Mexborough and Swinton Times January 29, 1897
Kicking a Pony
James Everett, pony driver at Denaby Main colliery, was summoned for having cruelly treated a pony.
Mr H.H.Hickmott, who prosecuted on behalf of the company, said that in January 15, a deputy in the pit heard noises of someone kicking an animal, and immediately afterwards he met the defendant.
He asked him if he heard the noise, and the defendant, who was wearing clogs, reply “Yes, I have been kicking my pony.”
The deputy examined general, and found that on one leg the skin had been kicked away in two places, and the wounds were bleeding. Defendant then said “I have done it by kicking.” The brute would not stop when it ought to have done.”
Enquiry showed that the defendant had been crushed against a corve, and losing his temper had kicked the animal.
Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 20 shillings including costs.