INQUEST; THE DRURY ASSAULT CASE.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 115, 30 January 1873, Page 2

INQUEST ; THE DRURY ASS AULT CASE.

Tnc inquest on the body of the late John Mallay, adjourned from Friday last, was resumed yesterday. — Dr Philson stated that he had made a post mortem examination of the body 24 hours after death, and gave it as his opinion that deceased had died from pyaemia- induced from the injuries he had received in the fight at Drury, and From «übsequent Qxposure. — William Carter, a coachman in the employ of Ifeosrs. Quick and Co., deposed to having seen deceased on aevr Year's Eve wrestling and fighting with two men, whom he could not recognise, in, front of Godkin's Hotel, at Dcurj. He was thrown many thnqs yery heavily on the hard rough metal, his opponent falling each time on him. They did not attack him together, and the decayed was altogether and entirely the aggressor. \yiicn the two men went away, ho attacked all who c.ui}c in. his war. Mr Godkin w0,3. nq where near the sqiiabqjp,. JSfo farther fighting took place after this was over, aqd tliere were then no wounds about deceased's faco, as l;e tqok particular notiqq. He heard .him kicked very heavily vhilo lying on the grqund, not by the man he wa.s fighting with, but by someone among the crowd. — "\y. T. S. Snell, Cavalry Instructor, residing at Brury, deposed that deceased had attacked him and Mr God kin, qji fhp 30th December, with a pitchfork. They had taken £e,fuge in the housp, 4lr Gp,dkin going into the bar, where Mislay followed him, and attempted to get behind the counter, seizing a pewter pot and holding it in a threatening manner, whereon Godkin threw a pewter, pot at deceased, but did not hit him, as the pot struck about a foot off on the wall ; they then went for the police, and MaHay went away. Mr Snell then proceeded to give similar evidence to that of Mr Carter concerning the fighting which took place subsequently to Godkin's throwing the pewter, adding that he could not swear to the prisoners being the men, and he saw neither of them kick or jump upon deceased, who appeared to be the aggressor in every case. He could swear positively that the pewter pot thrown by Mr Godkip djd not hit deceased in any way. — Luke 3}rien ftpd Reed also gave similar evidence. They had seen deceased next morning ; he was then yery much knocked about. No one claiming tq be a friend qf deqeased's appeared, and Beed took care of him qnd madq him a bed in the stable, giving him several blankets and sacks, and also made soup, gruel, tea. &c, and bathed his face and head. Mr Godkin did not then know that deceased was in the stable, as deceased did not wish him to kqqw it, but he made no complaint against Mr Godkin of any kind. Wh<m Mr. Godkin haard he was there, and how he was injured, lie paid for his carriage to the Hospital — Andrqw Dickson and Constable Walker were also examiner], and gave corroborative evidence. — The jury having retired for about an hour., returned with a verdict to the effect that deceased had met his death from injuries received in a fight at Drury, and that Nicholas Staunton and Michael Malone were implicated in the same ; adding that Mr Godkin was to bq entirely exonerated from all blame in tke matter. The jury added as a rider that they would recommend that all the w.itn.essqs, many of whom have been put to a very great loss in attending the inquest, should be allowed their travelling expenses, and that a requisition should bo sent to the proper authocitic.3. — 23!. 5. Cross..

The Max of'the World. — The man of tliQ wqrld \jfto3e reputation rests upon a sound foundation is sure to get the best of all liis neighbours. iTe is shrewd, and sharp, and cunning, and, like the fretful porcupine, so armed at all points as to bo almost certain of wounding whatever conies in contact with. him. Frankness beams in his oyes, but calculation in his soul ; lie gets information out of yon by side strokes, and profits by it ; ho brings you around by the artfule«t of rot'ls to the point he is working for : lie pumps you dry so skilfully thnt you do not /eel thirsty in the process ; and lie leaves you undor the impression that he is the most amiable of companions. Fortu.qa.tq i{; is fqfc you, if further experience of his amiability do not compel you, with groans, to reverse this verdict. Attached to the popular interpretation of the "man of tho world" are profound and puzzling depths. A man fails in business, lifts up ?iis °JCS, looks mournfully around him, buys sackcloth and ashes, sighs frequently, is soul-despondent ; grows a little shabby, meets his creditors, obtains his release, and hey presto! smilingly re-enters the circle from which he had been temporarily banished — re-enters it, calm and confident, with no signs of defeat upon him. Ho is received with open arms, for it is whispered that he has "means," and if one sny§ to another, "is it not strange that Mr Plausible, who was in BU,ch difficulties last month, and was supposed to be ru'ned, should be living in such good style ?" it is ten to one that another an^wera, " lie it a man of the world ; " and lifts his hat to Mr PJausible, who just at that moment happens to pass by. Sco the other sid.o of the picture. A man fails in business, is soul crushed, looks mournfully about him, ■brinks from his former friends, grows old quietly, sits in •ackcloth and ashes, sinks down,, dqwn in tho world, obtains his release after bjttqr struggling, and never raises his head again ; one says to another, " Poor Mr Straight ? Regularly qrushed, isn't he ?" And the other answers, '! What else could bo expectod ? Straight was never a man of thbworid,' 1 and turns his back on the unfortunate, who just at that moment happens to be coming towards him. To be n completely successful man of the world, one mutt be thoroughly selfish, often dishonest and often false, seldom conscious, and the porcupine quills which guard his precious interest! 'mint bo well sharpened,. If now and then there is blood upon them,, what matter ? Blood ii cqsily washed out — but they say tho smell remains. The largest brewery in tho world is thqt of Perkins ft Co. London. They use annually 18,000 bales of hops, and make orer 1,000,000 barrels of ale a-nd porter. Their pl«\co covers twelve acres in tho heart of London, for which they rcconrly refuted the mm of £4,000,000. They havo seven casks which they call the " seven sister*," which hold 3,600 barrels each. They are 50 feet high and 80 feet in diameter. Their 4r»(t l\prses are the marvel C|f <jll fyndon. *