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- A Fugitive’s Final Escape in a Seattle Lodging House
Facing a retrial for a violent attempted murder, a young man ends his life in a room above a downtown saloon.
- An Afternoon Confrontation in Sehome
A burglar caught under a bed in the Postmaster's home is captured after a dramatic chase and a warning shot from a revolver.