GRAZING CATTLE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 159, 17 June 1936, Page 5

GRAZING CATTLE.

CASE AT STRATFORD "Only Minor Offence," Is. S.M.'s Opinion. COSTS ORDERED. "I don't want to record a conviction against a respectable citizen, but the offence, though a minor* one, has been proved." O-iid the Magistrate (Mr W. H. Woodward), at th& Stratford Court to-day, in ordering Frank M Cullough to pay Court costs and 10s 6d inspector's fees, for allowing cattle to graze on a borough street. Inspector Dixon, the Stratford Borough Council inspector, in evidence, said lie had waited until he thought the cattle had been there for about ten minutes before he approached. He found two youths there.

"I understand from what the other drover told mo that Mc.Cullough was watching the basketball," said witness to a question by Mr N. H. Moss, who prosecuted. McCullcugh, who was represented by Mr S. Macalister, .said that ha had an assistant who was.' with the cattle at the time. There was no question of the cattle being able to break away. His intention in going over to the school was to see a school girl to whom he was going to give a message for a man from whom he had bought .some cattle. In his estimation ho had allowed 'the cattle to remain there tor only five or six minutes. To Mr N. H. Moss, defendant said he considered the borough inspector a. gentleman, but for all that he considered that the inspector had made a mistake in the time the cattle had beer, there. The cattle had not been 'left there with the intention of allowing thenv to graze; '■Then you took these seven cattle merely for a, walk through the borough " asked Mr Moss. Leslie Horace Tubby said, he had stayed with the cattle while defendant, had opened a gate. The reason why so many' cattle were 'being driven was" because there was a blind cow ia the herd and blind cow.; were harder to drive, "Are you a. good judge of time?'' asked Mr Moss. Witness .said he was. Mr Moss, with a watch in hi; hand, asked witness to tell him when a inimite had elapsed. "Well, that's ten seconds," saw* Mr Mots when witness said he consider ed the requisite lime had passed.