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Show A Ititllroml Comrianj'ii AifAl. In Iheriuprrme Court Ihla morning tliu caao cf Madt Johnson, plalnllll and rrtpoiideut, vs. Ihe ltlo Urand Western Hallway Co., appellaut, ratno upon appeal from Judge lltacklurii'a court. U waa argued by Judgo Mat shall forth rallayconiny and W. II. King for the rreponddrnt. Judgment was rendered In Ihe lower couit against the company for the killing of a mare belonging lo Johnaou through the alleged negligent running ol the cotuiattiy' locomotive and cars. From tlmt Judgment Ihe a-ral wat now made, rtalulltl It Iheownerof a aaature abutting ti-fin lliedefrndaul'arh' it of way, on which hla aulmala grated. Thtru waa 110 frncu between the lure mid rail load track, but 011 Ihe watt tide, at a distance, of fifty fret therefrom, a wlrefrticnhai been contlrurled. For over two mile north from lalntlll'a 1-v.turo the trackls lovel and fre from evrry obstruction to the eight. Ou Iha day of the nccldeht several animal, Including the lutre which waa killed, were Blandlu.- alongside tho track an 1 directly wi-,1 ol Iho ladurr, Houtli aud 111 nl of the anluula waa n "entile guard," which waa liupaaaatile 1 1 hone-. The (dliinny otreied hy llilhtlirtiaa thai thedeindaut's s-setiger s-setiger Iralu came along at an unusual rateof ed, there wat lulhllig to prrvtnl Ihe engineer from seeing Ihe anluula at least a mile larfore he leeched them. The whlatlu waauot blown, nor the la-ll rung; tlierdof tho train waa not diminished; nothing wat done to I rvvrtit a colllalon wllh the animal, 'lhlawatlho nrgllgemaj chargaat Wit denied on the other side. The caw wn submitted tu the court. |