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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1909
Page
2
Frances and Isabel Ritchie, elderly sisters, were found dead in a Newark house. Doctors say Frances killed herself with a hat pin, Isabel hanged herself after stabbing Frances, and a note claims Frances hung herself at 2 30 while Isabel followed. The women lived reclusively for 20 years with no income or friends.
A Seattle case traces the disappearance of Mrs. Woodhead after a night of drinking at the Tannhaeuser with Wheewell and McGuire. She was last seen as Wheewell placed her in a car at Sixth and Westlake. Mrs. Woodhead, about 26, had lived in Seattle since November 3 and worked as a housekeeper for W. H. Cooper at 520 Terry Ave. N. She and her husband had long been separated after returning from Canada two years ago.
The source questions the police conclusion that a drunk woman wandered onto the trestle and fell after being struck by a Meridian car. A Phinney car passed minutes earlier, suggesting possible timing and route issues. Medical examiner Dr Ostrom finds the body dead on the track with injuries indicating the car did not cause instant death. He notes lack of water signs and blood, with skull fracture and other wounds on the body.
City Detective Peterson and Detective Winterson were suspended after an incident at Idaho saloon on Sixth and Jackson. Mike Kohler, a logger, was restrained when Peterson struck him with a revolver barrel as Kohler reached for a possible weapon. Kohler lay unconscious for hours and no gun was found.
Andrew Bogle was arrested this morning on a complaint by his wife for non support of his child. He was released on a $500 bond and the preliminary hearing is set for December 22 in Justice Fred C. Browns court.
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