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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 6 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 7 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 6 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 4 |
| 1909 | 4 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1917 | 1 |
6 stories matching thwart
- The Failed Heist on Second Street
A daring nighttime break-in at a Seattle hardware store is thwarted by an observant watchman.
- Caught Red-Handed: A Midnight Grocery Heist
A burglar's attempt to crack open a downtown Seattle grocery store was thwarted by an alert clerk sleeping just upstairs.
- The Deadly Cost of a Black Diamond Burglary
A thwarted nighttime break-in at a mining camp saloon ends in a fatal shooting, prompting a coroner's verdict of justifiable homicide.
- The Jailbreak That Almost Toppled the Penitentiary
A clever prisoner uses his talent for locksmithing to craft duplicate keys, nearly sparking a mass escape at the Walla Walla prison.
- The Great Jailbreak Attempt of 1888
A desperate group of prisoners, including a local forger and a pair of Vancouver burglars, came within thirty minutes of freedom before being thwarted by a vigilant guard.
- The Dynamite of Gilman: A Murderous Grudge Ends in Lynching
In a fit of rage over a domestic dispute, Albert Schaeffer blew up his neighbor's home in Gilman, killing three people. The town’s response was swift and brutal.