In a case, Pmkerton v. Ollivier, heard at the Resident Magistrate's Court at the Ahanra the other day, Mr Guinness (cine of the counsel) is reported by the Grey Valley Time* to have asked:—" Was Ollivier 'dead drunk,' drunk, maudlin drunk, intoxicated, in liquor, inebriated, temulent, fuddled, mellow, boozy] flushed, groggy, topheavy, potvaliant, overcome, elevated, screwed, hishy, or muddled ?" The witness, Dr Phillips, asked if counsel would repeat the definitions, as he did not think Ollivier was in any one of the described conditions. The case was ultimately dismissed.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 156, 5 November 1872, Page 7
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89Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 156, 5 November 1872, Page 7
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