Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 33
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, October 16,  1902

      CHARGED WITH HOLDUP.
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Mexican Arrested At McClanahan.
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       Sheriff Carlton and Deputies Bates and Tomlinson were called to McClanahan Thursday night to effect the arrest of a Mexican charged with an attempted hold up.
       The complaining witness is John Adams, son of J. N. Adams.  The young man says that the Mexican drew a "butcher" knife on him and told him to hand over his money.  Instead of complying with the request the young man took to his heels and eluded the Mexicano.
       The arrest was effected with out any trouble and the prisoner was placed in the county jail.  The Mexican says that he was only playing and that the robbery was never thought of by him.

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