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| 1859 | 2 |
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| 1883 | 18 |
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423 stories matching johnson
- Bloody Brawl at a Terrace Street Lodging House
A landlord and his tenant end up in a violent altercation involving knives and a police whistle after an eviction dispute.
- Tragedy in a Scratch: Local Business Leader Lost to Infection
A minor injury from a cat scratch leads to a fatal case of blood-poisoning for a prominent grocery wholesaler.
- Lyman Johnson Fined $25 After Unpaid Meal Dispute
A local man is fined $25 after a dispute over a restaurant bill turns volatile.
- An Arrest at a Disreputable House
A theft on Washington Street leads to charges of larceny and solicitation.
- The Courthouse Brawl of Seattle
A routine legal dispute over the Central Pacific Railway Company explodes into a wild, physical altercation in a Seattle courtroom.
- The Councilman and the Kentucky Saloon
A Tacoma city councilman faces a public scandal after a local bartender accuses him of ruining business.
- The 'Ten Cents' Holdup: A Seattle Storekeeper Calls the Robbers' Bluff
Two armed men tried to rob J. B. Johnson's Front Street store, but Johnson told them the till was empty and bolted for the back door as a shot rang out.
- The Wife's Side of the Story
A woman arrested for adultery in Olympia tells a harrowing tale of abandonment, abuse, and survival in the Washington Territory.
- Political Tension Turns Violent in Ellensburg
A racially charged argument over the Jack Johnson vs. James Jeffries heavyweight title fight leads to a shooting.
- The Drunk Who Paid the Price: Jessie Johnson’s Fine in Early Wenatchee
A local woman is fined $10 and costs for being drunk and disorderly on the streets last Friday night.
- A Violent Scuffle in Old Town
A longtime Tacoma patrolman is hospitalized with severe injuries after attempting to arrest a disruptive sailor in a waterfront saloon.
- The Price of a Settlement Gone Wrong
A contract to manufacture shake posts turns into a criminal trial after a partner is accused of embezzling funds.
- 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.
- A Tavern Shooting Over a Refused Drink
A notorious local man opens fire in a saloon after a laborer refuses his offer to share a round.
- A Family Tragedy Near Palouse
Tragic news emerges from a local farm where a man took his family's lives before turning a weapon on himself.
- The Ghost of the Johnson House
A boarder in Ellensburg vanishes on the morning train, leaving behind a spouse in poverty and a wake of unpaid debts.
- The Governor Who Didn't Know He Was in Charge
Lieutenant-Governor W. Lon Johnson spent his weekend in Seattle completely unaware that he had been Washington’s acting governor for two hours.
- The Bride Who Wasn't
A Norwegian woman who traveled from Minneapolis to Seattle on the promise of marriage finds herself at the police station instead.
- The Tragic End of the Johnson Household
After her husband took his own life in a Tacoma jail, a destitute widow chose to end her own life while dressed in her finest clothes, clutching his photograph.
- A Crushed Finger Gave the Safecracker Away
A suspected Kent burglar was tracked to a Railroad Avenue cabin, where police found skeleton keys, drills and powder—then identified him by the crushed finger described in an old escape notice.
- The Manure War of Skagit County
A dispute over a pile of fertilizer between neighbors escalated into a shotgun confrontation on the county line.
- The Pistol That Wouldn't Fire in a Snohomish Saloon
G. K. Friars, chairman of the Snohomish County commissioners, was accused of putting a pistol to Robert Johnson's abdomen in the Gem saloon. Only a bad cartridge prevented a killing.
- The North Bend Punch-Up
A grudge match between two former partners leads to a brawl and a trip to court.
- Tragedy at the Stringham Place
A falling cedar tree claims the life of a shoemaker on a homestead between Seattle and Lake Washington.
- The Unlucky Patron of Washington Street
A man who wandered into a house on Washington Street hoping for company ended up losing his savings and breaking a window on the way out.