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Southland Times, Issue 4942, 19 May 1884, Page 4

Sold ! — A. contributor to one of the Queensland journals relates the f oliowing story from Roma :— ' A notorious cattle duffer was run to earth and prosecuted by Mr Brands-inspector Armstrong, who is a perfect terror to evildoers of this class. The case was heard at Yeulba, and the prisoner retained for his defence a lawyer well known in the district, . who at the time was in partnership with another solicitor. lh i dufler, having no money, gave his solicitor a hue grey hoise a? his fef. Wbetbtr the case went against him or the other way I know not ; bat it seems that a few weeks ago the partnership between the two solicitors wai dissolved, and ia making up the accounts, the grey horse weut to tbv other p&rtntr as representing £50. Then the h^rse was broken to harness. A. perfect beauty he proved to be— the envy of all the Bomans, the best horse of the district; But a few days sgo the proud possessor of that horse was served with a summons for horsestealing. The case came.oo, and the reaj owner of the flea-bitten steed clearly showed ; that it was his lawfully-acquired property. Of course i f has to b<s give, up to tiiru, am! the solicitor haa since Lnutcd through all his Jaw books in vain to. find Some means of recovering the value of his hon-e fiom his late ! partner. Thus the cattle-dulfer b«»s diddled ■' »iwo lawyers, and, though he has left lo parts unknown, his fame is greater ttan if he had i given £5 to the local hospital.' • An Acquisition.— lngomar, by D'ocas out of Wild Deer, imported from Euglaud by Mr P. Campbell, has arrived here afrer an uncrentful voyage. This horse, besides being a good performer both on the flit and O7er hurdles, has proved h : s worth »s a sire in Ireland, and, as he is eminently a good looking one, will probably h:wtj a chance at .the stud. He wa-< a-comj auied by a plai i. big-boned mare, named Contra, by Kiug ] Tom, who is in foal to Ben Battle, the sire of ] Bendigo, winner of the last Cambridgeshire. i-Industrial Gasette, j