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Show Nine Attorneys Appear in Case;- I Witness Jeosera Provokes Mirth There wero several sensations Tuesday Tues-day in tho trial of tho $25,000 damage suit, instituted against tho Donver So 3?io Gra-ndo railway in .Tudgo Pichio's court by Mrs. LauTa Hills, to recover on the death of hor husband, A. B. Hills, who was killed at Holper about, a year ago by being run down while performing his duties as car inspector. bd ,7 onsen, fireman of tho engino which killed Kills, was placed on tho stand by tho defense, and when asked whether he had been drinking, replied with admirable candor: 'IChurtonly." o information for peviury was filed against him. That ho had tieon imbibing imbib-ing in. somo sort oe soda water was apparent to every ono, even tho court, and wlulo Jensen occupied tho stand, he sorved tho function of a keen souroe of arausomenr.. Ho was finally excused. JNine attorneys appeared in the caso, participating during the Ha.y jn numer- ons clashes which had tho effect of encouraging en-couraging mirth. Following the exam ination of Engineer Whilnov. who was nt the throttle when Hills "was killed, and testified that tho dead man, a few minutes previous to his being struck, had been skylarking so recklessly that the switch engine had to bo slowed down three or four timos, O. W. Powers, or counsol for the plaintiff, endeavored to show that Whitney had intended to slur the character of the victim of Iho accident. Samuel If.. Thurman, of counsel coun-sel for tho defonse, repeatedly ob.ioci.ed upon tho grounds that the questions wero irrelevant, impertinent and immaterial. imma-terial. ."Finally Mr. Powors queried: ' wIi-it.3s tho matter with you, Sam?" Nothing, excepting thai having to constantly ropoat this nonsenso is irritating" ir-ritating" responded Mr. Thurman, whereupon tho court remarked that the gentlemen were digressing. Both sides olosod and the h'nal argument will be mode this morning at u) o'olock. |