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Show I ' The Shurtliff Case. Nothing was done in the Shurtliff case yesterday. At the appointed hour, 9.30 o'clock, judge, jury, counsel coun-sel and spectators were present, and business waa announced to proceed as customary, when District Attorney VanZile stated that their next witneeB, who was an important one, was not in attendance. He stated that this witncea would probably be the last, though another might bo put on the stand, and aa the testimony to be given by the absentee was of great importance to the prosecution, he waa unwilling to rest his case at tuia point, and requested that the trial be suspended until Monday morning. Theabseuceof the witnea bad been unavoidable, aa he had gone home without permission. It had bsen the intention to hold only one Bcsiion yesterday, and in view of the circumstances. circum-stances. Judge Emerson allowed the adjournment asked for. Tlio prospects pros-pects are that the defense will commence com-mence the introduction of testimony on Monday, after the noon rces?, aa it ia understood mat only to more witnesses, at the outside, wili be put ou the stand for the piosecution, and that their testimony will be brief. It ia thought, by iho attorneys, that two days will be consumed iu the giving of evidence lor the dienss but if the time of attorneys stcttcliea asrtus-tojiary, asrtus-tojiary, it will be Tuursday or Iriday beloro the jury gets the case. |