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5 stories matching firebug

  1. The Firebug of North Walla Walla

    A vigilante guard in the northern district botched a midnight stakeout for a suspected arsonist, leaving neighbors on edge.

    Sep 28, 1903The Evening StatesmanJefferson Street, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  2. Firebug Terrorizes North Walla Walla

    A series of mysterious barn fires and a woodshed blaze keep police on high alert.

    Sep 26, 1903The Evening StatesmanJefferson Street, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Case of the Walla Walla Firebug

    A Chinese cook is bound over for trial following a string of mysterious fires that terrorized the city.

    Sep 3, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Midnight Hotel Fire

    A suspected incendiary targets a local hotel, only to be thwarted by staff before the flames reach the dining room.

    Aug 28, 1903The Evening StatesmanHotel State, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  5. A Scapegoat for the Flames

    Police round up a local Chinese cook after a string of suspicious small fires, despite a lack of concrete evidence.

    Aug 31, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyExclusion & Resistance

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