Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 38
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, November 20, 1902

WHOLESALE THEFT OF MULES.
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Seventeen Run Off and Disposed Of.
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       Officers from McLennan county were in the city Monday in search of a lot of mules and wagons that had been driven off from the farm of a Capt. Miller, who lives in the county, and sold.  Some of the mules were sold in Marlin, C. C. Taylor, who lies east of town being among the purchasers.
       Seventeen head were stolen from the farm along with a number of wagons and all were in the hands of negroes when they reached Marlin.  The bill of sale to the pair of mules bought by Mr. Taylor, was signed by one Alexander who is said to be a brother of Bob Alexander, who lives in the bottom near here and who signed the bill of sale as a witnes (sic).
       It is said that the property is all under mortgage to a firm in Waco and further investigation may furnish interesting developments.
       The officers are on a hot trail and will doubtless have all parties in hand in a short time.
       The necessary papers were secured from Judge Frazier and the officers went out to Mr. Taylor's and secured the three he had purchased.  He will probably lose the purchase money paid for them.

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