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Show OC . THIEF MURDERS II POLIGEUI SEATTLE, July 4. Patrolman L. H Harris, while attempting to arrest a pickpocket in a downtown street here tonight, was shot through the hoad and killed by a supposed accomplice of tho thief. Both men escaped. Harris Is tho third pollcoman killed In Seattle in as many months. The killing was witnessed by thousands thou-sands of people, who ran for cover or stood dazed as Harris, with a bullet In his hoad, lay on tho sidewalk shooting shoot-ing In tho direction from which tho shot camo. Harris had attempted to arrest tho pickpocket when the man broke away and ran. As the policeman pursued, firing two shots, a man stopped from the crowd and fired a shot, which struck Harris behind tho ear. Harris died pulling tho trigger. |