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10 stories matching gun
- The Gun Behind the Bureau: A Seattle Shooting’s Reluctant Witness
In January 1891, a tense arraignment revealed how a teenager’s hesitation and a hidden shotgun led to an assault charge in downtown Seattle.
- Lost for Days in the Grays Harbor Wilderness
An elderly hunter is rescued in a state of delirium after disappearing in the rain-soaked timberlands north of Riverside.
- The Ghost That Wasn't There
A nervous homeowner fires a shotgun at his own shadow, hospitalizing his son-in-law in the chaos.
- The Stowaway with Seventeen Guns
A Victoria burglar thought he’d outsmarted police by hiding between decks on the steamer *Premier*, but a sharp-eyed customs officer at the Seattle dock caught him red-handed—and found his loot.
- The Midnight Room Invader
A locomotive engineer interrupts a burglary in progress at an American lodging house, leading to a foot chase and a quick arrest.
- The Lynching of a Teenager in Okanogan
A fifteen-year-old boy, accused of murder, was dragged from a jail cell by a masked mob and executed, igniting a cycle of violence in the Washington territory.
- The Art of Roping a Bear
After a close call with a grizzly, a local man returns to the wilderness to capture a cub with a lariat for the town's amusement.
- The Jailbreak That Failed at Lake Union
A failed escape attempt by three young prisoners leaves a jailer with a gun, a missing saw, and a mystery about who was smuggling tools to the jailbirds.
- The Cattle Rustlers of Hangman Creek
A Spokane sheriff’s posse orchestrates a midnight stakeout to bust a sprawling meat-theft ring, leading to a tense, violent shootout in the woods.
- Olympia’s Booster Year: Brick, Bridges and a 50,000-Person Promise
As 1891 closed, the capital city counted $3 million in new buildings, a record bridge, electric lights and new rail lines — and predicted 50,000 residents within a decade.