Charley
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- Apr 29, 1859A Settler's Plea for Too-e-pi-tiAn old Pierce County resident says a white man, Jim Riley, shot an Indigenous man without cause—and asks voters not to let the case die.Puyallup, WA
- Aug 3, 1876The Justice, the Teen Bride, and the Proof of AdulthoodWhen a young couple arrived in 1876 Seattle seeking to re-validate their wedding, a skeptical judge found himself out-argued by the bride’s most persuasive piece of evidence.Seattle, WA
- Jul 26, 1880A Frontier Vendetta Spills onto the BeachAn Indigenous man is shot in a dispute over a death attributed to 'bad Tamanas' or spiritual curses.Port Orchard, WA
- Feb 27, 1883The Street Grader’s InjunctionProminent real estate developer H.L. Yesler halts work on Third Street with a temporary restraining order against local contractors.Third Street, Seattle, WA
- Aug 5, 1894The Murder in the Bunkhouse North of AuburnA young Japanese labor contractor was beaten and killed as he slept in a cabin on J.W. Nails's farm; a roommate was jailed while blood trails, a loaded musket and an opium pipe deepened the mystery.Auburn, WA
- Aug 6, 1894The Murdered Japanese Cook Known as CharleyA hatchet, a wages quarrel and a suspect who answered every question 'I don't know'—the killing near Auburn that drew Seattle's Japanese community into the hunt for a murderer.Auburn, WA
- Aug 7, 1894A Murder Near Auburn, a Suspect Who Almost Walked, and a Translator Called InThe killing of a Japanese man near Auburn left investigators with little cooperation and a suspect named Joe; a Japanese-born interpreter was brought in as officials waited for more evidence.Auburn, WA