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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
3
A prisoner recounts a night in a harsh cell with rats and a peep-hole guard. He describes a bare space, a raincoat for warmth, a felt hat for pillow, and a grimacing face drawn on the door by fellow inmates. The account notes daily routines, isolation, and a seven week potential escape window.
The narrator recalls harsh wartime confinement with meager rations and a mock trial by Bolshevik authorities. He describes constant surveillance, a guard’s watch, a crude sun dial, and a bleak routine of bread tea and horsemeat, ending with a surprising turn of fate.
Mrs. Carrie Weber Sidney hosts guests when Peter Baumer is wounded by a gunshot. A 1000 dollars of furniture and cut glass are destroyed. Baumer lies in Bellevue hospital with a bullet in the abdomen and accuses Mrs. Sidney of shooting him. She denies the charge.
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