six o'clock in the morning
Now , he had a wife dependent on him , and to lose the case , and be held responsible for costs , would cripple him . And such a verdict was not at all unlikely ; for Purdy , his chief witness , could not be got at : the Lord alone knew where Purdy lay hid . He at once sat down and wrote the bad news to his solicitor . At six o'clock in the morning some few days later , he took his seat in the coach for Melbourne . By his side sat Johnny Ocock , the elder of the two brothers . Johnny had by chance been within earshot during the negotiations with the rascally carrier , and on learning this , Henry had straightway subpoenaed him . Mahony was none too well pleased : the boy threatened to be a handful .