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Embezzlement in the Evening Star, 1880 & 1900

Assault Charge for Shooting Shoemaker

Item

Title
Assault Charge for Shooting Shoemaker
Source
The Seattle Star [WA]
Date
2/21/20
page
2
Identifier
https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/wa/batch_wa_bainbridge_ver01/data/sn87093407/00200290823/1920022101/1056.pdf
Crime
Assault
Subject
shot
Gender of alleged offender
male alleged offender
Gender of alleged victim
male alleged victim
Stage of the Legal System
crime
Location
in state; Seattle
Length of story
60
Description
Information charging assault in the first degree, will be filed direct by the prosecuting attorney next Tuesday against William Cole, who, on January 26, shot Luke Sucevich, a shoemaker, in his shop at 616 Madison st., it was announced Saturday. Sucevich was shot thru the head. He lingered between life and death for several days. An operation saved his life.