Abner Abbott
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- Jan 25, 1891The Tide Flat Mystery: A Carpenter’s Body Found Beneath the RailsThree weeks after bridge carpenter Abner Abbott vanished in Seattle, his bloated remains were pulled from the water under a railroad trestle. With $400 still on his person and bruises on his face, police and citizens alike debated whether it was a tragic accident or a cold-blooded murder.Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA
- Jan 26, 1891The Opium Ring and the Floating Body: A Seattle Murder MysteryWhen Abner Abbott’s body was found in the tide flats, suspicion fell on a smuggling ring. Was he silenced for knowing too much about a $400 check from China?Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA