The Marlin Democrat

January 8, 1908

FIGHT OVER CIGARETTE

Sheriff Poole arrested Robert Richardson, a negro youth Thursday afternoon on the charge of fighting. The charge grows out of a free for all fight that took place on New Years night on the Battle farm south of town. The fight started from a dispute over a cigarette stub which two of the boys wanted and ended up in one of them. Elisha Hayes, became seriously cut in the neck and in the back. Parker Richardson, father of Robert, is charged with the cutting and the Sheriff is looking for him.