Disappearing Black Denton
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Arrest Article discussing the arrest of multiple Negro boys for throwing rocks at trains -
1880 Mortality Schedule Page 9 of the Mortality Schedule in the 1880 Census -
Tom Long Arrest Article discussing the arrest of Tom Long on a charge of theft -
Negro Charged with Attempted Assault Newspaper discussing Charles Rucker's attempted assault charge -
Bigamy Arrest Article about Andrew Mackey and others being arrested for bigamy -
Expect Grand Jury to Adjourn Today Article about Wash Hapgood being charged with unlawful manufacture of liquor -
Mask Captured and Returned Here Article discussing the arrest of Clyde Mask. He was charged with theft over $50 and escaped from a hospital at the county jail two weeks ago, and captured at Pilot Point by Sheriff Jim Sanders -
Clyde Mask Theft Article discussing Clyde Mask stealing Ransom Johnson's tires -
Woman Fires Through Window at Prowler; Body Found in Yard Excerpt discussing an unnamed Negro being killed in the yard of Green Washington -
Criminal Docker Article stating the sentence of Gordon Docker and Roy Finch -
Six Men Indicted by Grand Jury Under Bond or in Jail Article discussing the jail sentence of three Negro men: Harrison Chamber, Jessie Gooden, and Roy Finch -
Escaped Negro Trusty at Dallas; Escaped to Farm Article discussing how after escaping to a poor farm, Buck Hembrey he was captured in Dallas and returned to Denton to finish his sentence, while Tom Ralls escaped and has not been found -
Ransom Johnson Land Selling Excerpt about the selling of Ransom Johnson's land -
Seven Known Dead Article discussing the killing of a Negro woman by a tornado -
Ransom Johnson Land Selling Excerpt about the selling of Ransom Johnson's 2 acres of land from the Nathan Mitchell survey -
Nelson Davis Arrest Article discussing the arrest of Nelson Davis for arson -
Confederate Monument Article about the Denton Confederate monument -
Jail Roster Article stating the Denton County jail roster; seven Negroes in jail -
Jail Theft Article discussing the bond of $750 Frank Davis and Payton Newberry after being charged with robbery -
Ransom Johnson Excerpt about Ransom Johnson selling 33-100 acres to JW Sites out of the WM Hunt Survey -
Ransom Johnson Land Selling Excerpt about Ransom Johnson selling 64 acres to AP Coscgrove in the JF Smiley Survey -
Horse Theft Article discussing Fred Burkes' guilty plea of horse theft -
Meningitis Outbreak Article discussing the Meningitis outbreak in Pilot Point, Texas -
Only Five in the Jail Article discussing the jail roster. John Williams and Ollie Majors are the only two African American men in the jail -
Negroes Escape Lynching Article discussing the arrest and almost lynching of two unnamed Negro boys