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Kay Cunningham
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Fifteenth Year - Number 22
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, July 28, 1904
JOHN STEWART
DAY IN COURT.
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A jury in justice court on Friday set
a new standard in the matter of misdemeanors, particularly those of a nature of
the one on trial. The defendant was John Stewart, a coal black youth. The
evidence at the trial developed that John is the son of Jane Stewart and that he
was raised on the streets of Marlin. He was charged with disturbing the peace by
the use of loud and vociferous language in a public place to and concerning a
negro woman. The jury heard the evidence, considered the same, and entered a
fine of $25.00 and costs against John. A motion for a new trial was made by the
defendant's attorney.
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by The Democrat, Marlin, Falls Co., Texas