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Show RECORD-BREAKING VERDICT IS GIN Smith Company Mint Pay $25,-ooo $25,-ooo to Heirs of Thomas W. Spiking. One of the largest verdicts ever given In a damage suit of like haracter was returned bv a ry In Judge Rlti hie't court TncFdnv In the rase of Emetine Spiking n i ! others for Lhs 'lenth of the plaintlfl s husband, Thomas W Spiking, who wns Kill ol by a car of the 1 tah Light and Kaiiwn companj in this citya August 16, 1902. It waft alleged In the eomplalnt thnt ih" companj whs guilty of negligence In not providing Its enrs with fenders, anil that the motorman of the ear which killed Spiking tll-l not ring his gong. It was i)urgid fnrthet that the car was running at a high rate of speed and that the brakes were out of repair The aeeident occurred ai the intersection intersec-tion of Main and Second South streets This was the second trial of the case. n the former trial the try dlsagre.-tl standing five for the plaintiff and thTSS for thi defendant. In the present trial the lure Stood six for the plaintiff for the verdict returned and two to the con-i con-i rar The testimony In the rase showed that the car wns making a flying switch at the time of i he accident nml that the trolley was off the wire and the car dark |