CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
AN ASHBURTON CASE
(By Telegrupn — j.rm Association.)
ASHBURTON, Last Night
At the Magistrate's Court to-day, before Mr V. G. Day. S.M., James Bell, Daniell Beli, and James Mattey wero charged with .having cruelly illtreated four horses, by working them while they had sore shoulders. James' Bell pleaded not guilty, and the othecl two pleaded guilty. Sergeant Emerson conducted the prosecution, and after hearing the evidence of Constable. Martin, suppored by/ jtwo teamsters, and of Jamos Bell in the defence, His Worship said he was satisfied that James Bell, the owner of tho horses, kne wtheir condition, and he would inflict a fine of £lO, and costs. The other two men, who pleaded guilty, (he took it) working to some extent under compulsion, but they were liable, and be would inflict a fine of £1 in each case.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 30 November 1912, Page 5
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140CRUELTY TO ANIMALS Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 30 November 1912, Page 5
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