712 
MISCELLANEA. 
GUILDHALL. 
Before Alderman Phillips. 
MORE DELUSIONS RESPECTING BABIES IN THE DOG. 
Michael Reed was summoned for unlawfully and cruelly ill-treating a 
Ann Neull said, on the afternoon of September 19, the defendant killed 
her dog, a small black and tan spaniel. He took a knife from her son’s 
shop, followed the animal to her door, and plunged the weapon three 
times into the body of the dog. It was stabbed to the heart and died in 
two minutes. She had applied to the Society for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Animals, and they had declined to interfere. 
Defendant said his child—a little girl two years old—was bitten in the 
leg by the dog. He certainly did take up the knife and kill the animal, 
but had not been guilty of any cruelty, as he stabbed it to the heart with 
one blow. The only cruelty exercised on the occasion was committed by 
the complainant’s son, who kicked the dog out of the shop. 
Alderman Phillips said the defendant had been guilty of unnecessary 
violence, and in the excitement of the moment had acted in a manner 
that showed he had been mistaken in his apprehension, for the death of 
the dog could not have saved the child. 
Dejendant said his child was dear to him, and he killed the dog to save 
her from hydrophobia. 
Alderman Phillips assured defendant that it was all an Illusion believ¬ 
ing that the child could be affected by any subsequent disease in the dog. 
Defendant said he was ignorant of that. 
Alderman Phillips said he had the power to fine defendant £5, or even 
to send him to prison without a fine, but he would not deal so severely 
with him under all the circumstances. 
The defendant was then fined 20s. and costs. 
MISCELLANEA. 
A HORSE WARRANTY QUESTION. 
A. sold to B. a horse with the followms^ warranty:— 
O V 
-, Nod. 5, 1S62. 
Received of Mr. B. for a brown horse, 3 years okL 
warranted sound. 
(Signed) 
The horse turned out to be a rig/^ and was consequently 
of much less service than if otherwise while in B.^s possession. 
Is a rig an unsound horse within the meaning of the 
warranty ? 
If any eorrespondent of the Veterinarian knows of any 
legal decision upon the point, and will give it with references, 
he will much oblige. 
Oct. 20, 1803. 
X. Y. Z. 
