Joe
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- Oct 30, 1885The Shadow of the Anti-Chinese Expulsions in Squak ValleyCourt testimony reveals a night of armed intimidation and a lethal 'misunderstanding' at a hop farm in 1885.Squak Valley, Issaquah, WA
- Jun 17, 1888The Man Who Paid to Live: A Tacoma Resident’s Plea for ReliefIn an era of unchecked capitalism and political corruption, one man in Tacoma offers a stark, personal testament to the crushing weight of poverty—proving that even in the 'Land of Opportunity,' survival is not guaranteed.Tacoma, 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
- Aug 8, 1894Who Killed Zens Mayeda? The Footprints in the Potato PatchA Japanese man is found murdered in Seattle. A sullen suspect gives little away, and a deputy sheriff finds three sets of hurried footprints — one pair barefoot — leading away from the house.Seattle, WA
- Aug 9, 1894A Murder Near Auburn, Two Suspects Freed, and a Sheriff Still Waiting for Someone to TalkZenga Maseda was killed near Auburn. Two Japanese men were arrested, then released for lack of evidence, while deputies kept hunting the murderer.Auburn, WA
- Aug 11, 1894The $31.50 Murder That Broke Open Near AuburnA deputy traced three suspects from a Northern Pacific train and secured what officers called a partial confession in the killing of a man known as “Charley.”Seattle, WA