Van de Vanter
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- Mar 8, 1893Olympia’s Capitol Fight: Donate the Land or Lose the StatehouseA late-night Senate debate over the new state capitol turned on eleven acres, a $150,000 land scheme and whether Olympia should pay to keep the building—before the bill passed to applause.Seattle, WA
- Jan 4, 1895The Ballot Box Was Too Full in FranklinPopulists brought witnesses to court to show that votes in Franklin precinct were pushed, shaken and crammed into an overflowing box—irregularity, they argued, even if not outright fraud.Seattle, WA
- Jan 5, 1895The Elderberry Wine Defense: How a Contested Election Collapsed in LaughterPopulists dropped their challenge to Commissioner Nickerson, but testimony in the sheriff and coroner contests turned up sailors voting under protest and a lunch bag of elderberry wine at a Franklin polling place.Seattle, WA
- Jan 11, 1895Two Offices Hang on a Pile of Double-Marked BallotsLawyers spend a full day before Judge Langley fighting over the sheriff's and coroner's seats, as Moyer and Van de Vanter trade technicalities over initials, stamps and hundreds of spoiled ballots.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Apr 2, 1895The Horse, the Furniture, and the Sumner TheftAn abandoned horse and a cache of furniture tie a Sumner arrest to a grand-larceny investigation.Sumner, WA
- May 19, 1895The Burglar Who Hid Behind a Show Case—and the Shoes That Gave Him AwayRichard Ford, a notorious clothing-house thief, got out of the King County Jail for four hours. A neighbor's sharp eyes and a pair of shoes ended the run.Terrace Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 13, 1895The Sheriff’s Swift Justice at Commencement BayAfter a horse was stolen from Georgetown, the sheriff tracked the thieves to a camp near the Indian reservation and recovered the animal in less than 24 hours.Georgetown, Seattle, WA
- Jun 15, 1895A Missed Deadline for the Rainier Avenue LineA failed payment leads to the forfeiture of earnest money for a local electric railway.Rainier Avenue, Seattle, WA