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Friday, the 13th of August, with Mr. Harrison, the owner of the pony, 
at the stables. At five minutes to four on Saturday morning, defen¬ 
dant fetched the pony, and took it to the Boar’s Head. Hindle said 
he was going to do a feat. He was going to Liverpool and back with 
the pony. 
Police-constable Marshall proved that he saw the defendant leave the 
Boar’s Head, with the pony and trap, at five minutes past four on the 
morning of Saturday, August 14th. 
Patrick Smith , ostler at Mr. Garner’s, Lime Street, Liverpool, said 
Hindle arrived there on the day named, with a black cob pony, at 
five minutes past nine in the morning'. He stayed an hour, and then 
left. 
Cross-examined.—The pony was in the stable during the hour’s rest, 
and did not seem in the least distressed. Witness had been ostler 
twelve years. 
John Wilson , ostler at the Nag’s Head, Warrington, said Hindle 
stopped there half-an-liour on his way to Liverpool. He reached there 
on his return about twelve o’clock, and the pony had a pound of flour 
in some water and a pint of ale. There were then people in the yard 
looking on. As soon as defendant got the pony out of the yard he 
started on a jog trot down the street. 
Cross-examined.—It is the custom to give horses the dose mentioned 
when they are out on journeys. The pony did not appear to be more 
distressed than is usual for horses on long journeys. Had seen horses a 
deal more distressed. 
William Craig, cab-driver, saw the pony pass along Blackfriars Street, 
Manchester, on the return from Liverpool. It was going a walking 
pace, and seemed jaded. It was between two and three in the after¬ 
noon. The pony was quite tired, and witness made a remark about it 
at the time. 
Cross-examined.—Had seen many horses tired before. The pony per¬ 
spired very much. 
John Griffiths, cab-driver, also saw the pony return. It was very 
much fatigued and distressed. The driver was pulling at it in different 
methods to get it along, but the pony did not go any faster. The 
pony seemed done up, and could scarcely get any further. The driver 
did not strike, but pulled the pony. 
Cross-examined.—Had seen similar pulling done hundreds of times 
before. 
George Charles Smithy agent to the Royal Society, said Mr. Hindle, 
the defendant, made a statement to him about this affair. He told him 
he had driven the pony from Manchester to Liverpool and back in ten 
hours and a half; that the bet was made that he did not do it in eleven 
hours, and that therefore he had won £10. 
(Mr. Cobbett designated this witness “ the spy of humanity but 
Mr. Mayhew said he ought not to be called that, as he had only detailed 
a conversation he had with defendant.) 
John Bell Unsworth , veterinary surgeon, of Manchester, said he had 
been summoned to give evidence. Received the summons at the Boar's 
Head, last Friday. Believed he had had an interview with Mr. Cobbett 
on the subject. On the 14th of August, saw the pony in the stable at 
the Boar’s Head. Could not say what state it was in, as he only saw it 
over the heads of other people. Saw it again at four o’clock the same 
afternoon, at his own stables. The pony was then blowing very badly. 
Gave it medicine, and was with it until about two the following morn¬ 
ing. It died about six o’clock the same morning. Saw it dead soon 
