Justice Selye
Named in 5 stories. Back to all names
- Jan 20, 1877The Tragic End of a Traveling GrifterA notorious card shark is declared insane by the courts after a life spent deceiving folks from British Columbia to Virginia City.Seattle, WA
- Feb 7, 1877The Street Brawl Over a Chinese Opium DenA morning disturbance on Washington Street reveals the city's hidden world of opium dens and the swift, often brutal, efforts to police them.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 22, 1877The Forged Signature and the Legal Loophole of MarriageA husband accuses his wife of forgery for signing his name, only to have a judge dismiss the case based on the legal doctrine of coverture.Seattle, WA
- Feb 23, 1877The Jailhouse Houdini of SeattleWhile awaiting trial for boat stealing, a prisoner named Burton used a hidden knife to fish biscuits through his jail bars and plotted his escape with remarkable bravado.Seattle, WA
- Jun 23, 1877Thrown Into a Saw at Colman's Mill — and the Law Looked the Other WayWhen Peter Feeney attacked a Chinese coworker in a Seattle sawmill, the man's foot was mangled beyond repair. The justice of the peace declined to hold Feeney, the prosecutor dismissed the case, and the town's paper argued the injury was just an accident.Seattle, WA