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1 story matching hettel

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  1. The Watch Thief of Front Street

    A desperate thief snatched a gold watch from a construction site, triggering a neighborhood chase that ended in a vacant lot.

    May 2, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

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  1. A Midnight Knock, a Hidden Fortune, and a Brutal Beating on Vashon Island

    Two men demand an old rancher's money, bind and club him, then ransack his cabin for a cache of cash. Seattle police arrest a suspect—and then the victim's wife.

    Sep 1, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerVashon

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