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4 stories matching prosecutor

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  1. The Prosecutor’s Payday Ends

    A landmark court ruling forces county attorneys to surrender private legal fees back to the public treasury.

    Aug 31, 1893Aberdeen HeraldMontesano, Grays Harbor CountyCity Hall

  2. The Price of Prejudice

    A local editor slams a former prosecutor for wasting public money on a frivolous, anti-Chinese lawsuit.

    Feb 19, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyExclusion & Resistance

  3. The Oysterville Affair Remains Unpunished

    A prosecutor declines to pursue charges in a notorious Pacific County incident, admitting that a jury conviction would be impossible.

    Apr 30, 1891Aberdeen HeraldOysterville, Pacific CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  4. The Prosecutor Who Prosecuted Himself: How Aberdeen’s DA Ignored a White Mob’s Attack on Chinese Residents

    When a mob drove Aberdeen’s Chinese community out of town and stole $550, the county’s prosecuting attorney charged the victims with libel instead of the perpetrators—sparking a furious editorial defense of civil rights in 1890.

    Nov 27, 1890Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyExclusion & Resistance

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