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| 1883 | 7 |
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21 stories matching stab
- A Violent Quarrel in the Woods: The Stabbing of W.W. Powell
A logger is brought to Seattle for emergency surgery after a bloody confrontation in a rural camp.
- The Fatal Price of Keeping the Peace
A local man dies a week after being stabbed for attempting to break up a fight in a Seattle saloon, leaving his family destitute as his insurance policy had just lapsed.
- Blood on the Waterfront
A brutal stabbing during the bustle of the Seattle docks leaves a man dead and the city’s laborers reeling.
- Blood on the Waterfront: A Bloody July 4th in LaConner
A quiet holiday celebration in the Skagit County mill town turned violent when a local businessman was stabbed in a saloon dispute.
- A Stabbing Outside Mrs. Sullivan’s Saloon
A bartender and a longshoreman fought on Mill Street; one was carried to the hospital with a knife wound to the stomach, and the other was arrested with the bloody knife still in his possession.
- A Stabbing on Mill Street: Frank Hardy Not Expected to Recover
John Nolan attacked Hardy in a beer hall kept by Mrs. Sullivan; no motive has been found, and the case goes before Justices Cass and Vrooman.
- The Waterfront Stabbing
A discharged sailor commits a gruesome, unprovoked assault on a steward in a Seattle saloon, leaving the victim’s life hanging in the balance.
- A Debt Collector's Fatal Encounter
A representative of the Domestic Sewing Machine Company is stabbed to death while attempting to collect a payment in Seattle.
- Violent Outburst at Kepplar's Beer Hall
A quiet game of cards on Front Street turned bloody when a ship carpenter stabbed a local plasterer, leading to a quick intervention by the Chief of Police.
- A Dying Declaration on South Second Street
A Chinese resident is fatally stabbed near the Standard Theater, and his accusation sends a railroad laborer to the county jail.
- The Unlucky Escape of Frank Hogan
After four years on the run, a jailbreaker is recognized and knocked cold by the Chief of Police.
- The Stranger Who Threatened to Level the Town
A vengeful drifter vows to erase a chaotic mining camp, only to return a year later and find it replaced by a civilized city.
- A Frontier Vendetta at Olequa
A simmering family feud in rural Washington erupts in a deadly rail-platform battle, leaving two men dead and a community in shock.
- A Deadly Dispute at the Willapa Mill
A labor quarrel over an axe and a job assignment in Pacific County ends in a fatal stabbing.
- The Price of a Knife Fight
A violent altercation between two sailors leaves a man hospitalized and the community frustrated with a light jury verdict.
- The Tragic End of a Nurseryman
After struggling with delirium tremens, a once-respected Tacoma horticulturalist takes his own life while under the care of the county sheriff.
- The Horror on South Eighth Street
A brutal incident in the outskirts of Seattle leaves a neighborhood in shock after a domestic attack.
- An Ambush in the White River Valley
A local store owner and his daughter narrowly escape a violent attack by three assailants.
- The Point Roberts Dinner Party Murder
A celebratory dinner at the border turned fatal when a drunken argument over whiskey escalated into a stabbing, leaving one man dead and a community in shock.
- The Tragedy of the Pearson Household
A quiet, industrious Seattle man suffers a violent mental break, leaving his family in critical condition and a community in shock.
- The Saloon Fight That Ended With a Knife and a $2,000 Bail
John Nolan said he cut Frank Hardy to keep from being beaten to death. A Seattle judge wasn't convinced.