Ortis Hamilton
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- May 5, 1909Adjutant General Arrested in Embezzlement ScandalOrtis Hamilton, a once-respected public official, faces charges of stealing thousands from the state of Washington to fund a lavish lifestyle.Olympia, WA
- May 13, 1909The Adjutant General and the Missing $40,000Ortis Hamilton was charged with embezzling state and national military funds—and an audit found 90 percent of the Washington towns checked so far were also short.Olympia, WA
- Oct 14, 1909The $10,000 Military-Fund Scandal That Seattle’s Elite Wanted BuriedFormer Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton confessed to lavishing public military money on Hazel Moore. She says the committee investigating the shortage is avoiding her because her testimony would implicate five of Seattle’s most prominent men.Seattle, WA