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- Mar 24, 1892High Court Reverses Bribery Ruling in School Board ScandalThe State Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for three men accused of attempting to bribe a school board member with $5,000 to reconsider a textbook vote.Olympia, WA
- Aug 2, 1894John Wiley's Whiskers Steal a 25–15 BallgameA comedian's two-base hit, a 1,000-person crowd, and a disastrous first inning turned a grudge match between the Jacobites and Philistines into Seattle's strangest sporting spectacle of 1894.Seattle, WA
- Jan 11, 1895Two Offices Hang on a Pile of Double-Marked BallotsLawyers spend a full day before Judge Langley fighting over the sheriff's and coroner's seats, as Moyer and Van de Vanter trade technicalities over initials, stamps and hundreds of spoiled ballots.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Jan 13, 1895Seven Votes Decide the Sheriff: Judge Langley Tosses Out Fraud Charges and Seats Van de VanterAfter a six-week ballot-by-ballot recount, a Seattle judge ruled that clumsy election officers could not disfranchise King County voters—and confirmed the Republican sheriff by a seven-vote margin.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA