District Attorney Brinker
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- Jun 8, 1893The Strange Case of the Smuggling SteamerThe steamer Haytian Republic is seized by federal authorities on charges of smuggling Chinese nationals and contraband, sparking a legal battle over corporate versus vessel liability.Seattle waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Aug 15, 1894The Merchants' National Bank TrialFour former officers of a failed Tacoma bank went on trial for false entries and misapplied funds, with prominent lawyers and a careful judge shaping the case.Seattle, WA
- Jan 4, 1895A Chinese Merchant Became a Cook—and the Treaty Still Protected HimA federal judge in Seattle ruled that a Port Townsend merchant did not forfeit his right to remain in the United States when he sold his share in the firm and took work as a cook, a rare legal win amid the exclusion era.Seattle, WA
- May 23, 1895Two Respected Sea Captains Caught Smuggling Cigars at Gray's HarborCapt. C. B. Hughes and Capt. John C. Reed were bound over for trial after unstamped Mexican cigars turned up in a Hoquiam drug store.Aberdeen, WA