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2 stories matching vandiv

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:vand, vandal, vandel, vander, van, vanderv

  1. A Spilled Bowl of Soup, a Fatal Shot at Camp Murray

    A mess-tent quarrel between two young soldiers ended with Private Thomas Vandiver shot through the body and Private Frederick Stubbs in the county jail, claiming self-defense.

    Jul 11, 1904The Tacoma TimesCamp Murray, Lakewood, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  2. A Murder Trial Turns on Who Pulled the Trigger

    Fred Stubbs's fate went to a Tacoma jury after a three-day trial for the killing of Thomas Vandiver; the defense argued the gun went off in a struggle.

    Sep 16, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

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