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not say he had a package left, and would take twenty-five sheep and have 
them bathed, and would stand or fall by the result. 
Re-examined—I did not attend the dipping at Burton. Tate, the 
shepherd, and Tate, the under-shepherd, are experienced men. I have 
seen the dipping-tub and the drainers, and they are better than usual. 
There were two sets of drainers. 
Cross-examined—Defendant was very much excited when he saw 
the sheep dying in the field. He said he was afraid they had died from 
the bath, and that the arsenic must have been taken from a damp cask. 
The stomachs of two of the sheep were taken away by Mr. Dunn. An 
ox and five horses died about the same time as the sheep. They had 
been feeding on the farm. Some fowls also died. 
James Elliott —I occupy a farm of more than 1000 acres at Lamber- 
ton, near Berwick. I have had a knowledge for some time of sheep 
and sheep-dipping. The stock on the Burton farm was of first-rate 
quality. I was with Mr. Black at Mr. Elliott’s shop about the value of 
the sheep. Nothing was said by Mr. Elliott about getting twenty-five 
sheep and dipping them with the same material. 
Cross-examined—I have dipped 500 or 600 in a day, between six in 
the morning and six at night. 
Thomas Brown —I married Mr. Black’s daughter. I have been five 
years at Burton. Robert Tate was my head shepherd. He has been 
sixteen years in my service. I have a regular sheep-dipping machine, 
which I have used for five years. The sheep were brought in lots from 
the different fields. The dipping commenced at six o’clock in the 
morning, and finished about six in the evening. The number dipped 
was 869. Mr. Black had sent from New Heaton sixty gimmers, 
which were dipped last. Double the quantity of water was put to the 
mixture to dip the sixty. In a field called the Broad Rigs were a large 
number of sheep: seven were not dipped. Four lambs which were 
brought to the dipping, but were not dipped, and went back to the 
field with the sheep, are living. There was a gimmer in the field. I 
think it was taken to the dipping. It continued in the field until sold 
to a butcher, not a month after. It had become “sturdy.” Two old 
tups in the field were not dipped, and are living still. With the 
exception of these seven and a lamb, all died out of the field. Of the 
sixty gimmers that were dipped, eighteen survived till lately, when 
one more died. Fourteen out of the fifteen packages were used. It 
was a very fine day when the sheep were dipped ; it rained a little 
toward midnight. I never had any deaths from dipping before. < >n the 
Sunday there were no symptoms of anything wrong among the sheep. 
They were a healthy flock. They began to die on the Monday. They 
had a shaking of the head and frothing at the mouth. After death the 
body was swollen, and the skin black and blue. Mr. Bird, veterinary 
surgeon, was sent for; he said he could do nothing for them. I sent 
for Mr. Elliott. He came on Wednesday. I told him what had hap¬ 
pened. He said he had got a cask of arsenic of a person he had no pre¬ 
vious dealings with, and that after using it so far down he found it 
damp and discoloured. He gave over using it, and ordered another 
cask of the same person, and after using it so far, it was damp like the 
other, and he discontinued using it, and commenced using one that had 
been standing in the warehouse. He said he had no doubt the sheep 
had died from the composition, and that he was liable for the costs. 
The shepherd took him to Crawlard, where a man made him an offer for 
the carcases. The man would not buy them till he saw one of them cut 
up. He cut one up; the tallow was quite soft, and its inside very 
