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NEGRO HORRIBLY I BORNEO IN SALOONe Alcohol Poured on William Hardeman's Leg and ; ; Match Applied to It.t E. ClAVtZ ACCUSED OF CRIMEiWlihnm Hardeman, .1 negro. wim! •mrrlbly burned Hmarduy morning i» ill.- Itayllgltt hulooi^ on Xorth Third T'V!, and B. Cb*vlt;‘E In charged by Hard, man as having applied Ibetorcii which may reauli in the colored man I sing I\ fun ton f.r h|u .-|uhr log Hardeman alleges that ho was sit Hiir In a chair in th«- saloon. asleep, vrhen ho win* suddenly awakened by a. terrible pain emanating from hi* right u *kh». Ho discovered that bli nock w in 011 nr.-. In great agony,Hardenum tort* the- aock away, only lo discover that thin relieved him none of the excruciating pain, inasmuch as iho entire flush un the member wan being conked.Hardeman claims that K. (iittvea hnlt;| poured a quantity lt;»r alcohol on nis right leg and tourhed n match toit. The fiery fluid soaked quickly Into the skin which the lames ig nitcd with lightning rapidity.The flesh wan literally cooked, ip-. j flirting a horrible wound down to , where the tightly laced shoe slopped the further downward pro#re** «r the liquid.Hardcmttn reached police court with difficulty. hclpg scarcely note 10 crawl a I mur. with the (t|d *f n cane, lie •won* 0111- a warrant for the nr rest of Cha vex. will cl 1 was served. Hardeman visited the office of tie-city surgeon and physician and had the ugly wound attend**! to There Ik it probability of the man toning lilt*foot as 11 result of the fiendish practical joke.
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Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Mon, Mar 05, 1906
Page 5
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