Captor's powder is removed, ashes substituted: gun does not discharge

Motif

Captor's powder is removed, ashes substituted: gun does not discharge.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult). · view the constellation · filed as K633

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U.S. Baughman.

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Filed under Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult).

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Captor induced to disarm himself Mice gnaw enemies' bow strings and prevent pursuit Escape by arranging captor's clothes so as to delay him Sleeping enemies' hair tied to an object prevents pursuit Holes bored in enemies' boats prevent pursuit Cutting thongs of sleds prevents pursuit Captive tied to captor escapes by tying end of rope to a post

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