[ London Times ]
This newspaper, most correctly known simply as The Times, began publication in 1785 and continues to this day.
The April 23, 1825 edition of The Times carried a notice about another legal entanglement involving a Newfoundland dog and fisticuffs:
A young man, of the name of Cullen, appeared before Mr. GRIFFITH [the magistrate] on a warrant obtained against him by Thomas Ressell, grooom to – West, Esq. of Westbourne-green. The defendant was charged with assaulting Mr. West's groom on Sunday last. . . . The defendant, accompanied by a Newfoundland dog, was in a park adjoining Mr. West's house, where Russell and a fellow-servant were at the same time. The dog followed the grooms, and as Mr. Cullen supposed they wished to steal it, he pursued them, and on getting up with Russell beat him. Russell's fellow-servant stated, that the dog followed them of its own accord, that the defendant threw a stone first at them, and another was returned, and shortly afterward he came up and beat Russell severely.
The defendant was remanded to trial.