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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 652, 1 November 1909, Page 7

A legal gentleman who frequently appears as counsel la. the Courts of Auckland made an appearance on Friday before Mr. E. Cutten, B.id., _in a somewhat different capacity—that of defendant (writes Our correspondent). Mr.' u. ;1. I'Uilen, the legal gontleman in question, appoared on. a chargo of hairing cruelly illtreated a cat. Ho entered a plea' of not guilty, and was .defended by Mr. Moody! The ,cir<Suni9tajioe3 of ,tho case as outlined by the prosecution were that' Mr. • Pullen, who lives ,ln a boarding-house in Alfred Street, had'been much annoyed by : the nocturnal jaunts of various Cats, which disturbed his rest, and were generally considered to be nuisances: in the .vicinity, Mr. Pullon ea.uied forth;armcd with & pea rifle, ~ iudd tvaa successful in his etpedition, in that he brought about the demise of .oss'of the feline species, Unfortunately, -bow* ever, the particular animal whioh fell a vlcj tini to Mr. Pullsn'a marksmanship was the property' 6f Mr. T. Harle Giles, the Concilia" tion Commissioner, who .explained, in his evidence,'that .the cat was a pet, and what was the principal factor in the case, the ■ unfortunate: animal ' was . not killed outright, but , was merely, eevefely ■ wounded, and lay writhing on the ground in agony. The cut Was subsequently killed by a policeman. ' Mi-. Piillen said' he had intended -to kill tho eat outright,.'and-- had not intended to merely wound it: or cause it any pain. . After the cat WftS fillol .ho left the body iltmiy believinit that the atjiitial was dead, .< Mr._ Giles, aftorwards carae .to him and asked him; to'"coffie and finish his'brutflKnfrork."' The defence that as Mr. Pullen had shot, the Cat With the full intention of killing it,. ho could not bo charged with cruelty. The charge of cruelty wtis dismlteed, but defendant is to be prOse;oat«bfor difioharge of a ilreanti in. theelty. -.' : Do not try tV endure that nerye-rtokiim eough. M Zymole .Trokeys will it: and j- e . •uiove the-Irrltatioa. They dispel hbarteflcj'* anil Btfengthen thd tlirodt. ' - j fifw Dlhgo tiucaiyptos, And away your cold will fiy; ' iYou'll no longer have.n snivelling nose, • Ndr yot a tracery iays. GlsOl MDttlS'TAtlOßiNli....

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