R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1268, 3 January 1883, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

MASTERTON-WEDNBSDAY.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS,

Before Messrs W. 11, Beetilam and W, Lowes, J.P.'s. James Williams was charged under the Cruelty to Animals Aot, 1880, with;ilk ut treating a horse. The defendant pleaded ' not guilty. 1 0. Christiansen, boarding house keeper residing at Maßterlon knew the prisoner. Ho came to his house at a late hour on the previous night, He took charge .of his horse.' Onthat morning hi3'k(t'eriWon' Jif l was drawn to the state of the: auimal found that tho skin under the saddle, ■ ' .Jm*. broken. The prisoner said ho came froflflK Mr Buchanan's station. VHF The acoasod said in was the fault of thi™saddle. . •

J. C; Ingranr deposed that his ? at|eu,tion It was in a very bad state, the sore &mg three or Jour inohes wide, and matter and blood .beingon'the saddle, to'S" verjrcpn siderable extent, He, laid ah I 1 against the accused. iConstable Loahy , .deposod, r thai' J arrested the pnMp'ej.t^morni^jik¥ ( -y warrant. The prjsonßr he rode to. Carterton and vioUB day. The liorSe'a back waa in' a ' very bad itatfyand.n'ot fit to be tiaed.f The Court" said it had seerTlhollow" and its back seemed to hare been bad for a very long time.' The accused laidtlie horse had been turned oui fora lbnjjtime,' till the preyiopp]He saddle s!uf#eii>bt\ ; 6r uW'dalaiago to protect {right till going up y.Tetiui^hejf-'arr4{Bi !^ r He wonld have.taken,the horse bqt would not r have ridden it. ' ; *' '' * ( > i The Court said,that wy.filfy'l exliibj. ition of cruelty to im-ila"a^dja demoralising effect,, and,should, J |« k ,put Vi down. Tho Bcciiabd to

steps to have tho Middle shifted, but tile Bench-marked its disapprobation of the condition in;,winch tho horto.wHs foutd by a pennlty'6f orie ahllliilg.""' 4 ' Sergeant I'rico applied fur an. ordvv. for the Horse to ho detained in Muster on, as! |t vfas'not in n fit stato to ho teinovod, TJie Bonoh did not consider it necoasary to mako the order, but warned the accused not to tide tho finiiual again ( for the present. .ijiii-ii/'i i i