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but can swear that he did send horse to smith the Wednes- 
day after he had him at church. Thinks it was next day he 
got Allison to frost horse. New shoes were not put on, as 
he thinks. About a week before, horse again sent to Allison. 
.Last time he was at Allison’s was 16th December. Shoes 
then taken off for examination, but nothing else done to 
horse. Horse mean time had been used occasionally in dog- 
cart, longest journey being to Dalkeith. When -witness went 
a journey took a horse from plough, once to Glencorse, and 
once to Springfield — distance of last about 25 miles. In de- 
fender’s yard, as above, shoes off before witness came. Did 
not know persons about horse, excepting Dick. Witness 
had no conversation with them. 
Re-interrogated . — Heard Dick say something about a bent 
nail in one of fore-feet. Thinks horse sent twice to his 
smith. 
Court . — Witness does not think he rode the animal above 
twice all the time witness had him ; and, except for exer- 
cising him, which J. Nisbet may have done, witness does not 
know of others riding horse. 
John Nisbet . — Is in service at Beil, — was in pursuer’s ser- 
vice in November last, and left him at Whitsunday. His 
duty to attend to horses. Recollects the gelding at pursuer’s. 
It was at old term of Martinmas he went to pursuer. The 
gelding sent away some time after witness went. Witness 
had charge of gelding and exercised him, and gelding met 
with no accident — nothing to injure him ; was not much 
wrought — no more than sufficient for exercise. 
Robert Rods, blacksmith at Stagebank, about four miles 
from Gilston. — Works to pursuer. Recollects of gelding 
being sent to him about 17th November. Keeps a book, 
but is not sure of that being entered. Shoes removed and 
put on again. Witness did not pare his feet, and did not 
prick horse or make any new holes in hoof. Old holes used. 
Horse came back to get two new hind shoes, which witness 
put on. No injury to horse, and did not pare hoofs. 
Examined. — Witness’s charge for two new shoes Is. 4 d. 9 
and for shifting four shoes his charge was Is. The second 
time gelding with him about 18th December. Pursuer 
asked witness if he knew time when gelding with him first 
time, and witness said he could not tell him, but said it was 
about 17th November. Does not think he told pursuer it 
was about the 27th. Is as sure the second time was about 
the 18th December as he is sure of the date of the first time. 
Pursuer asked him as to this date, and he said, as above, 
about 18th December. Is sure he did not tell pursuer it was 
