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Title
850-2
Date(s)
- 1934-10 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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William P. Bonney (left), secretary of the Washington State Historical Society, and Fred E. King, retired revenue officer, posed for the Tacoma Times in 1934 with the handgun taken from notorious opium smuggler Larry Kelly during his arrest on July 18, 1905. The gun was being donated to the Society by arresting officer King. Smuggler Kelly ended a 32 year crime spree when he was caught by King and associate Fred C. Dean near Anderson Island. He was running a sloop load of opium from Victoria to Olympia when stopped by the pair. Caught red handed, he turned over his .32 caliber Smith and Wesson to King. (T. Times 10/30/1934, pg. 14)
Bonney, William P.; Guns; Firearms; King, Fred E.;