Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 6
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, April 03, 1902
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SAVED BY A CHILD.
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It's Cry for Water Prevents a Whole
Family From Being Killed by
Chloroform.
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       Rosebud, Texas, March 26.--J.W. Hamilton, living about a mile east of town, came in this morning and made known the fact that some one had tried to chloroform his entire family.
       The facts are about as follows.  About 1:30 a.m. one of the children began crying for water.  Mrs. Hamilton was awakened, attempted to get up, but found herself powerless to move, whereupon she began calling to Mr. Hamilton, who was awakened and after several efforts made his way to the door and upon opening same the room was immediatley cleared of the drug fumes and the family at once recovered
       It was found that the servants sleeping in the kitchen were also under the influence of the drug.  Only a few moments more and all would have succumbed to it's poisonous ordor.  Thus the child's thirst save the family.
       The constable has been at work on the case today, but to date no developments have been made.

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