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he did so; this was done; witness went out with the carriage on Monday inorn-' 
ingV on his return found the horse very sick; did not think much of it at the 
time, because horses are generally sick after physic; saw the horse about 
five next morning (Tuesday); the mouth was much swollen, and the skin 
came off on the hand being applied to it; tried the horse with a little chilled 
water and some mash, but he would not touch either. Witness then told Mr. 
R. Fisher how the horse was, and he directed him to go for Mr. Matthews; 
he did SO; defendant came to the horse, and before plaintiff*came into the 
stable defendant said he saw what had done it. Mr. Robert Fisher came to 
the stable, and said, “Why, Mr.Matthews, what a mess you have been 
making of this horse for me.*^ Defendant said, “ Oh no. Sir, I see what it 
is that has done it; it is about ten drops of croton oil I had left in the bottom 
of a bottle that I had been giving a cow-drink out of the day before.”. 
Plaintiff* said, “ Why the devil don’t you rince your bottles, and keep them 
clean.” Defendant said, “Because I did not think such a little would have 
taken such an effect.” Plaintiff* said, “ Now, I want to get the horse into con¬ 
dition, and you have thrown him out for a week.” Defendant said, “ Oh no. 
Sir, not for a day ; it will he all off* to-morrow, you may depend upon it.” 
Plaintiff* said, “What is the reason you did not give him a ball?” Defendant 
said, “ Because he is such a bad liorse to give a ball to: I gave him a drink 
to operate sooner than a ball.”—[Witness then proceeded to state that 
throughout the day he tried the horse with gruel, mash, &c., by defendant’s 
directions; but the horse could scarcely eat or drink any thing, and at night 
appeared no better.]—Saw the horse at a quarter before six on Wednesday 
morning; he appeared no better; he had rubbed himself across the thighs, 
and appeared to have suffered great pain. Witness’s master came with Mr. 
Robert Fisher and Mr. Matthews to the stable. Mr. Fisher said to defendant, 
“ What have you been doing to this horse?” Defendant said, “Oh, I see 
what it is that has done it: it is nothing but about fifteen drops of croton oil 
I had left in a bottle, out of which I had been giving a cow a drink the day, 
before.” Defendant was backwards and forwards that morning, and said, 
between eight and nine o’clock, the horse would get over it; defendant bled 
the horse; the blood looked very black; the horse had not been purged at 
all by the mixture. • . . 
Frederick Aubyiiy another of Mr. Fisher’s servants, confirmed the testi¬ 
mony of the preceding witnesses. 
Robert Fisher, Esq. examined. —The horse in question was bought by my 
son in 1832. I think any man would have given £40 or of’50 for the horse,* 
he was a fine horse to look at, and a good one to go. On being informed 
that the horse vvas very ill, I went to the stable; found Mr. Matthews there; 
I thought the horse was at the point of death; I said, “ W hat have you been 
doing to this horse to throw him out of condition, he will be dead.” Mr. 
Matthews said, “Oh no, he will be better soon.” I then said, “Why, look 
at him ; he will be dead.” Defendant said, “ I only gave him fifteen drops of 
croton oil and some aloeshe also said something about a cow drink, but 
I do not recollect what. On that I looked more attentively at the horse; 
