Newell S. Barr
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- Feb 14, 1894The Deadly Logic of the Cabin TrapA man sets a shotgun trigger to protect his home, with fatal consequences for a stranger.Bellingham, WA
- Feb 16, 1894The Deadly Spring Gun of WhatcomA man who set a loaded trap for intruders in his cabin faces a murder conviction, setting a major legal precedent for property defense.Squalicum Creek, Bellingham, WA
- Feb 17, 1894The Woodchopper Who Rigged a Gun—and the Murder Trial That FollowedNewell S. Barr's cabin trap killed a would-be intruder in Whatcom; his lawyer vowed to take the property-defense question to the Supreme Court.Bellingham, WA