Mr. Ronald
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- Jan 31, 1889The Night the Coal Ran: How a Company Outsmarted Strikers with Negro Labor and Winchester RiflesIn a brazen move to break the Koslyn coal strike, company managers smuggled in replacement workers from Illinois under cover of darkness, escorted by armed deputies who fired through the sleeping village of Seattle.Mine No. 1, Roslyn, WA
- Feb 26, 1889The Wig and the Wire: How a Tacoma Newspaper Owner Tried to Destroy a JudgeIn the sensational Wickersham trial of 1889, prosecutor R.P. Radebaugh’s own past and his alleged conspiracy to frame Judge Wickersham for 'immorality' were laid bare in court.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 24, 1892The Bosses’ Choice: Seattle’s Machine Politics in 1892A scathing editorial account of a closed-door convention where the Democratic party leadership hand-picked a candidate for mayor who was widely viewed as a puppet.Seattle, WA
- Feb 28, 1892The Battle Over the Ballot Box in Seattle's First WardAs local politicians traded barbs over an uptick in voter registration, the 'Post-Intelligencer' dismisses claims of fraud, pointing to the city’s rapid post-fire growth as the true cause of the numbers.1st Ward, Seattle, WA
- Dec 3, 1892The Self-Defense Trial of James MurphyA Seattle murder trial hinges on claims of a 'dangerous man,' witness bribery, and a life-or-death confrontation in a saloon.Seattle, WA
- Feb 2, 1895The Pastor, the Circular, and the Hung JuryFor three days a Seattle courtroom heard accusations of adultery, an illegitimate son, and a pastor’s libelous circular. At 12:35 a.m., the jury was still deadlocked.Seattle, WA
- Feb 3, 1895Seventeen Hours in the Jury Room, Then 'Guilty'Rev. M. H. Nichols is convicted of criminally libeling Rev. T. B. Ford after an all-night jury fight; his lawyers promise a new trial.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Feb 21, 1895A Saloon Shooting, a Bottle Blow, and a Defendant’s War RecordMurphy takes the stand in Seattle, claiming self-defense, while the prosecution’s only eyewitness faces accusations of being bought off.Seattle, WA
- Feb 24, 1895A Saloon Killing, a 42-Hour Jury, and a Second ConvictionJames Murphy is convicted again of shooting Fritz Dawe in the old Copper Chief saloon — but his lawyers vow the verdict will not stand.Seattle, WA
- Mar 3, 1895A Jury Played Cards While a Murder Case Hung in the BalanceConvicted murderer Murphy was sentenced to fifteen years—again—as his lawyer attacked a jury that reportedly spent its 42-hour deliberation playing whist and pedro.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA