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November 26, 1924
Seward Daily Gateway
Seward, Seward County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Four Seattle men—Clarence R. Cheatwood, Charles Newton, and brothers Morris and Charles Morris—arrested at British Columbia's request for suspected murder of Capt. W. G. Gillis and his 17-year-old son William on the rum boat Beryl G., found bloodstained in Puget Sound.
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QUARTETTE OF
SEATTLE MEN
BOOZE RUNNERS
SEATTLE, Nov. 26.—Clarence R.
Cheatwood, Charles Newton, and Morris
and Charles Morris, brothers, men
about town, were arrested here this
morning at the insistence of British
Columbia authorities who have secured
a confession from P. Strumpkins,
of Victoria, that the quartette is suspected of the murder of Capt. W. G.
Gillis, of the rum boat Beryl G., and
his son, William, aged 17.
The boat was found floating in the
waters of Puget Sound with her decks
bloodstained.
SEATTLE MEN
BOOZE RUNNERS
SEATTLE, Nov. 26.—Clarence R.
Cheatwood, Charles Newton, and Morris
and Charles Morris, brothers, men
about town, were arrested here this
morning at the insistence of British
Columbia authorities who have secured
a confession from P. Strumpkins,
of Victoria, that the quartette is suspected of the murder of Capt. W. G.
Gillis, of the rum boat Beryl G., and
his son, William, aged 17.
The boat was found floating in the
waters of Puget Sound with her decks
bloodstained.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Mystery
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Booze Runners
Arrest
Murder Suspicion
Rum Boat
Puget Sound
What entities or persons were involved?
Clarence R. Cheatwood
Charles Newton
Morris Morris
Charles Morris
P. Strumpkins
Capt. W. G. Gillis
William Gillis
Where did it happen?
Seattle, Puget Sound
Story Details
Key Persons
Clarence R. Cheatwood
Charles Newton
Morris Morris
Charles Morris
P. Strumpkins
Capt. W. G. Gillis
William Gillis
Location
Seattle, Puget Sound
Event Date
Nov. 26
Story Details
Four Seattle men arrested based on confession implicating them in the murder of a rum boat captain and his son; boat found bloodstained in Puget Sound.