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Young, three cattle which were lame, and appeared to be suffering 
from foot-and-mouth disease. He went to the field again on the 
18th to examine them, and found that they had been removed. 
From information he received he went to a field in the occupation 
of Archibald McKenzie, of Arlaw Banks, about three miles from 
Barnard Castle, where he found the same three animals which he 
had seen on the 17th in the defendant John Young’s field. They 
were then undoubtedly suffering from foot-and-mouth disease. He 
then went and spoke to Young, but Young stated that the cattle 
were not his, but belonged to Boyle, who had taken the eatage of 
the field. 
Archibald McKenzie stated that on Sunday morning, the 17th 
November, a farmer named Thomas Robinson, residing at Humble- 
ton, called upon him and asked him to allow three cattle to be put 
into his field, which he expected from Barnard Castle, he (Robinson) 
being then on his way to a funeral, and he would send for the cattle 
the next day. Witness complied with the request, and a short time 
after, about 9 o’clock, William Young arrived with the cattle, and 
drove them into witness’s yard, who then observed that they were 
lame, and were affected bv the disease. He removed them from his 
yard, and put them into a field. Since then! five of his own cattle 
had taken the disease. Young told witness that he had been 
engaged by defendant (Boyle) to bring the cattle, and that he was 
to get them there as soon as he could, so that the police might not 
see them. Witness gave information to Superintendent Marley. 
Thomas Bobinson stated that he saw the cattle at Barnard Castle 
on the 13th November, but he did not observe then that they were 
suffering. He bought them on Saturday, the 16th, but he did not 
then see them.—Cross-examined by the Chairman: I did not see 
them from the Wednesday until the Monday following, when I went 
to bring them away from Mr. McKenzie’s. I found then that they 
were suffering from the disease, and I did not remove them. 
Mr. Johnson , assistant-veterinary surgeon to Mr. Mulvey, Barnard 
Castle, stated that he was applied to by Mr. Marley to examine 
three cattle in a field occupied by Mr. McKenzie. He did so, and 
found that they all had the foot-and-mouth disease, and that one or 
more of them presented every feature of a very bad attack. He 
was of opinion that they had been suffering from foot-and-mouth 
disease at least ten days. 
Boyle and John Young, in the first charge, were ordered to pay 
costs. In the second charge, for illegally removing the cattle, Boyle 
was fined in the maximum penalty of £20 and costs ; William 
Young was also fined £20 and costs, or in default two months’ 
imprisonment. The charge against John Young was dismissed. 
