BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEB. 7, 1902 Thursday morning in the Montgomery circuit court, Minnie F. Williams, administratix of the estate of Francis Ora Williams, deceased, brought suit against the Monon railroad for $40,000 damages for the death of her husband. The complaint alleges that February 26, 1900, Williams was employed as a brakeman for the road and was in this capacity ordered by the conductor., Cyrus Callahan, to repair a defective coupling device that was out of order; that while he was doing this work Callahan negligently and carelessly signaled to the train to back up the car on which William was working and that it came back with a rush and before Williams could get out of the way he was caught and crushed, dying from the injuries sustained.