Mrs. Steel
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- Jul 14, 1894The Steel Divorce Trial: Infidelity, Money, and a Son in the MiddleA Seattle courtroom heard a wife's case for divorce and a husband's claim that an interloper wrecked a hard-won fortune.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Jul 17, 1894The Neighbors Saw Him Leave at DawnA Seattle divorce trial turned on back-alley sightings, a borrowed key, and an aging co-respondent who came and went at all hours.Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Jul 20, 1894A Seattle Divorce Trial Turned a Woman’s Private Life Into a Public SpectacleMrs. Steel spent hours on the stand denying adultery with Mr. Dugan, while a Black witness’s testimony exposed the racial boundaries of respectable Seattle.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Jul 25, 1894Four Lawyers Nearly Came to Blows Over a Seattle DivorceA bitter property fight in the Steel divorce case turned a Seattle courtroom into a near-brawl — until the judge and a twenty-pound paperweight restored order.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Jul 27, 1894The Divorce That Split Seattle Real EstateA Seattle judge grants Mrs. Steel her divorce, hands her the city property, and leaves her mining-magnate husband the Montana claims—while calling her 'indiscreet' but not adulterous.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA