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Show A CURIOUS 0A.sE. Defendant not Asked to Plead, r.nd no Defense Put In. An Interesting lisse litis devoloped In tho Wndsworth wl.lsky case trial yesteidiy. The defendant was not asked to plead, so no pica was eiuerid, The cas was proceeded with, neverilie los, ami wlieu the prosecution had Introduced nil llielr evidence, Hindu fi'iise had nothing to say. Tim Justice remarked: '-TUen I suppose yon nro ready Tor sentence?" to which Wads-woith's Wads-woith's iitiuniey replied, "N.." All this, so tlm defenmr elalm-, happened without a verdict havlim been retnlered. i Tho Jusi Ice t,hen proceeded to aseas"a flue of S75 and ten days Imprisonment, I nl without the defendant. Ilrst, having filtered a plea; second, without, helm-j helm-j asked wheherhe was ready lor trial; ' third, without, a veidlct Imvlng been I rendered, nnd founh, after tho defendant defen-dant had stated that he was not, ready for seniencH, The defendant has not yet k'lven uollce of appeal, nolMicr has (ho paid his fine, ami bo the matter (rests, await hnr ndvicu from blither outhorliv. Lehl Tnbuno correspond-I correspond-I etice, March 11. I |