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15 stories matching transom
- The Front Street Beer Hall Break-in
A burglar gained entry to a local establishment through a transom window, netting only small change and wine.
- A High-Wire Heist at Ninth and Commerce
Budding criminals scaled a twelve-foot transom to loot a hardware store, only to ignore a massive, unlocked safe in favor of a handful of change.
- The Great Shelton General Store Heist
Nine hundred dollars in goods vanishes overnight from a new store, leaving local law enforcement with no leads.
- The Bank Exchange Saloon Robbery
Thieves executed a precise break-in at a Seattle saloon, vanishing with $400 in cash and valuables despite the saloon's central location.
- The $200,000 Gold Rush: Klondikers Pour Into Seattle
As the steamer *Dingo* docks with a fortune in gold dust, local officials and merchants brace for an influx of wealth that could reshape the city's economy.
- The $6,000 Wallet That Vanished From Under a Pillow
Milton Wood locked his door at the Vendome, left his pocketbook under his pillow, and woke to find $6,000 in cash and notes gone—with no sign of forced entry.
- The Vanished Prize
A glass jar filled with cash, intended for a public guessing contest at a downtown shop, was plucked from a storefront window in a clever, late-night heist.
- The Great Money-Jar Heist
A notorious career criminal and his accomplices are captured after a daring burglary at a Seattle clothing store, prompting the store owners to turn the crime into a promotional spectacle.
- Two Boxers Escape County Jail With False Keys
Two incarcerated pugilists manage a clean getaway from the county jail after an apparent inside job with smuggled keys.
- Gas Poisoning at the Hotel Brunswick
A young woman nearly dies after an accidental gas asphyxiation in her hotel room.
- A Lonely Death in a Seattle Rooming House
A woman living in poverty is found dead in a prayerful posture, leaving behind only a small dog and unpaid rent.
- The Elevator Man Who Fell Through the Transom
Joseph Albright had run the elevator in the Seattle National Bank building for barely a month when a half-second's slip crushed him between cage and door — and sent his body through the glass over the ground-floor entrance.
- A Hotel Room, a Gas Jet, and a Fight for One Young Life
George McLaughlin was found unconscious in room 43 of the Queen City Hotel. Doctors worked into the night.
- The Man Who Couldn't Be Named: A Mysterious Suicide on Pike Street
In the early hours of a Seattle morning in 1902, a barkeeper discovers a stranger dead in his room with no ID and a note addressed to 'Joe.' The city is left with a body, a mystery, and a morphine bottle.
- The Missing Will That Would Have Given Seattle a Library
Henry Yesler's widow and two doctors are arrested, accused of burning a will that left the pioneer's fortune—and his mansion—to the city.