Complex sentence: While serving as a delegate, Searle started a cane fight with Charles Thomson, the Secretary of the Congress, claiming that Thomson misquoted him in the official minutes; the altercation resulted in both men receiving slashes to the face.
Split into simpler sentences: While serving as a delegate, Searle began a cane fight with Charles Thomson, the Secretary of the Congress, claming that Thomson misquoted him in the official minutes. The altercation resulted in both men receiving slashes to the face.