Show STATE NEWS MRS EDG R SES CASE CA I Brought Suit the Rio Grande Railway for f r Death of Her Husband at Park I Special to The he Herald March Jenie Ed Edgar Edgar gar gar who was suing the tho Denver Rio Grande railroad for tor 0 for tor the death of her husband los lost her case ce in the dis district court ourt toda today George Edgr Edgar te the bus hus husband band was fir fireman man on the Rio Grande tIn train running between Salt Lake and Park Ci City On July 5 1905 he was killed in the Park City yas yards as the trin train wa was leaving heaving for Sal Salt Lake Some person un Unknown known had turned the swich switch at the he lower end of the yard ard A As the train neared it i Engineer Joseph Bywater noticed no the s sWitch ich reversed hIs engine and caled called to Edgar to jump At the same time he jumped Edgr himsel himself through the c cab b window He escaped with a broken leg Edgar either c uld not or did not nIt jump and Edgr was crushed to death when the dt de derailed railed engine turned over His body was ried fund fc und wih with 15 pounds of cal coal nn cn it His wife in her behalf and that of her five children brought suit for O which has been on trial for two days be before before fore Judge Armstrong Today a for a nonsuit wa was ar argued ed and granted Warner and ad Houtz of Provo appeared for Mrs railroad rs Eg Edgar and E l M Allison Amson fr for the I Th case of Ellen Bonner vs Alfred Blonquist was set settled Elen ted before the jury had had I been selected i |