Sentence:  The complaint charged that the defendants, on, etc., at, etc., "in a certain public place, to wit, in a certain school-house in which a singing-school was then and there being held, did make a great <WSD>brawl</WSD> and tumult, and stamped their feet on the floor, hissed, used loud and saucy language, and were guilty of rude, indecent, and disorderly conduct." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.