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plainti ff refused, stating that I had murdered his colt. I paid little 
heed to this vile aspersion, and considered it only as used in 
terrorem to induce me to forego my claim—a stratagem to shirk 
payment of a just debt. Now, had Mr. Burges thought at that time 
that he had any case against me for the recovery of the price of his 
colt, why did he not proceed for it at the January sessions, or at 
the March sessions 1 No, but he waits till now, nine months after 
the transaction, and brings me here to Hillsborough, when he 
might have tried it at Newry, where my witnesses live, and with 
equal convenience to himself. [Plaintiff’s attorney here stated 
that he was the cause of its being brought to Hillsborough, as he 
could not attend Newry sessions, and exonerated the plaintiff from 
any vindictive motive in doing so.] At next quarter sessions in 
Newry I brought a civil bill action for the amount of my bill; it 
was tried before your worship, and dismissed, on the assumption of 
neglect. This was most unaccountable to me, but, trusting to the 
known impartiality of your worship, which is almost proverbial in 
the county, I felt satisfied that the judgment was according to 
evidence: that evidence I will now prove to be false, and will shew 
how unjustly I have been deprived of as honest a debt as was ever 
due. This is not all:—after that trial a report was in circulation 
that the court had intimated to plaintiff, that, instead of my sueing 
him for my account , he should make me pay the price of the colt. 
This was tantamount to saying, bring Small before me if you can , 
and I will give you a decree. Sir, I did not believe this report, 
nor do I think that any representative of her Majesty, on that seat 
of justice, would be guilty of so gross an impropriety.’ 
Alexander Kennett, examined by Mr. Small. —Is a veterinary 
pupil, articled in your establishment; remembers the colt cut in 
Newry; he was a yearling off; the operation was performed in the 
usual way, on Monday morning, before you went to Dundalk ; he 
was put in a loose box, in charge of the man that brought him; 
took the clams off next day; on Wednesday and Thursday dressed 
him; found the wounds suppurating; not more swelling than usual; 
you saw him that morning (Thursday), and ordered exercise on 
Friday; he was exercised twice; on Saturday he looked fresh and 
well, and ate his mash before he left; told the servant he might 
take him home; did not insist on his going home; the man was 
anxious to get away; he might have stayed a month if he chose; 
have seen you perform the operation very often; it is not usual for 
you to see a horse after the operation ; it is common to insure 
horses sent to be operated on; the terms are five percent.; this colt 
was not insured; thinks it was great kindness to allow the colt to 
remain in the establishment for nothing; the symptoms of strangury 
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