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Dunstan Times, Issue 1051, 9 June 1882, Page 2

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(From our own Correspondent) On Wednesday afternoon a messenger in hot haste looking for medical aid brought the sad intelligence that Patrick Morrissey had met with another accident with his dray, and ibis time it was feared would bo the last, as the wheel of the dray which c< ntained about two tons of potatoes had passed over his body, and he was lying crushed and bruised and almost speechless. I T. Hyde proceeded with all < ossible speed to the scene of the accident which was near the White Horse Hotel. He found Paddy still possessed of the faculty of speech, and the first words were ; “Oh, doctor, I am killed entirely this time !” “ And how often might yon have been killed before,” asked the doctor? “about forty times, says Paddy. After a careful investigation the amount of i damage was found to be one rib broken, and other rather severe bruises, which, after being attended to, the doctor gave Pad ly the assurance that he would at least have one more chance to pass through the killing process before he would be permitted to leave this vale of disasters and of broken and bruised bones. The news seemed to moke Paddy reflect sadly, and though he spoke not, yet appeared to he asking himself, “ what can killing be at all when all I have gone through 1 have not accomplished it yet ” The number of people that gathered in and around the Court House, on the 7th inst, indicated that the business of the day was more than usually attractive. Tho cases Police v Graham and Police v Hardy tor breaches of tho Licensing Act occupied the Court and public attention for a considerable time, and ultimately ended in dismissal of both cases. Beatty v Nichols, a claim for damages done to an entire horse through being taken out of the plaintiff’s paddock, and over riden also broke down. The evidence of defendantand witness going to prove that defendant had permission to take the horse when he pleased. McDonald v Chanple junr , for assault on two of plaintiffs sons, was settled out of court. Toe father of the defendant to make a public apology for the usage the boys received.