Show d YeA yesterday erday the attention of H his il honor or justice was occupied ed by the case of kofl L W smith rs vs J B tile former suin suing tho the latter iatter for the aum sum of 27 25 for a watch alleged to have lave been pledged by Vain plaintiff tiff to defendant and unlawful unlawfully ay converted by defendant to his own use an all d for a barrel alleged to have been purchased by plaintiff of never delivered the case was st set for in the city hall at which time alie justice opened n d his court J B goodfellow ez with ill hia his attorney P J barratt and wit witnesses es being 11 in attendance while neither plaintiff nor his counsel N tanner twiner tr jr a appeared eared at 10 minutes past ten defendants conn coun sd sa moved to dismiss the caw case at plaintiffs cost and justice middleton rendered his decision to that effle effect ct |