Judge McBride
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- Oct 20, 1893The Anacortes Land Syndicate's UnravelingA complex five-day trial over the Fidalgo Island land deal concludes as the court rules the formation of the Fidalgo Land Company did not absolve investors of their debt.Fidalgo Island, Anacortes, WA
- Feb 2, 1894The Janitor's Failed Replevin of RomanceA Seattle janitor attempted to sue his former flame for the return of bedroom furniture after she refused to marry him, only to be laughed out of court.Seattle, WA
- Mar 23, 1894The Fight Over the RiverWashington's Fish Commissioner clashes with Oregon courts over the right to arrest fishermen on the Columbia River.Astoria, WA
- Sep 18, 1894The Silver Fight Waiting Inside Spokane’s Republican ConventionNine Supreme Court hopefuls, three congressional candidates, and a free-silver bloc turn Washington’s 1894 state convention into a backroom brawl before it even opens.Auditorium, Spokane, WA
- May 25, 1895The Indian Wife, the White Widow, and the Skagit RanchA Skagit County probate fight asked whether the children of John Wilbur’s Indigenous wife could inherit his ranch—or whether his later white marriage erased them.Mount Vernon, WA
- Jun 3, 1895The Legal Battle Over a Pioneer’s LegacyA Skagit County estate dispute pits an Indigenous widow against a white wife, forcing the courts to reckon with territorial-era marriage customs.Mount Vernon, WA
- Jun 22, 1895The Salmon-Trap Border WarOregon fish officers arrested Washington fishermen for violating a Sunday closure—then found themselves indicted for kidnapping.Chinook, WA