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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 38 |
| 1877 | 31 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 56 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 53 |
| 1886 | 39 |
| 1887 | 33 |
| 1888 | 26 |
| 1889 | 58 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 41 |
| 1892 | 231 |
| 1893 | 179 |
| 1894 | 174 |
| 1895 | 188 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 13 |
| 1899 | 45 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1903 | 65 |
| 1904 | 53 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 117 |
| 1910 | 37 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 19 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
20 stories matching kill
- A Chaotic Runaway Team on Commercial Street
A frightened lumber team sparks a chain-reaction collision, leaving one man nearly killed and his buggy destroyed.
- The Tragedy at Port Blakely
A brutal killing on the bridge at Port Blakely sparks an investigation into the violence and instability fueled by alcohol access.
- The Point Roberts Murder Acquittal
A jury clears Charles Mitchell in the killing of John Harris after testimony reveals a violent standoff over a shotgun.
- The Main Street Bloodshed of 1862
A deadly riot between rowdy soldiers and Seattle citizens exposes the volatility of the town's early frontier days.
- Brutal Slaying at Port Madison
A dockworker was killed in an argument that escalated into a fatal assault.
- The Fugitive from the Territorial Pen
After two years on the run, a Lewis County killer is returned to custody.
- A Fatal Accident at Belknap
A tragic mishap involving a pistol leaves a prominent local man dead.
- The False Rumor of a 'Doc' Griswold Shooting
A street rumor concerning a fatal card game dispute in New Westminster turns out to be a total fabrication.
- A Fatal Misstep on the Coal Train
A young miner, under the influence of drink, loses his life in a tragic accident on the tracks near Seattle.
- An Arsonist's Fire in the Black Hawk Stable
A pre-dawn blaze in a Main Street livery kills four valuable horses and nearly takes the block — and the town is sure it was set on purpose.
- A Train Accident at Black River
A woman suffers a severe injury while disembarking from a train, highlighting the dangers of early rail transit.
- The Brutal Betrayal of Ida Bracken
A husband forces his wife into prostitution before assaulting her in a notorious district rooming house.
- Seattle's Rail Ambitions Hit a Financial Wall
After securing a $125,000 subsidy from local subscribers, Henry Villard's railroad venture stalls due to financial instability and brutal winter weather, sparking a tense debate over contract deadlines.
- A Tribe Executes Its Own Murderer Before the Agent Arrives
The Colville band hangs a man who killed a fellow Indian and committed a fresh crime, administering last rites before the government agent can reach camp.
- A Settler's Deadly Stand at Johnson's Point
After a dance near Olympia turns hostile, logger Thomas Johnson shoots two Native men and wounds a woman, then surrenders to a mob demanding his scalp.
- The Charity Case Who Came Back a Brutal Husband
Port Blakely mill hands passed the hat for a crippled co-worker and sent him home to Kentucky. He came back married — and the town's justice of the peace had to take his wife away from him by night.
- Steamer Josephine Boiler Explosion Remembered a Year Later
A haunting one-year retrospective on a boiler explosion that devastated a local crew and passengers near Port Hadlock.
- A 12-Year-Old Injured at a Seattle Shingle Mill
A twelve-year-old boy, working to support his widowed mother, is killed in a tragic mill accident in Seattle.
- Hotel Showdown at the Brunswick
A local hop farmer and a married woman are caught in a tense, armed confrontation in a hotel room.
- The Man Who Survived Thirteen Doctors
A patient's wry, furious account of his bout with spinal meningitis — and the horse-doctor who killed a servant girl with a morphine syringe — skewers the medical profession of his day.