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- The Alibi That Could Save a Condemned Man
A condemned man's fate hinges on a Tacoma Labor Day alibi, a jailhouse confession, and a tailor who may have been pressured to identify bloody clothes.
- Fatal Hole in the Floor
A wrongful death suit against the Front Street Cable Railway Company uncovers a fatal industrial hazard left uncovered by management.
- The Revolver at Front and Cherry
A violent property dispute between a downtown merchant and a local mechanic erupts into a courtroom drama.
- A Woman Defies Her Husband’s Attempts at Institutionalization
A Colfax woman successfully defends her sanity after her husband attempts to have her committed to an asylum.
- Testimony Unfolds in Local Murder Trial
A witness claims the defendant expressed intent to kill over a financial dispute in the Northern Pacific freight yards.
- The Price of a Franchise: Seattle's Streetcar Bribery Scandal
A witness testifies that $2,000 was offered to 'stand in' with the company, exposing the grimy underside of Seattle's early transportation expansion.
- The Whistleblower Who Won
A Seattle man is acquitted of criminal libel for writing a letter warning labor organizers against a corrupt local official.
- The $10,000 Military-Fund Scandal That Seattle’s Elite Wanted Buried
Former Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton confessed to lavishing public military money on Hazel Moore. She says the committee investigating the shortage is avoiding her because her testimony would implicate five of Seattle’s most prominent men.
- The Burglar Who Asked for Prison, Then Fought to Stay Out
Eugene Kelly and Charles Amos were convicted of stealing machinery from a Vashon Island brickyard. Amos had plotted to kill a jailer; when put in irons, he begged to begin his sentence—then changed his mind and appealed.
- The Day Seattle Turned Against its Neighbors
A look inside the 1886 trial records as civic leaders and residents testified about the forced expulsion of Seattle's Chinese community.
- The Man Who Would Be Mayor: How Spokane’s Elite Saved a Local Hero from Political Ruin
When John Metcalfe was accused of bribery in the fight for state senate, twenty prominent citizens rose to defend his character. The verdict? He wasn't just innocent; he was a pillar of moral integrity.
- The Steamboat Inspector's Reckoning
Capt. Bryant admits free rides, denies bribery, and trades accusations with the pilots and captains who want him removed from the Seattle inspection office.
- The Fire Chief’s Citizenship Trial
Seattle’s fire chief faced a dramatic trial over his citizenship, accused of obtaining naturalization papers fraudulently while a member of the force.
- The Captain's Peculiar Cargo
A maritime dispute reveals a ship captain’s bizarre refusal to transport freight after discovering a hidden shipment of 'stolen' or suspicious barrels.
- The Shadowy Arrival at Port Townsend
Federal authorities intercept two young Chinese men smuggled into Washington Territory as 'contraband,' exposing the illicit human trafficking trade operating under the noses of border officials.
- After the Mill Burned, the Neighbors Got Their Day in Court
A Spokane judge orders White Pine Lumber to pay four homeowners for a 1905 fire, while the company's failed suit against Great Northern leaves perjury charges in its wake.
- The Steel Divorce Trial: Infidelity, Money, and a Son in the Middle
A Seattle courtroom heard a wife's case for divorce and a husband's claim that an interloper wrecked a hard-won fortune.
- The Motherlode of Mason County
A report on the incredible timber yield of a Satstop River quarter-section, highlighting the massive economic potential of Washington's old-growth forests.
- At Green Lake, Nobody Had a Reputation Quite Like Rev. Parker's
A Seattle estate hearing turned into a neighbors' referendum on a minister's honesty, with testimony that he was called a liar, a hypocrite and worse.
- The Campaign to Defend John H. McGraw
Prominent citizens and former associates testify to the character of the Republican sheriff as rumors of past gambling and dishonesty circulate on the campaign trail.
- The School Clerk Feud
A neighborhood dispute over a school clerk election resulted in a woman hitting a man with her umbrella.
- The Self-Defense Trial of James Murphy
A Seattle murder trial hinges on claims of a 'dangerous man,' witness bribery, and a life-or-death confrontation in a saloon.
- The Great Telephone Bribery Scandal
Tacoma councilmen testify before an investigative committee regarding allegations that a telephone franchise promoter offered cash and stock to secure their votes.
- The Informant of Tacoma’s Underworld
After testifying against the city’s corrupt police chief, a key witness finds himself in the crosshairs of a retaliatory robbery charge.
- The Dancing Women of the Black Diamond Saloon
County commissioners hear a temperance minister’s complaint against A. Greene & Co., where women danced in the barroom and the owners pleaded ignorance.