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31 stories matching seduct
- A Father’s Suit for Seduction
A Seattle father seeks $10,000 in damages for the alleged seduction of his teenage daughter.
- The False 'Reporter' and the Seduction Case
A young man posing as a writer for the 'Post-Intelligencer' is arrested for seduction after a bizarre paper trail of fake confessions and suicide notes is uncovered in court.
- The Widow, the Boy, and the Seduction Case That Backfired
A packed Seattle courtroom heard James Deedy say the widow seduced him—and Justice Caldwell ruled there was intercourse but no seduction, freeing the young man.
- Seduction Suit Against Hamilton Town Founder
A Washington court awards $3,000 to a woman after the founder of the town of Hamilton reportedly broke a marriage promise following a seduction.
- A Legislator, a $20,000 Seduction Suit, and Two Women
A wealthy Pullman Democrat and state representative is accused in Spokane of seducing Helen M. Bierman—a charge tangled with his wife’s divorce case.
- The Seduction Warrant
A Woodinville rancher avoids the altar until a persistent constable and a threat of criminal charges force his hand.
- A Doctor on Trial: The Seduction Charge That Moved to Superior Court
Dr. M. H. Cochran of Hoquiam is bound over after a two-day hearing in Aberdeen, with $500 bail and a defense team from Grays Harbor.
- Marriage Saves a Defendant from Seduction Charges
After a legal battle over an alleged seduction, the defendant avoids a potential prison sentence by marrying the plaintiff, closing the case on the spot.
- The Kangaroo Court of the Seattle Jail
A young man from Pomeroy, arrested for seduction, faces a brutal initiation into the 'kangaroo court' of Seattle's county jail.
- The Seduction Trial of J. D. Stryker
A teenage girl testifies in a high-profile courtroom drama that captivated Tacoma.
- A Forced Marriage in the Courtroom
A judge in Pierce County lectured a man on 'conjugal obligations' and forced him to marry the woman he was accused of seducing after a scandal involving his community’s traditional marriage practices.
- A Scandal on the White River
A wealthy rancher's son faces a warrant for seduction after a romantic outing turns into a legal battle.
- A Fremont Girl, a Seduction Charge, and a Marriage Offered as a Way Out
A 22-year-old insurance agent was arrested after a carpenter swore out a complaint over his 17-year-old daughter. He offered marriage; she reportedly refused.
- Clergyman Detained for Extradition
A minister faces serious criminal charges in Washington state as authorities move to detain him in British Columbia.
- Criminal Malpractice Charges in Roy
Dr. E. W. Ratliffe is arrested on charges regarding the medical treatment of a young woman.
- He Chose the Altar Over the Jail Cell
A seduction warrant, a midnight minister, and a groom who nearly changed his mind.
- The City Editor Who Answered a Threat With His Fists
A druggist’s seduction scandal sent an angry stranger into the Telegraph newsroom. Joseph Costello met him with a windmill of punches.
- The Cruelty of a Mock Marriage
A young woman is left destitute in Seattle after a man used a fake marriage ceremony to steal her savings and abandon her.
- The Tacoma Murder-Suicide
A father kills his daughter and himself, leaving behind a trail of letters and a dark, complicated history in the Pacific Northwest.
- Seduction Scandal Rocks Tacoma
A wealthy businessman faces arrest after being accused of enticing a 14-year-old girl into his private office, though he claims the case is a calculated blackmail attempt.
- An Hour From Canada: The Kansas Fugitive Caught in a Bellingham Barber Shop
Frank Greenwood fled Kansas after a seduction charge, hoping to disappear into Washington and then British Columbia. A persistent Kansas detective tracked him to New Whatcom, where he was arrested in his brother’s barber shop—just an hour before he meant to be gone.
- The Hop Fields Conflict
As Yakima’s harvest season intensifies, a labor strike and a dispute over Indigenous freedom of movement expose deep rifts between local growers and Washington’s political elite.
- The Heppner Blackmail Ring
A notorious family's pattern of seduction and extortion comes to light after a daughter is arrested in Seattle.
- The Hotel Room Trap
A father and daughter are arrested for an alleged blackmail scheme targeting prominent men in a local hotel.
- Seattle Tries to Close the Side Doors on Its Saloons
City officials drafted a new liquor ordinance to repeal the old “wide entrance” law and force every saloon to have a single street entrance, banning “ladies’ entrances” and other side-door workarounds.