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Trial of Thomas Purcell in Malta Bend case
The Marshall Republican reports the Malta Bend trial of Thomas Q. Purcell, a newspaper man, recounting his dated statements and his confrontation with Charles C. Bailey. Witnesses describe street encounters, threats, shots fired, and a pistol exchange as Purcell and Bailey clash over alleged insults and injuries.
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Thomas Q. Purcell
Malta Bend
Charles C. Bailey
Jim
Jeter
Sammie Johnson
Purcell
Carl Wilson
Payne Slusher
Goa
Roth
Mr. Lyne
Lyne
Bailey
Henry Bolden
Pete Kile
Albert Tibbs
Mrs. Harrison
Baok
Dickson
Charlie Franklin
Chas
Downs
Franklin
Charlie
Jim Bailey
Charles Haggard
Bill Downs
Riley Farris
Zinc Mill
Myself
Gracie Harrison
Charlie Haggard
M. Q. Purcell
William Q. Purcell
Percy
Schooley
Slusher
Platt
Town of Malta Bend
van Anglen
Peyton Jeter
Thomas
Crosa