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MAR 14, 1895Brookfield, WA

A Skeleton, a Revolver, and $10.70: The Trailside Mystery No One Could Name

A hunter in Wahkiakum County found a well-dressed man's remains beside a five-shot revolver—an apparent suicide that had lain undiscovered for perhaps eighteen months.

“The trail is seldom traveled, which accounts for this mystery remaining so long undiscovered, and why the man should have selected such a spot to end his days is a question which may never be answered.”
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