John Smith
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- Feb 5, 1876The Great Snohomish Brawl: A Night of Blood and Broken BonesA chaotic street fight in downtown Snohomish left one man dead and several others injured, sparking a grand jury investigation into the town's declining morality.Main Street, Snohomish, WA
- Mar 15, 1883The Deadly Feud in PalouseA long-standing domestic conflict culminates in a fatal confrontation in the street.Palouse, WA
- Sep 5, 1885A Dying Declaration on South Second StreetA Chinese resident is fatally stabbed near the Standard Theater, and his accusation sends a railroad laborer to the county jail.Seattle, WA
- Dec 5, 1886A Night of Brutality on Main StreetA festive party for friends in Seattle descends into chaos as intoxicated interlopers turn a domestic gathering into a bloody crime scene.Main Street, Seattle, WA
- Aug 31, 1887The Unsolved Murder of John SmithA Scottish laborer is found beaten to death on the roadside, his pockets empty and his identity a mystery to the local coroner’s jury.Madison Street, Seattle, WA
- Sep 2, 1887The Tragic Final Wages of John SmithA deckhand on the steamer 'McNaught' met a mysterious and lonely end on the Seattle waterfront, leaving behind nothing but a tragic search for dignity.Seattle waterfront, Seattle, WA
- May 17, 1889Switch Tampering Triggers Logging Train AccidentTwo men face legal consequences after a construction car collision on the Satsop rail line.Shelton, WA
- Jun 21, 1889The Logger Who Wrestled a BearA local timber worker narrowly escapes death after stumbling into a den and fighting a brown bear for fifteen minutes with an axe.Shelton, WA
- Jul 28, 1889The Bank Clerk Who Stole a Quarter-Million to Prove a PointA bank employee holds his own employer's cash hostage to force a change in labor relations and banking ethics.Seattle, WA
- Mar 6, 1894A Gun Under His Nose: The North Seattle Highwaymen Go on TrialJohn Murphy and two alleged accomplices are identified by the laborer they robbed at Front and Clay, while a second sandbagging case ends in a sealed verdict.Seattle, WA
- Mar 7, 1894A Surprise Guilty Verdict in a Waterfront HoldupA jury convicts I. W. Tollman of highway robbery, while the trial of John Murphy for the same holdup of John Smith continues in Judge Bellinger's court.Seattle, WA
- Mar 8, 1894Three North Seattle Highwaymen Convicted in a WeekJohn and Martin Murphy and Tom Davis were found guilty of robbing John Smith near the Seattle waterfront. Their alibi witness, a man known as “Cutthroat” O’Brien, did not save them.Seattle, WA
- Mar 16, 1894Ten Years for a North Seattle RobberyThree men who held up a local citizen face a decade of hard labor in the penitentiary.Seattle, WA