Logan Republican | 1908-04-01 | Page 7 | No Doubt

No Doubt. , "I was counsel for a rnllway company com-pany In tho west," says a prominent S'ow York lawyer, "In whoso employ 1 section hand had been killed fcy an express train. His widow, of course, lued for damages. Tho principal witness swore positively that tho loco-motive loco-motive whistle had not sounded until ifter tho entire trnlu had passed over his depnited friend. '"You admit that tho whlstlo blow?' t sternly demanded of the witness. . "'Oh, yes, it blew.' "'Now,' I added, Impressively, 'if that whlstlo sounded In time to gtvo Morgan warning, the fnct would bo In 'favor of tho company, wouldn't It?' " 'I supposo so.' said the witness. "'Very well. Now, for what earthly earth-ly purpose would tho engineer blow his whistle nfter tho man had been itruck?' i " '1 presume,' replied tho witness, . with great deliberation, 'that the j whlstlo was for tho next man on tho ' track.' "Harper's Weekly. j i .