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Show HOT POKER HER WEAPON Riot Follows Attempt to Collect Dog Tax From a Retired Preacher. VINCENKES. Ind.. Aug. 2i An attempt to nrrcat John Hoo caused a small riot nt nick-noil nick-noil last nlKht and camo near rcnultlnu In Marshal HedR"' blni; mobbed. All of tho prominent cl'.lr.ena of the little plnco were Involved In-volved !n the controversy, but their n rigor KUlml.led nnd tho official escaped them, nl-thouRh nl-thouRh several participants wero allchtly Injured In-jured In the light. Tho Marshal had attempted to nrrort Ro, who Is a retired preacher. 90 years old. b-causo b-causo the Initer failed to pay his dog tnx. Tho okc1 man resisted arrest nnd the official ud forco. In p. few moments :. ncoro of people wore mixed up In the affair. LouIm, tho grsnd-dauRhter grsnd-dauRhter of tho minister, attacked tho Marshal with a hot poker and the offlclnl took hor In charge. To this tho crowd objected and forcod him to release the child. The citizens who hnd jmther-d then made up a collection and paid tho delinquent dog tax and the troublo was settled. |