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Show Hf SEATTLE PATROLMAN KILLED H'' IN A STREET REVOLVER BATTLE H ' Dead Officer Was Philippine Veteran BB t and University Graduate. H1 Seatle. Wash., Fub. !!4. Patiolmnn B I)aifi, who sus killed In a battle with m " ohn Ford and Axel Nist, highwaymen, B. btst niglit, was a giaduate of Syinciibe M' university and n member ot tho alum M f nl nssoclnthjn of that school. He K solved four j ears In tho United States B. hlgn.il (oips In the Philippines and K Joined the Seattle police foic-u In Hj 1 10!. llu was boin at Coian, N. V., K wheie llaiold Davis, a biother, now flf lives. flL '''bo lollce believe that Ford and B . NIt nio lespoiiHllile for many holdups M (l that havo occurred In Seattlo In the B ' last few days. The boldnesb of the B ''j crimes mid caused a special detail or B policemen to be sent into tho resi-B resi-B iJ donco sections. Davis and Smith were II' members ot this detail. H III Although Ford was shot above tho B ,f heart and was pionounced fatnlly H; jfc " mounded by tho hospital stafr, ho was B h alive earlj today Nest will recover H ' In tho last few days thoro havo Bf bcon several bold holdups In the rost-ri.f rost-ri.f : den co section anil last night Chief ot MV Police Ilannlck sent several additional addition-al 4 N al patrolmen In civilian dress Into tho H v Infobtcd district. I'atrolmon Davis H mid BmltU wore scrutinizing passers-HH passers-HH by whon they camo upon tho two c. .BbVJbW highwaymen, who had been skulking IBbywfAYyyyl policemen to nuestlon BBBkrVBClBBBBBBBBBBBBBCi BBMiSBBBk u .. them, when tho bandits drew their lovolvers and opened fire. Davis fell dead at tho first shot with a bullet through his head. Standing nlone, Patrolman Pa-trolman Smith returned the fire, thootlng both highwaymen. |