Transcribed by Emily Smith. Geo. <wondering how anyone could be so spiteful.> Carlisle Patriot Friday, August 13 th, 1880 HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO A CAT.—The Birmingham stipendiary on Wednesday remanded for a week (refusing bail) Annie HAYWOOD, domestic servant, Birchfields, for putting a cat in a boiler of boiling water. The cat was taken out of the water writhing with agony, and shortly afterwards died. When accused of the offence, the prisoner said she "did it to spite her sister, to whom the cat belonged." -- Emily Smith

Similar thing happened a few years ago - someone put a cat in a microwave to see what would happen. If I remember correctly, he was sent to jail & banned from ever having an animal. Pat.xxx :o)) A Maid of Kent, UK. www.lawrence.eastkentgenealogy.co.uk Transcribed by Emily Smith. Geo. <wondering how anyone could be so spiteful.> Carlisle Patriot Friday, August 13 th, 1880 HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO A CAT.—The Birmingham stipendiary on Wednesday remanded for a week (refusing bail) Annie HAYWOOD, domestic servant, Birchfields, for putting a cat in a boiler of boiling water. The cat was taken out of the water writhing with agony, and shortly afterwards died. When accused of the offence, the prisoner said she "did it to spite her sister, to whom the cat belonged." -- Emily Smith "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? If not, PLEASE change it." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message