AMUSING CASE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2456, 7 April 1888, Page 1 (Supplement)

AMUSING CASE.

At Tmmore (County Waterfonl) petty sessions on Wednesday, before Major Maunsull and Mr Rogers, a man named Tom Dooley and his wife were charged with having been foun I at prohibited hours on licensed premises. Constable Uassett deposed to finding the defendants as alleged. Mrs Dooley : Your worship, the policeman does not understand it. Mr Rogers: Understand what? Mrs Dooley : About the charm, your worship. I'll teil yon. We didn't go at all to get drink. We went to see the young man in the house that lias the charm (laughter). He hps a charm for the diseases (laughter)—and as he h-id the charm for the toothache, and as my little girl was nearly mad with it, I went to him, Sunday evening as it was, but not to the drink. Mr Rogers : Is it possible that there is such superstition in the town Mrs Dooley : It is not at all supestitioua? as you call it, your worship. The little girl was bawling and shouting with the toothache, and I said to Tom, "Come and we will bring her down to the young man who has the charm for all diseases, and we will get her cured" (loud laughter) Mi- Rogers : What do yon mean by the charm? Mrs Do 'ley : The young man has it (loud laughter.) Mr Rogers: Aren't you a silly woman to believe such nonsense ? Mrs Dooley : You don't know anything about it. You must have faith in it (loud laughter.) Major Mauusel : What is the charm ? Mrs Dooley : Some sort of a prayer, your worship (laughter.) Mr Rogers : Did he appl.v a little whisky ? (laughter.) Not a sup, your worship (renewed laughter.) It did her a good deal of good ; she has not the pain since. Mrs Dudley : Btgor, your honour, I would go quick to your own house on a Sunday If thought you had a charm The male defendant deposed that his child was yel'ing and bawling with the toothache. He continued ; Well, your worship, as 1 heard there was a young man in the public-house who had a charm for everything, my wife and 1 took her down to see him, and he said the charm over her and she got better for a while ; but it came on again. The young man who said the charm over her was too decent to take anything, but he asked to have his hand crossed with a penny (laughter.) She got a little touch of it again on the Saturday night, and I did not got a wink of sleep ; and we took her down, because mv wife said to me, 'Tom, it is the third time ohat brings the real charm , (laughter.) Well, just then I tool< her down to see him, and devil the pain she has felt since (laughter.) The young mau would not take the penny the third time ; but he told me that to keep the charm goodl should buy something in the house. I bought a penny orange (renewed laughter.) She hasn't had the pain since. Eventually the summons was dismissed.