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the collar was Mr Shrimski's. Tho value of the dog might be from L 5 to HO. This closed the owe for the plaintiff. For the defence Mr Crawford called John Dale, employed in the Woollen Factory, who remembered Mr Bruce having a retriever dog last year, It was something like tho dog in Oourt, but he would not swear to the dog. He had seen tho dog when coming up from the beach with Mr Shrimeki trying lo get Into Mr Bruoe'o, when he w«i called back. To Mr Htrvey : The dog wan away from Bruce 1 ;! thrto qr fouj monthi, Hi w»iaurio( th»u

Robert Bell, employed in the Woollen Faotory, said he remembered Bruce having a dog last year. He know (ho dog from ft pup, and ho mfosed him about Juno last yoar. Bruoo got the pup from his father. Tho dog would be about six weeks old when ho knew it first about two years ago. He could not swear to tho dog, but the dog in Couit was like the one ho frequently BftW ftt BrUCo'i*. Tho dog had tho same sort of bark. Thos M'Giail said h« had noticed a dog »t Bruon's daily for about two years. At Hrst it was a pup. He took tho dog in Court to be tho dog he had soon at Bruces, but would not swear to it. To Mr Harvey t Ho noticed about r'\f>\v months ngo that the dog «»s nwny. Thoro wan nothing to fix the date. To Mr Crawford : tie had soph tho dog carrying the piper into Bruoe'a houso at ntght. Marianne Bruce remembered a litter of pupa over two years ago at her father's house. All the pups wore given awny but one, which was kopt by her brother Goorgo. Tho dog remained with her brothor till May last. Witness was quite suro tint the dog in Court was tho dog belonging to hor brother. She recognised ib by tho white feather on is chest. Sho had aeon tho dog bringing tho piper. Tho mmo of tho dog was " Watch." Witno'S went with Mrs Davidson to Mrs Shrim^ki'n, and she heard Mrs Davidson nny that tiho was willing to apologue for what she had done if Mr 6 Shnmski would do the samp. Mrt Shrim«ki bind she hnd oo causo to apologise, but sort of admitted that she might have pulled her in her ( xicfcud state. To Mr Harvey : Witness had heard ib and that Mr John Mitchells dog was the f tther of her brother's dog. John (ribson 6aid ho know Biucp'h dog, aw) had known it from a pup. The dog in Court was tho dog he saw with Brucu two months ngo in Tyna street, and he thought it was tho same dog he had soon with Bruce as a pup. He reckoned tho dog to bo two years old. Win. M'Kenzie «aid he knew Bruco's dog from a pup. The dog grow, then hr disappeared, then ho came back again ; then ho disappeared again, and enmu back again. He wag in the habit of playing with the dog. Ho was *uro the tl<>g in Court was tho dog that came b*ck to Bruco'a tho first time. To Mr Harvey : Ho mhsi-d tho dog twico, and he bolieved ho n(-k>d about tho dog, but ho could not recolk-ci tho ditos. The d( q would bo about two years and one month old. John Kennedy, butcher, said ho called at Brucu's about tluoe tunes a neok, and s.iw a brown retnover dog there. 110 misHed tho dog for somo tnno. The clog tv Court wan tho flame dog that camo hick to Brace's in January, and ho had no doubt the dog io Court was tho aamo he saw grow up at Bruco'a. To Me liaivey: Ho made tho »go of tho dog to bb two yo»rs. Tim caso was adjourned till 11 o'clock on Fridiy morning.