Show VERDICT GOES AGAINST ROAD Oregon Short Line Assessed for Death of PaI Pal Palmer I mer Iller Infant InfantS SMITH S lITH TRANSCRIPT FILED OTHER MATTERS OCCUPY AT ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION OF DISTRICT COURT A verdict for tor for the plaintiff was awarded by b a jury jur in the district court 4 yesterday before Judge Lewis in the case of L J Pulmer against the Oregon Short J Jine ine Railroad company compan The jury jur was out jut about an hour Tho The suit Instituted by Palmer against the Short Line asked for damages in the sum um of for the death of Thomas Jason Palmer 2 years old 01 1 a child of the plaintiff who was killed by a train of the th Oregon Short Line company on a crossing near Topaz Ida April 18 1896 The Palmer family lived near the track i nd pd the child wandered to the track and vhs GS killed The rho plaintiff the servants of the company were mot duly vigilant In the care of ot the crossing and andI the I he accident was caused thereby |