further 
evidence, Mr. Challener said he left Mr. Turner at five 
minutes to eleven o’clock to go to the stable ; that Mr. Turner 
did not tell him that the horse had had physic, and was not 
to be brought out of the stable, but requested him to assist 
Mr. Hill’s man to take off the bandage from the foot. This 
was all he had done besides washing the foot, when 
Mr. Turner arrived, and he (Mr. Turner) never made any 
complaint about the horse being brought out of the stable. 
He would not have put on the shoe and dressed the foot in 
the stable for the value of the mills. 
Other evidence was adduced to show that the horse had 
suffered from canker three months, and from grease for a 
much longer period. 
Mr, Cartledge , veterinary surgeon, after hearing the 
evidence, was of opinion that the death of the animal had 
resulted not from exposure, but from the combined effects of 
a somewhat large dose of physic and a too active dressing of 
the foot. 
