Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
(Missing) Year - Number 52
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, February 27, 1902
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A STREET FIGHT.

       A lively fight took place about 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the street opposite Theo Czirr's.
       It came about when Constable M. A. Daugherty of precinct No. 2 started to arrest Charley Denson, colored, for whom he held a warrant.
       When Charles was accosted the officer was promptly knocked down.  Others as promptly came to his rescue and several negroes received punches in the head.  At one stage of the fracas an elongated revolver was flourished but Policeman Cooley came in and caught the gun in time to prevent it being fired.
       A number of arrests were made.

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