Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 21
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, July 24, 1902
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MAKES ROUGH HOUSE.
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Negro Hits A Chinaman With A
Brick.
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Trouble Over A Bowl of Soup.
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Saturday afternoon a "stray darkey" strayed into the Chinese restaurant down on
the corner of Live Oak and Railroad streets and ordered a bowl of soup. He
was waited upon by the colored woman in charge. He devoured the soup and
then got up and started to leave without paying for it. He was
remonstrated with by the woman who objected very strenuously to the negro
leaving without first contributing a nickel to the exchequer of the
establishment in payment for the bowl of soup. The negro struck the woman
in the face and the woman tore the negro's shirt into shreds and refused to
loose her hold until the negro drew a huge knife and made threatening gestures
towards the vitals of the woman. When he got loose the negro ran around
towards the kitchen where the Chinaman and another negro were and resumed the
row with them. He picked up a brick and shied it at the negro but hit the
Oriental. The brick made a dangerous wound on the head of the Chinaman and
he was pretty badly hurt but a clinical examination of his cramium gives
evidence of his ultimate recovery. The stray negro who raised the rumpus
made a precipitate retreat with officers in pursuit but eluded them and was
still at large at last accounts.
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