AN EXPLANATION.

Evening Star, Issue 3484, 23 April 1874, Page 3

AN EXPLANATION.

To the Editor. I trust you will allow me sufficient apace in yeur valuable journal to render an explanation in the case of the man M'Fee, who (it was yesterday stated by the Commissioner of Police at the licensing meeting) is lying at the Hospital in a dying state. The

facts are simply these On Friday, the 10th instant, M'Fce, accompanied by a man named Brady, came to Anderson’s Bay for the purpose of clipping a horse for Mr Tolmie, and having need of a lamp, came into the township at 1 p.m., and remained until 5, when he left, accompanied by Brady, at 7.45. Brady came to my house, and stated that M‘Fee was lying outside, and wished to be brought in. lat once directed a young man to assist him in, and make him as comfortable as possible This was done. On the following morning he became very abusive,

and asked me to send for the police. This I immediately did, but the constable had left. The man Brady then came in, and M ‘Fee gave him some silver, desiring him to acquaint Mrs M‘Fee of his whereabout, and request her to take him to the hospital. Brady did not, however, do so j and I, finding he got no better, started for Dunedin and saw his wife, who refused to go out for him. I then saw OonstaUeM‘Lauchen, who, on seeing M Fee. went for Professor M ‘Gregor, That gentleman, after visiting the man, stated that from what he saw the man was well cared for, but evidently suffering from paralysxs, and ordered his instant removal to the hospital. Constable M'Lauchlan then requested me to drive M‘Fee to the hospital, which I complied with without delay. These, Mr Editor, are the plain facts of

the case, and I trust the public will see that all was done by me for the unfortunate man that could be, and that I am altogether free from any blame in the matter.~l am, &c, Hugh Ross, Anderson's Bay, April 22. e ?V er -