MAGISTERIAL BUSINESS
COUNTY BENCH
May 31.—[Before Major Terry, Chairman, and W. Hardman, Esq.]
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CATTLE PLAGUE ORDERS—HEAVY PENALTY.—Charles Parr, of Petersfield, Hampshire, was summoned for unlawfully causing three beasts to be driven along a highway on May 8.
last week Mr. Andrews, butcher, of St. Mary’s-road, Surbiton, was summoned on the above charge, but in consequence of his defence the case was adjourned, and Parr summoned. He did not appear, so the hearing was proceeded with in his absence, the charge against Andrews standing over.
P.C. Glass deposed the same as last week, that he saw three beasts being driven along the road from London to Kingston early on the morning of May 8, and as the drover refused to give his name and address, and only had a license to move the cattle from Somersetshire to London, he followed him to Mr. Andrews, at Surbiton. He did not, however, hear him refuse to take them in, but did not see them admitted into his shed.
Mr. Fletcher, of the Victoria Tavern, now proved that a man brought the beasts to his house on the morning of May 8, and asked him to take care of them for Mr. Parr, who was going to convey them to his farm. Mr. Parr afterwards came and fed the beasts, and on May 10 he took them away.
Andrew Andrews now deposed that he had never bought any beasts of Mr. Parr, and had not authorised him to send him any. He had never seen the drover before; he came to him in the shop and whispered that Mr. Parr wished him to send them to Petersfield in his name. He saw Mr. Parr, and he admitted that he had sent the beasts to him to be forwarded by rail.
Mr. Thomas Weaver said that on May 10 application was made to him to prepare a license for the removal of three beasts for slaughter from Mr. Fletcher’s, Surbiton, to Farnham, by rail.
Mr. Inspector Armstrong deposed that on Tuesday morning last Mr. Parr called at the police station, and said he had received the summons, but could not attend, as he was going to sell two farms.
The Bench convicted Parr of the illegal removal, and inflicted a fine of £20, with £2 3s. 4d. costs, and 15s. for witnesses, or three months imprisonment.
The case against Andrews was dismissed.