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December 14, 1925
The Alaska Daily Empire
Juneau, Alaska
What is this article about?
Vancouver dispatch suggests gun from Jessie Rose's Seattle suicide killed Skagway's Frank Reid in fight with Soapy Smith, owned by A.C. Wright. Story discredited; possibly Reid's revolver that shot Smith, kept as souvenir by Skagway Wrights.
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Shades of Soapy Smith Appears In the States
SEATTLE. Dec. 14.—A Post-Intelligencer dispatch from Vancouver said the gun that killed Jessie Rose, stenographer of the brokerage firm of Davison and Wright, last Friday, killed Frank H. Reid, of Skagway, in the fight with Soapy Smith.
The gun belongs to A. C. Wright, partner in the firm. He kept it in a pocket on his automobile. It is believed Jessie Rose became despondent, stole the gun and suicided.
Soapy Smith shot Reid with a Winchester rifle and the above story is discredited here. There is a possibility the pistol mentioned in the above dispatch is the revolver with which Reid shot Soapy Smith.
There were two Wrights in Skagway at the time of the famous shooting and both were friends of Reid and there is a possibility one secured Reid's gun as a souvenir and it has been passed down to his relatives.
SEATTLE. Dec. 14.—A Post-Intelligencer dispatch from Vancouver said the gun that killed Jessie Rose, stenographer of the brokerage firm of Davison and Wright, last Friday, killed Frank H. Reid, of Skagway, in the fight with Soapy Smith.
The gun belongs to A. C. Wright, partner in the firm. He kept it in a pocket on his automobile. It is believed Jessie Rose became despondent, stole the gun and suicided.
Soapy Smith shot Reid with a Winchester rifle and the above story is discredited here. There is a possibility the pistol mentioned in the above dispatch is the revolver with which Reid shot Soapy Smith.
There were two Wrights in Skagway at the time of the famous shooting and both were friends of Reid and there is a possibility one secured Reid's gun as a souvenir and it has been passed down to his relatives.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Historical Event
Mystery
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Misfortune
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Soapy Smith
Frank Reid
Gun Connection
Suicide
Skagway Shooting
What entities or persons were involved?
Jessie Rose
Frank H. Reid
Soapy Smith
A. C. Wright
Where did it happen?
Seattle, Vancouver, Skagway
Story Details
Key Persons
Jessie Rose
Frank H. Reid
Soapy Smith
A. C. Wright
Location
Seattle, Vancouver, Skagway
Event Date
Dec. 14
Story Details
A dispatch claims the gun used in stenographer Jessie Rose's suicide in Seattle is the same that killed Frank Reid in his Skagway fight with Soapy Smith. The gun belongs to A. C. Wright. The story is discredited; it may be Reid's revolver that killed Smith, possibly passed down from Wright relatives in Skagway.