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OBITUARY. 
By the Bench—The stomachs of two dogs were a little reddish. The 
stomach of the other was perfectly white. 
This concluded the evidence for the prosecution, and Mr. W. S. Owen 
addressed the Magistrates at some length on behalf of the defendant, 
and called 
Ann Evans , who deposed—I am the wife of James Evans, and live 
near Stonehall. I recollect being at Newton sale on the 1st of October 
instant. My brother (the defendant) was also at the sale. He called 
at my house that night on his return home. I gave him some cakes to 
take home to the children, and he put them into his pocket. I gave him 
three cakes. I heard the next day that the defendant had poisoned 
some dogs. James Davies told me about it. He said that the defen¬ 
dant gave a piece of cake to one dog, but he did not give anythingto the 
other two ; and that the dog he gave a piece of cake to was alive in the 
morning, but died afterwards. 
Cross-examined by Mr. Evans—I am sister to the defendant Thomas 
Ed wards. 
Thomas Morgan examined—1 know James Davies. He told me that 
the defendant was in the kennel with him. He said that the defendant 
gave a bit of something white like bread to the black and white bitch, 
but he did not see him give anything to the others. 
James Evans examined—I live near Stonehall. I recollect the 1st of 
October last. About ten or eleven o’clock that night I was going to St. 
Lawrence. I went by Stonehall House. When I was coming back I 
saw two men coming from the gate towards the kennel. I did not know 
either of them. I heard one say to the other “They are all right now.” 
I said good night to them, but they gave me no answer. They went 
towards the road and then ran off. 
Cross-examined by Mr. Evans—I am husband of the last witness, and 
brother-in-law to the defendant. 
By the Bench — I don’t know who the men were. I was about one 
yard and a half from them. I don’t know that I ever saw the men before. 
I had been fetching my horse for my wife to go to Haverfordwest on 
Saturday. It is customary to fetch the horses home the night before. 
My wife starts from home about five o’clock in the morning. 1 live about 
nine miles from Haverfordwest. It takes my wife about two hours and 
a half to come to Haverfordwest on horseback. 
The Magistrates retired for about five or ten minutes, and afterwards 
returned into the Court with the following verdict—That in the opinion 
of the Magistrates the defendant was morally guilty, but they regretted 
that the legal evidence was not sufficient to convict him. 
[There were two other charges of the same sort against the defendant, 
but the decision in this case was to rule the others.] 
Mr. W. S. Owen applied for a certificate to prevent further proceedings 
being taken against the defendant, which the Magistrates refused to 
grant. 
[Win. Owen, Esq., did not take part in the proceedings in this 
case.] 
OBITUARY. 
Died, on the 9th May, 1859, aged 44, John Humphreys 
Lane, M.R.C.V.S., of Cirencester. Mr. Lane was appointed 
to the Turkish Contingent Force during the Crimean war, 
and was much respected as a professional man. His diploma 
bears date May 18th, 1849. 
