VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
577 
Hugh M l Keown examined. —Was plaintiff's servant; recollects 
taking a colt to Mr. Small’s establishment in Newry, on the 16th 
October last, to be cut, worth £20; saw Mr. Small perform the 
operation, who then left for Dundalk; the colt was then put in a 
loose box, and he (witness) remained with him; saw Mr. Small 
again on Tuesday morning; observed the colt unwell first on 
Thursday morning—he could not stale; told Mr. Kennett so, Mr. 
Small’s assistant, who used no means to relieve him ; on Friday 
told Mr. K. so again; the colt had not staled Thursday or Friday. 
On Saturday Mr. K. told him that the colt was fit to go home, and 
gave him a box of ointment to dress the wounds with; there was 
a large welt up the colt’s side—thought it was his water; left 
Newry about twelve o’clock, and reached home about six at night 
—ten miles; led the colt in hand the whole road. He took a little 
grass and a bran mash that night—looked ill; left him for the night, 
and saw him in the morning, when he took a little grass; did not 
know him to stale from Wednesday. The colt died on Monday 
night; Mr. Kennett came to Banbridge on Monday night, but the 
colt died soon after. 
Cross-examined by Mr. Small .—Did not insure the colt; 
received money from master to buy his feeding, and was to wait 
with him till he was well; Mr. Kennett removed the clams on 
Tuesday; the colt looked well enough then; if the operation had 
been performed in Banbridge, thinks you would have come out to 
take the clams off; don’t know about the expense of your visit; 
don’t know that you reside in Armagh, and only visit the Newry 
and Dundalk establishments weekly. The colt was to be under 
your special charge; don’t know why he was not rather sent to 
Armagh ; don’t know master was to get the stable for nothing; 
don’t know why I was to remain in Newry; saw you examine the 
colt on Thursday morning; you immediately started off to Mar¬ 
ket-hill ; you did not order me to give the colt exercise; did not 
complain to you then about his not staling ; does not know that 
after such an operation the swelling was the natural consequence 
of the operation, or that he should have any difficulty, &c.; does 
not know how often in a day a horse in health should stale; knows 
he never staled after Wednesda}' till the day he died; was not 
with him all the time; does not know the symptoms of strangury; 
never saw a horse in gripes of colic; the colt lay down sometimes; 
did not see him roll over on his back, or look round at his belly, nor 
sweat; could eat his mash; could eat grass; could walk home ten 
Irish miles, but it took him six hours; if he was quite well, he 
could do it in two; does not think it impossible that, labouring 
under strangury for three days, he could walk that distance; made 
no remark to Mr. Radcliff about riding home in a cart, nor that his 
