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Show CHANGES TESTIMONY Railroad Engineer Causes a Sensation While on Stand in Case. There was a sensation In Judge Ritchie's Ritch-ie's court Thursday, during the trial of a damage case, when A. J. Duel, a Rio Grande engineer, admitted that he had Changed his testimony because he, did not want to offend the company and was afraid that he might lose his Job. "When pressed hard by James Ingebretsen of counsel for the plaintiff the witness be- ci on utterly confused, flatly contradicting contradict-ing himself probably a score of times In tho course of his examination. Admits Stultification. Duel was the engineer of the freight train upon which Peter Malmstrum, husband hus-band Of Hllma Malmstrum, the plaintiff. w;im killed some two years ago. He had made a statement of the facts to an, Stringfellow & Ingebretsen, plaintiffs i 'uns' I. but In answering tin- qu stlnn Of Mr. AJllson of counsel for the company com-pany declared in many particulars that exactly the opposite was the truth. Then, when furthei examined b the plaintiff's attorneys, he admitted that he did so i . cause he did nol want to lose his position. posi-tion. Demands Heavy Damages. The plaintiff is suing for 125,000 dam-ages dam-ages The case will lkely go to the Jury this afternoon. |