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2 stories matching diedrick
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- A Northport Lawman Killed in a Doorway Ambush
J. D. Diedrick, a 14-year marshal and deputy sheriff, was shot through a closed door while answering a disturbance call. The gunman, Martin Klose, killed himself as a posse approached.
- Seven Lots, Three Judges, and a Railroad's Sky-High Bill
With jurors suspected of being bribed, three judges took over the Great Northern condemnation case—and the valuations for a few lots near King Street swung wildly.
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- The Violent End of a Seattle Jailbreaker
A notorious criminal known for his daring escapes from the Seattle city jail was shot dead while attempting a breakout at the state penitentiary.
- The Tragedy on the Streets of Port Townsend
After a violent street confrontation involving an iron wrench, Dr. I. R. Herrick has died, leaving a judge accused of the killing in precarious condition.
- A Child's Final Act of Mercy
A nine-year-old boy, dying from a pen-knife stab wound inflicted by a playmate, spends his final moments begging police to let his assailant go free.
- A Bloody Political Dispute in a South Third Street Saloon
Partisanship and liquor lead to a brutal knifing after two men argue over their respective roles in local conventions.
- A Christmas Eve Killing in the Woods
A railroad foreman is murdered in a Pe-Ell camp, sparking a failed attempt by a lynch mob to claim the shooter.
- The Lonely Death of 'Mike the Rooster'
A once-prominent figure in the city's sporting fraternity dies in a lodging house on Washington Street from a morphine collapse.
- Tragedy at the Old Robbins Mill
A thirteen-year-old boy is crushed to death while fishing along the Duwamish River.
- The Tragedy of a Young Belgian Immigrant
After four years building a life in Kennewick, a local slaughterhouse foreman dies of typhoid, leaving behind a young family.