McBride
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- Nov 25, 1864Gold Fever in the SaloonsMassive, high-value quartz specimens from the Boise mines go on display in Walla Walla, fueling local speculation.Walla Walla, WA
- Aug 8, 1883Masked Vigilantes Hang a Convicted Murderer in Dayton JailJames McPherson, convicted of murdering E. H. Cummins at New York Bar, was taken from the Dayton jail by masked men and hanged, despite a governor's reprieve and a new trial order.Dayton, WA
- Jan 10, 1892The Boot That Didn't Fit: A Murder Trial at the Turn of the CenturyIn a dramatic courtroom scene, an accused man attempts to clear his name by proving his feet were simply too large for the evidence that supposedly convicted him.Gilman, Issaquah, WA
- Dec 31, 1892Accidental Shooting of W.I. PriceA prosecutor declines to charge a local constable for a shooting deemed accidental.Franklin, Black Diamond, WA
- Aug 6, 1893Protests Against the White River DitchA contentious battle over land damages and irrigation pits the county commissioners against local landowners, headed for court.White River, Seattle, WA
- Jan 27, 1894The Opium Smuggling TrapA Seattle man accused of opium trafficking convinces a jury he was actually working as a government informant to expose a crooked customs inspector.Seattle, WA
- Apr 6, 1894The Treasurer’s ShadowA local businessman on trial for graft testifies that he wasn't exploiting the city treasury, but merely acting as a 'friend' by borrowing city money at interest.Seattle, WA
- Aug 8, 1894Roslyn Miners End a Three-Month Strike — and Return to the Pits at a 20 Percent CutAfter a bitter walkout against the Northern Pacific Coal Company, the miners of Roslyn vote almost unanimously to accept reduced wages and go back to work — a surrender that some say was hastened when a handful of Black miners from Franklin were brought in to take their places.Roslyn, WA
- Sep 7, 1894The $3,000 Offer to Salt a Washington Land ClaimAn Olympia land-office hearing turns on a state witness’s account of a bribe to fake a mineral discovery—and an expert’s verdict that the ground was worthless.Olympia, WA
- Sep 12, 1894The Circular of Rumors That Landed a Minister in CourtA four-hour Seattle libel hearing ends with Rev. M. H. Nichols bound over after he admits his charges against Rev. Dr. T. E. Ford were built on hearsay.Daniels Recital Hall, Seattle, WA
- Jan 20, 1895The Olympia Senate Fight: Ankeny vs. Wilson, with a Seattle Lawyer as SpoilerA last-minute candidacy by Allen threatens to split the Ankeny vote and hand the U.S. Senate seat to Wilson, in a behind-the-scenes battle that has Olympia buzzing.Olympia, WA
- Nov 2, 1903The Railroad Lobby's Secret Campaign in Eastern WashingtonCritics expose a scheme to install a puppet candidate in the governor’s office to prevent the creation of a railroad commission.Walla Walla, WA