WARDEN'S WIFE REPORTEDLY REPENTANT IN ESCAPE PLOT
Ed and John Biddle and Mrs Soffel, wife of the warden, were captured near Prospect two miles east after a gun battle with officers. Ed Biddle confessed to planning the escape and urged Mrs Soffel to help, saying he would die for her. Mrs Soffel, hospital bound, expressed remorse and said she desired death. Ed Biddle lay near death with bullet wounds while Jack Biddle boasted of their deeds.
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Pittsrunrg
Biddie
Jalil
Mr. Soffel
Ed. Riddle
John Biddle
Soffel
Ed Biddie
Calmtess
Fugitives' Leader Claims Escape Plan Was Self-Destruction
Jack Biddle said three fugitives plotted to shoot or die outside if cornered and deny firing on officers. He added the woman with them sacrificed herself to aid the escape, suggesting they could have fled without her but chose to stay.
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Ed Biddle
Biddle
Fitzgerald
Rahney
H . Merkel
Beattle
Wash
Jack Biddle
Seattle
Burns
Mr. Hansen
Boston
Mass
Rioting and murder plot embroil Diddle brothers case
Warden Soffel discloses a desperate riot that aided the Diddle brothers delivery. He cites Mrs Soffel as willing to murder to fulfill plans, notes her capture, and warns of a near life sentence if she dies. The piece also reports Jack and Ed Diddle’s rapid decline and Mrs Soffer’s pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Piddles Brothers
Jack
Interstate Fisheries Special Offer Gains Small Investors
A dated, fragmentary advertisement touts a conservative fisheries company offering stock with voting rights and title upon issue. It states shares at 1b cents and mentions multiple firms and services including a savings department and various local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Fisheries Special
Inter-States Fisheries Coma
Pacific Block
Beattie
Store Ad Promotes Saturday Night Specials
An inducement to visit the store on Saturday night explains the reason for the specials. Each listed offer is described as a good bargain for that evening.
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Mrs. Scoffei
H. E. Merkel
Mutual Life
Seattle, Wash
Prrrsaburg
London and San Francisco Bank, Ltd
C. C. Berg
Fletcher & Carpenter
Sterling Piancs
Retcherts
Union
Daulton Carpet CO
First Ave
Cor
W. L. Douglaas Men's Union
W. L. Douglass
Bole
Olga Netherecle
Cials
Stickley Broa’ Furniture Co
Grand Rapids
Luce Furniture Co
Grand Rapids Chair Co
Majestic Steel
Beckwith Round Oak Heatera
Rand and Leopold
Gendron
Queena
Ivins
Diets
Metzaars
Frederick & Nelson
Furnishers
Second Ave
Madison and
Spring Sts
Rainier HardWare Co
Pike Street
Alfred S. Witter & CO
Shamek Umbrella Hospital
A. Lindauer Scientific Optician
Washington Dental and Photographic Supply Co
Columbia Street
H. T. Turner
Hinckley Block
Remington
E. C. Niles
Cherry St
Ernst Bros
Tel
Birds
Bailey & Williams
Pike St
Kegley
Butter Mountain View
Mest Yakima, Ed
Chicago Furniture & Store Company
Second Avenue and
Union ST
Malin
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