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HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO A. HORSE. 
said, ‘Well, I will pinch your stomach, and see if that will 
bring you to subjection/ I then put it in a break, and kept 
it there for two days, but finding that was of no use I took 
it out and took it to the stable, where I tied it up, so that it 
could not lie down, and it has not lain down since. That is 
about eight days ago. For the first five days it had nothing 
to eat, and only a little water to drink. I then gave it a 
little hay, and it has had hay once or twice since, I am 
going to take it out of the stable to-day, and if it goes all 
right it may have some more hay, but if it does not it shall 
not have any/ 5 Witness said, “ How long do you say that 
you have kept it without food? 55 and defendant replied, “Let 
me see—it was about yesterday week that I first put it into 
the break.” Witness said, “But have you not given it any¬ 
thing to eat during that time? 55 and defendant replied, “No, 
but I have given it a little water, you know/ 5 Witness re¬ 
marked, “Are you sure that none of your men have given 
him anything to eat? 55 and he replied, shaking his head, 
“They know better than to disobey my orders/ 5 Witness 
said, “ But are you not afraid of injuring his constitution ? 55 
and he said,“No, I have kept a horse for eleven days without 
food without injuring him/ 5 Defendant then offered to show 
witness the horse, and the latter went to the stable, where he 
saw a man who showed him the horse called “ Wonder,’ 5 
upon which the alleged cruelty had been practised. The 
horse was in a low condition, hollow in its flanks, and its 
head was hanging. It appeared to be very ill and very 
anxious; dull and heavy about the eyes, as if suffering from 
pain. The horse was thoroughly out of condition. 
Mr. Serjeant Ballantine cross-examined the witness very 
severely, and in reply to his questions he stated that he did 
not know who gave the information to the society. He did 
not know his name, or whether he was present, nor had he 
told him to be present. He did not know r whether the name 
w-as known to the society. He did not know whether it was 
a discharged groom of the defendant's who gave the informa¬ 
tion. He did not know the name of the man who showed 
him the horse. He made a note of the conversation with 
Mr. Taylor at the time, and had it with him. (On the 
request of Mr. Serjeant Ballantine, the note was produced 
and examined by him.) The defendant did not say why he 
had kept the horse eleven days without food. 
By the Bench—He did not know the age of the horse, but 
it was in a low, bad condition. He did not feel his pulse. 
Professor Spooner , of the Royal Veterinary College, stated 
that, in his opinion, a horse could not be kept without food 
