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493 stories matching coron
- The Tragic Death at the Quinault Tent
A coroner's inquest explores the death of a young prospector after his partner admits to a fatal shooting.
- The Tragedy at Burlington
A domestic dispute between a stepfather and his stepson ends in a fatal shooting, ruled justifiable by a coroner's jury.
- A Sleeping Stranger on the Rails Near Mukilteo
An unidentified man lying across the track south of Mukilteo was struck and killed by a southbound freight train; the coroner headed for the scene.
- Coroner Threatens to Sue County Over Unpaid Bills
Coroner Askam argues that the county commissioners are unfairly denying him pay for investigating accidental deaths.
- The Strange Tale of Henry B. Mayo
A Seattle death, a suicide note, and a landlord's theory that a man took his own life to save a condemned killer from the gallows.
- Coroner's Jury Clears Stepson Who Shot His Stepfather
A Burlington youth shoots and kills his stepfather after the older man struck his sister and fired at him first; a jury rules it justifiable homicide.
- A Cabin Sold for $10, Then a Body at the Foot of Union Street
Frank Mails was last seen leaving a Railroad Avenue saloon; the coroner ruled his death accidental, but the details of his last night left quiet questions.
- Coroner's Jury Blames Conductors for Tragic Rail Death
A Lewis County jury finds two men negligent in the death of Robert John Turnbull, who was killed by a train near Napavine.
- Unsolved Mystery at the Yakima River
A decomposed body found near Selah leads to an inquest and a grim verdict of foul play.
- A Pistol Duel at the Freight Sheds Ends in a Manslaughter Charge
A coroner's jury in Seattle rules that W. C. Dudley, a Tacoma man, must answer for the death of Alex S. Smith in Thursday's shootout at the Northern Pacific freight yards — and Dudley, on his lawyer's advice, says nothing at all.
- The Wild-Goose Chase to the 'Review'
A cruel prank lures the coroner and police to a notorious house of ill-repute, only to find the 'victim' alive and well.
- A Funeral with Flowers, a Minister—and No Mourners
Vina Kelly's funeral became a public spectacle when her family failed to appear. Then the coroner's post-mortem answered a rumored pregnancy and found pneumonia.
- An Old Engineer's Body in the Harbor, and a Hole No One Could Explain
John Hall had run locomotives for thirty years. Too old for the road, out of work for weeks, he was found floating in Tacoma harbor with a wound the coroner called a bruise.
- The Suspicious Death of Mrs. Wanda Kalem
The body of a woman who vanished from her Auburn home was discovered on the tracks, prompting a suspicious death investigation by local authorities.
- Loggers Used a Dead Man's Skull for a Ball Game — and Wrecked the Only Clue to a Wood Full of Skeletons
A week of horseplay in the timber near Newport has left the coroner unable to explain why one body after another keeps turning up in the same thicket.
- Inspector Blames Defective Boiler in Mukilteo Wreck, Urges State Locomotive Inspection
A state railroad inspector disputes the coroner's jury and asks lawmakers to adopt New York-style inspection of locomotives.
- 1886 Coroner's Jury Rules on Lake Washington Deaths
A jury concludes two men were murdered near the south end of Lake Washington, though no culprit is named.
- The Injuries He Wouldn’t Explain
John Turner died at Seattle’s Pacific Hospital after refusing to say how he was hurt. A coroner’s inquest may be the only way to find out.
- The Dead No One Could Name at Wellington
A coroner fears a score of Great Northern avalanche victims will go to a potter's field; 78 bodies have been recovered and the claim agent counts 95 dead.
- A Sloop Killing on the Waterfront
After a violent altercation on a boat docked between Pike and Union streets, a coroner's jury investigates the stabbing death of Benedict Sare.
- The Tragedy at Virginia Street
A grisly discovery on the Seattle waterfront exposes the hidden desperation of 1889.
- A Mob Hanged Two Men at the Courthouse. Then the State Argued Over the Bill.
After Hill and Parker were lynched in Colfax, Attorney General W. C. Jones ruled that the county need not pay for a coroner's inquest—and said the real hunt for the mob belonged to a grand jury.
- The Tragedy at the Simon Newman Store
A violent confrontation at a local trading post ends in a coroner's verdict of justifiable homicide.
- A Ledger of Lost Lives in 1893 Seattle
A coroner’s report from March 1893 documents the grim reality of life in a frontier city, including industrial accidents and social crises.
- A Brutal Shooting Gallery Killing
A Seattle shooting gallery proprietor is found murdered, sparking a swift coroner’s inquest that points to a traveling companion.