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meal and greaves. When the defendant and 1 went to the kennel there 
were six dogs there. The red bitch did not come out to Edwards, as 
she was shy, but the puppies did. The red bitch was not one of the 
ones that died. 
Cross-examined by Mr. W. S. Owen—When I first saw the defendant 
that evening I don’t remember him asking me for a light. I can’t swear 
that he did not ask me. I did not give him alight through the window. 
I told him that a new kennel had been built, and he proposed to go and 
see it. I saw him give something to “ Bell.” It appeared to me white 
like bread. I did not see him give anything to the other dogs. I told 
“Ann Evans of Stonehall that I only saw him give something to one dog. 
I have said so to many persons. The defendant remained in the kennel 
for about five minutes. There were two of the bitches close to his 
side. I could not have seen if he had given something to the other two. 
He did not fondle “ Bell” before he gave her something. He was 
fondling the brown and the brown and white bitches. They are two 
of the dead dogs. The name of the brown'and white bitch was “Sapphire,” 
and the name of the brown one was “Beauty.” “Bell” is the name 
of the black and white bitch. The defendant and myself were stand¬ 
ing close to each other when we were in the kennel. We were about 
half a foot from each other. The defendant said, “Don’t tell Mr. Peel 
that I was here, because Mr. Peel and Mr. Harries are not friends.” 
About five o’clock that afternoon I fed the dogs. 
By the Bench—Did you feed them with the same food as usual? 
Witness —Yes. 
By the Clerk—I saw the defendant going out. I went to the stable 
door with him. 
By the Bench—When I went to the kennel in the morning the dying 
dog appeared to be in great pain, I did not visit the kennel that night 
after the defendant left. 
By the Clerk—She was twisting herself. I did not notice her eyes or 
mouth. 1 did not notice anything about her mouth after she was 
dead. 
D. E. James —examined by Mr. Evans, I am a veterinary surgeon 
practising in this town. I am properly qualified as a veterinary surgeon. 
I know Mr. Peel of Stonehall. On the 2d of October last I recollect 
Mr. Peel bringing me three bitches—they were brown, white and brown, 
and black and white. I made a post-mortem examination of the black 
and white one. The muscles were soft and pliable at the time. I 
noticed the stomach—it was slightly congested, and nearly full. 1 also 
noticed the lungs—they were congested. The heart was nearly full of 
black blood. The blood was in a fluid state. The body was in a healthy 
state. On the Saturday I did nothing more than open the bitch. I 
put the viscera in a cloth and locked them up. I did nothing more 
until the following Monday. On the Monday I opened the stomach of 
the black and white bitch in the presence of Air. Peel and Mr. Phillips 
the druggist. The stomach was nearly full of meal and grain, and one 
piece of substance like a lump of fat. It was about one inch and a 
half long and one inch wide. It appeared to be in a fresh state. I 
should think it had not been swallowed long before death, as it had not 
been digested. I found nothing like it in the other contents of the 
stomach. I came to the conclusion that they had been poisoned. I put 
the whole of the contents of the stomach in a glass bottle (such as used 
for medicine), and locked it up. 1 did nothing more until the follow¬ 
ing Tuesday evening. I took it up to Mr. Brown the surgeon. Mr. 
Brown had promised to assist me in analysing it. We did nothing with 
