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3 stories matching drifter

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  1. The Murderer in the Parlor

    A frontier tavern killing, a suspicious trial, and a woman who rose from obscurity to the height of Washington society—only to be haunted by a past she thought she’d buried.

    Aug 2, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Dentist and the Stolen Mare

    A frontier community falls for a charming drifter who performed medical miracles before making off with the local postmaster's horse.

    Nov 14, 1876The Daily IntelligencerTolt River, Carnation, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Ice Water Gambit: How a Seattle Drifter Was Framed for Theft

    A local vagrant was doused in freezing water and coerced into a false confession by a cunning runner, only to be caught red-handed on Third Street.

    May 23, 1877The Daily IntelligencerThird Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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