Justice Miller
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- Apr 18, 1889The Great Redmond Trout BetrayalA friendly fishing wager among gentlemen turns into a formal, litigious scandal in Justice Miller's court.Redmond, WA
- Apr 27, 1889The Crackdown on Seattle’s ‘M & N’ Gambling DenAfter a series of police raids on the city's notorious 'M & N' saloon, the operators are brought before the justice to face the consequences of their illicit card tables.Seattle, WA
- May 2, 1889The Watch Thief of Front StreetA desperate thief snatched a gold watch from a construction site, triggering a neighborhood chase that ended in a vacant lot.Seattle, WA
- May 10, 1889The Street-Sweeping Crackdown of 1889Local merchants learn the hard way that the city is no longer tolerating trash on the sidewalk as ordinances go into effect.Ballard, Seattle
- May 23, 1889The Unclaimed Dead of Lake UnionA morning discovery at a local boat house reveals the lonely, anonymous death of a Prussian immigrant, underscoring the precarity of life in a booming frontier city.Lake Union, Seattle, WA
- May 24, 1889The Lonely End of an English SettlerA quiet man living in seclusion in a remote cabin near Seattle is found dead after years of isolation.Seattle, WA
- May 29, 1889The City of Checks and BalancesA Seattle man is indicted for a $2,160 forgery spree, while a local police officer’s sudden wealth—and his suggestion that he made it smuggling opium—becomes a matter of intense public curiosity.Seattle, WA
- Aug 25, 1889The Search for 'Handsome Harry'A classic bit of local crime reporting reveals a clash between Seattle's police and the era's self-styled 'toughs' in 1889.Seattle, WA
- Sep 23, 1889The Political Brawl on Fourth StreetA simmering feud within the County Colored Republican Club ends in a shooting that leaves a man critically wounded and a community divided.Fourth Street, Seattle, WA