Judge McDonald
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- Jan 5, 1900A Judicial Feud Erupts in Whitman CountyA former prosecutor and a sitting judge trade public accusations of deceit, perjury, and misconduct involving a prisoner and a local jail scandal.Colfax, WA
- Mar 16, 1900The $5,000 Stand-off in LaCrosseAn elderly farmer faces a massive, suspended fine after drawing a rifle on a neighbor during a property fence dispute.LaCrosse, WA
- Mar 23, 1900The Judge Who Tried to Save a ThiefA local magistrate spent an hour trying to talk a defendant out of a penitentiary sentence, only to be rebuffed by the prisoner.Colfax, WA
- Mar 30, 1900The Price of a Violent TemperA town roughneck learns the limits of his reach after an unprovoked assault on a farmer in downtown Colfax.Main Street, Colfax, WA
- May 25, 1900The Great Wheat Fraud of Whitman CountyA farmer’s widow fights for her grain after a bankrupt buyer leaves her with a worthless check and a vanishing act.Colfax, WA
- Jun 1, 1900Convicted Embezzler Sentenced to PrisonAfter a heated argument by counsel, William Clifford is sentenced to three years in the Walla Walla penitentiary for stealing two carloads of barley.Colfax, WA