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5 stories matching botch

  1. The Unholy Row at the Pool Hall

    A local hothead turned a Sunday game of billiards into a brush with death after a botched pistol shot.

    Apr 12, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The City vs. The Citizens: A Sewer Standoff

    Property owners refuse to pay for city improvements they claim were botched, poorly contracted, and overpriced.

    Jul 12, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerMill Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  3. The Desperate 'Stake' of a Fugitive

    After shooting an employer in Seattle, a wounded man is discovered in a cabin near a brickyard, revealing a tale of poverty, gambling, and a botched robbery.

    Dec 25, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. The City Hall Scandal: A Contractual Nightmare in 1887 Seattle

    City council members and contractors clash over botched public works, leaving taxpayers and laborers holding the bag in a classic tale of civic mismanagement.

    Sep 18, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerNinth Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

  5. A Botched Rescue on the Okanogan Road

    A deputy's long ride to arrest a suspected murderer ended in a roadside gunfight, with the prisoner shot dead—apparently by his own son—and the young man still at large.

    Sep 21, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOkanogan, Okanogan CountyTrue Crime

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