Harry Fraser
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- Apr 23, 1895High Stakes and High CaliberA casual card game at the Northern Hotel ends in a shooting, leaving a stranger in custody and a victim fighting for his life.Seattle, WA
- Apr 25, 1895Harry Fraser Took a Bullet at the Northern Hotel—Then Seattle Defended His NameA shooting in a hotel bar left one man wounded and another in jail, but the loudest fight the next day was over a rumor about the victim.Seattle, WA
- May 6, 1895A Seattle Murder Hearing, and a Widow's Jailhouse VisitPaul Page was set to face a justice of the peace for killing Harry Fraser. Then Fraser's wife returned from Boston and tried to see the accused.Seattle, WA
- May 8, 1895A Man Shot Dead Over a Disputed Chip in a Seattle SaloonA friendly dice game turns lethal when the stakes are raised a dollar a throw — and the shooter's trial hinges on the character of every man at the table.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 18, 1895A Two-Dollar Chip, a Drawn Revolver, and a Death in the Hotel BarroomA gambler named Page goes on trial for shooting Harry Fraser dead in the barroom of Seattle's Northern Hotel — a killing that began over the change from a $20 bill.Seattle, WA
- Jun 19, 1895The Northern Hotel Shooting: A Gambler’s Self-Defense TrialPaul J. Page stands trial for killing Harry Fraser over a dice game at the Northern Hotel, while his lawyers drag the dead man’s gambling life into court.Seattle, WA
- Jun 21, 1895The Hasheesh Defense: A Seattle Murder Trial Turns on a Drugged CocktailHarry Fraser was shot dead in a Northern Hotel saloon. The accused insisted the last thing he remembered was dice dancing on the table—and a drink that may have been laced with hasheesh.Seattle, WA