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Robbery suspect Weatherwax held after Rainier chase
Fred Weatherwax aged 24 was arrested at Rainier after a spree in Independence saloon robbery. He broke from jail during processing and police fired to recapture him, with Weatherwax eventually recaptured after a woods chase. Stories note Weatherwax’s family and Rainier friends amid the event.
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Fred Weatherwax
Independence
Trian
Rainier
Marshal Sehrnesen
Fowler
Weatherwax
Cathlamet
Hubbard Hop Yard