TREMBATH, P. J., June 20, 1958.
Defendants were indicted under section 941 of The Penal Code of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, 18 PS §4941. They are charged with cruelty to a dog. There has been no testimony as to the exact nature of the cruelty, but the court understands that defendants are charged with pouring gasoline on a dog and setting the dog on fire. Section 941 provides:
"Whoever wilfully and maliciously kills, maims or disfigures any domestic animal...
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