Show NO WIGS MUST BE WORN victoria B C august 25 A strange conflict has occurred in connection with the trial 0 the american fishing schooner north today ordered to be confiscated by justice Martl the admiralty court for fishing within british columbia water at the last session of the legislature an enactment was made prohibiting tha wearing ot wigs in any british columbia court today martin and counsel before him wore wigs as aforetime the judge contending the enactment did not apply to the admiralty court which has federal jurisdiction legislators however contend the enactment affects any court which sits in british columbia and say the judge and counsel arc liable to indictment for infringing the enactment prohibiting the use of wigs in british columbia courts |