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  1. The Retired Colonel and the County Treasurer

    A judge instructs a Grand Jury on whether a retired U.S. Army officer is legally permitted to hold the civilian office of King County Treasurer.

    Aug 30, 1880Puget Sound DispatchKing County Courthouse, SeattleCity Hall

  2. The Great Legal Squabble of 1871

    A simmering territorial dispute over the 'Big Wigs'—the lawyers and judges—debating exactly when a law becomes a law.

    Dec 25, 1871Puget Sound DispatchOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  3. The Captain in the Counting House

    A legal firestorm over whether a retired U.S. Army officer can serve as King County Treasurer.

    Sep 13, 1880Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The Grammar Grudge of 1876

    An editor and a local developer get into a petty, hilarious feud over building codes, split infinitives, and civic competence.

    Mar 23, 1876Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  5. Thrown Into a Saw at Colman's Mill — and the Law Looked the Other Way

    When Peter Feeney attacked a Chinese coworker in a Seattle sawmill, the man's foot was mangled beyond repair. The justice of the peace declined to hold Feeney, the prosecutor dismissed the case, and the town's paper argued the injury was just an accident.

    Jun 23, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

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