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A minor dispute over a killed pet dog escalates into a brutal, fatal shooting in the quiet community of Chico, revealing the violent tensions lurking behind rural neighborly relations.
“When I saw my dog dead I began to cry, and 'Billy' said, 'Don't cry; I will go out and see about it.'”
A steam launch stolen in a confidence scheme is found wrecked in a remote bay near Victoria, British Columbia, with no survivors reported.
“The inevitable conclusion reached is that the deckhouse was washed away during the stormy night and the hull, quickly filling, took with it to the bottom Seymour and his companion.”
A trivial argument over a shot dog escalated into a brutal killing at a remote logging cabin near Chico.
“What in hell did you shoot my dog for?”
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