MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 593, 23 August 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr.'W. G. Riddoll/' S.M) ANIMALS AND THE S.P.C.A. BNE ESSENTIAL IN SUCH CASES BeServed decision' was given by Ins yf«tihip Mr W. G. ltiddcll, m tho cases of F. Seed v. Harold Ashton and F. Seed v. Jean Phillips Ashton, who was a butcher's boy ill the employ of Phillips, was chaiged with, ciuelly illtioatjng a horse. Phillips if as oharged with sanctioning tho cruelty Tho evidence for the prosecution was that , tho inspector foe the S P.C A. saw tho animal in Cuba Sto-eot on July 13, and noticed iliat it was suffering Ho ordered the hoy to take it home, and, next day, called onner and told him that the horse Should be attended to' The horso was put up in tho stable, and some days latci was examined by a veterinary surgeon "£r *uch cases as these," lcmarkod his T\nn<.Sip, "it is necessary that tho a veteritOT> surgeon should be calk'd in on the d"j tliit the horse 13 arrcsteJ by the otficei ei ' i<. 5 P C \ " The evidence also bhoneil t ' > nlln Uie tiwtirciit w I]id] the horso K ■ id it n'as i\o;so than at first, but they I l.i'ot to consider tint., foi tho chaigu 1 i>i>o alleging ciuelty on Jdly 13 't'hcHi • •> number of lingli'sh derisioiiß bcanng <> "<>, »ii(l the} all laid it down thai ii !f I v on the part of the defendant 1 11 ' 'm p'o.ol l)j the piosccution Tins l> il , it Leon proi'el sitisfaeloiily in tlipso , Hid so hotli mfonn.itioiis must bo < cl \\ ii \\ illinms nppoi\rcd for tlie ' p 1 lion, n">\ Mr 1) M. I''int!l.iy for Lhn 1 j< ' u 11\UVSSING A CHINESE V lii'n (.lunged with nilfully (laniftging a win In/, vnlue 31)8., »nd i dooi panel, vnliio lf's , Uic pjoperty «f Kvong Yeon On, n buily voung man named Ftcdoiick Hioiticn pleaded guuty, "but adiled ; "He (tho Clunamau) insulteJ ;rc, your 'Worship" Tho facts of the cas<>, as slated by StationBwgtant DaiJjy, tvcio that Diemen went into tho Oumaiiia'ii's shop, a.id asktd for some

tobneco ni\d inatolip3.'..-'Ho was-served, but refused: to pay, evidently .regarding the- re- ■ quest for money as an insult.; The Chinaman tqllowcl. .him out of the shop, whereat dofijiulaiit turned "apd stoned him; somq of the stones;, striking tl(6 window and doing thu (Icinagu montioncil.V defendant was final 205., and ordered to pay for the'damage done (405.), and fosta (£1 Is. 6-1), in default 14 days': imprisonment. '.■..■'..'■■,.'"' t 'r\ ;;U■;,';:■' insobriety. ' -V;' : - ' Nioliiilas Scallaii was Kiied 205.,, in default soveii days' imprisonment, for insobriety, and Colin Campbell,, 10s., in ■ default 48 hours. 'George Saih})son, who had been fount! by llio police in a. state of helpless drunkenness, was ordered to pay medical expenses, amounting-to' 275. 6d., -m default 48 hours'. imprisonment. ;■,"' •