Lesh
Named in 4 stories. Back to all names
- Feb 2, 1891The Disappearing Witness in the Senatorial Bribery ScandalAs the state legislature remains deadlocked in a bribery probe, a mysterious figure named Atwood vanishes after allegedly attempting to buy votes.Olympia, WA
- Mar 14, 1892The Judge, the Stenographer, and the $2,000 Bill the County Refused to PayA Yakima County water-rights trial dragged on for weeks. When the judge tried to stick taxpayers with the stenographer's tab, the state Supreme Court stepped in and said no.Yakima, WA
- Nov 30, 1892Political Infighting Hits Washington’s Young Agricultural CollegeRegents move to meet in North Yakima in an apparent power struggle to depose college president Warren Lilley.Pullman, WA
- Jan 29, 1895Twenty-Three Ballots, No SenatorWashington's legislature spends the day deadlocked between Levi Ankeny and John L. Wilson, while George Turner withdraws and a bogus Tacoma Ledger interview roils the contest.Olympia, WA