Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1917 — BIG JUDGMENT AGAINST MONON [ARTICLE]

BIG JUDGMENT AGAINST MONON

U. S. COURT AWARDS SB,SOO TO WIDOW FOR DEATH OF * HER HUSBAND.

A judgment of $8,500 was rendered in the United States federal court of Chicago Tuesday against the Monon railroad company in favor of Mrs. Myrtle Eager, widow of Sherman Eager. Eager was a car inspector of the Monon and met his death in a peculiar accident on the night of November 18, 1914, at Lafayette. Eager was returning to the yards on northbound frieght No. 44. When the train reached a point opposite Morley street the air brakes were applied and a small wreck took place. - . .. Eager was on a flat car that was followed by a box car. When the air brake was applied the flat car buckled and Eager was caught between it and the box car in such a position that he was not released for thirty minutes, and died a short time after.