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Show PROHIBITION BROUGHT UP IN COURT In resuming the hearing of tho damage case of Thomas Rold against the Union Pacific company tills morning, morn-ing, In Judge Harris' division of tho district court. Rlohard L. Johnson, a brakeman who was on the train In which the plaintiff alleges to have had tho difficulty with Mr. Mclntlre, was recalled for further cross-examination by the plaintiff. When asked whether he was "the JohnBon who testified yesterday," the witness replied- "I believe I am." "Is there any doubt in your mind about it?" asked the attorney. "Not much," said Mr. Johnson. "Did you say yesterday that tho Reld boys offered you a drink on tho way down from Evanston?" inquired the attorney. "Yes, sir, they did; that Is what I said." "I presume It is a common occurrence occur-rence for passengers to offer you something to drink, except in prohibition prohibi-tion countries; Is that true?" asked tho lawyer "Yes, that is true," said the witness, wit-ness, "except that wo are offered most In the prohibition section." Mr. Johnson said ho met the Reid brothers in a saloon at EJvanston and that they were having a good time. He said they had their arms around each other and were singing songs On tho way down from Evanston they drank Borne and were quite rough in tholr actions They rolled a bottlo along the aisle of tho car and kicked a step-ladder step-ladder into the aisle. Tho witness Bald he saw the trouble that Mr Mclntlre Mc-lntlre had with the boys after thoy left the car In Ogden and that ho saw thom striking at Mclntlre and hoard them uso vilo language. rui. |