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Show IiATKST COUIIT NEWS. Action AffftlnU llio Ilnpld Transit lompauj lu Hicoitr ?-0,()00. In JudgoZaui's court this afternoon Iho case ol Joseph M. Thompson vs. tbo llapld Transit Htreit Hallway company com-pany was culled on for trial. Tho plilutlll was represented by Attorneys Itlchnrds ami Moylc; Attorney 1'. Ij. Willlumi was coaueol for thu defend, ants. The plalntlll sues to recover $CO,000 for thu duath of his fouitciMi-yinr-cld sou, Drsou I'., who was run down by uno ol lie company's cars on July Gib, lB'Jl, una recelvod Injurlts which re-iiittud re-iiittud In his denth viry soon after-wards. after-wards. It setm that tho plalntlll is a grceugroiemud gois around tliu city ollh 1: gouda from u cart. Un thu duto above named ho was 011 Foutth Houth street, between Hlxth and eleventh tat, uccump lined by his son. A uis-turner uis-turner had inudo 11 purohase, and tlio hoy was nbuit to lako baik tho change, when, In crusting the road, ho vrii. slruck by tho car and thmwil down, Willi tho rciult slated iilie. It iiulked llmttlio nccliki.t vv.n itnu to Ilia iii'Kllgeuco nnd uurclenK-mas uurclenK-mas of tho cmpiuy's tvrvaula, lut this li deiiieJ on thu part ol tho dt-frndautii. dt-frndautii. foil TUB DUfKMUM. Tho ury lu the case of John Lirren vs. thu Mlugo l'lirnocu Comianj concluded con-cluded In Judgu Kanu'a noun tbis raorulug, brought lu their vi nlict tlila ntternonn, finding for tho defendants, It van nil action foriUmsgis for per-smisl per-smisl Injurke, and thu facts hat u nl rejJ) lnu tepvlUd lu theio coluiuua, |