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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2382, 4 November 1880, Page 4

We take this rather tough story from the ‘ Manawatu Times ’:— “Mr Hubert 13yrau, coutractor, was working at a cutting in the Iviwitea, about five miles from Fielding, when a fall of earth took place, burying him up to the shoulders. With the shock lie was thrown underneath the feet of a horse attached to a dray in which there was nearly a ton of stuff, and the animal taking alarm, started, and the wheel of the vehicle passed over Mr Pyrant’s breast. Some idea of the pressure may be gleaned when it stated that notwithstanding the amount of stuff upon his bod}", a massive silver hunting watch in his pocket was crushed quite ilat. A cabman named Yew was prosecuted at Christchurch on Monday, under singular circumstances. It appears that while Yew was on the old Post-office stand he was arrested by a constable—who at the time was in plain clothes and on leave—on the charge of working a horse that had a sore shoulder. A charge of drunkenness was also preferred. At the depot Yew offered some “ resistance.” and was pushed down, his leg being broken in the fall. The llesident Magistrate dismissed the charge of drunkenness, with the qualification that he considered Yew was decidedly under the influence of drink : and on the charge of using a horse that was in an unfit state for work, he ordered a conviction to be entered, accused to pay 2s costs. His Worship expressed himself strongly to tlm effect that the arrest was altogether unjustifiable. It is understood that Yew is bringing an action for damages against the constable who pushed him down, and so caused his leg to be broken.