The Tragedy at Second and Stewart
A domestic dispute ends in a death, sparking mutual accusations of murder and poisoning in a Seattle household.
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Seattle, June 13.—Mr. John Griffin was found dead at his residence on Second and Stewart streets this morning. Mrs. Alexandra, a sister-in-law of the deceased, maintains that Mr. Griffin's death was caused by injuries inflicted by her husband, John Griffin, during a drunken quarrel between husband and wife last night. Griffin, on the other hand, makes the charge that Mrs. Alexandra poisoned Mrs. Griffin. Mrs. Alexandra and Griffin have both been arrested.
“Mrs. Alexandra... maintains that Mr. Griffin's death was caused by injuries inflicted by her husband, John Griffin, during a drunken quarrel between husband and wife last night.”
This domestic tragedy occurred at the intersection of Second and Stewart, a site now synonymous with the heart of downtown Seattle's retail core. The blur between private household violence and legal culpability remains an all-too-familiar narrative in contemporary local reporting.
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