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| Year | Stories |
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| 1888 | 1 |
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| 1892 | 16 |
| 1893 | 19 |
| 1894 | 10 |
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- The Persistent Mailbox Bandit of the Pacific Coast
Mortimer Fox, a serial forger and letter-box thief, faces three years at hard labor after his final spree targeting Seattle businesses.
- The Jailbreak of John Dryden
A notorious burglar exploits a local jail's lax security by disguising himself as a visiting evangelist to walk out the front door.
- The Patent-Leather Fugitive
A suspected post-office burglar was tracked from Seattle to the Grays Harbor woods, only to be found asleep in millworker's clothes—and incongruous footwear.
- The Newspaper Imposter of Mount Vernon
A traveling con artist posed as a Post-Intelligencer agent to swindle residents in British Columbia and Skagit County.
- The Jail-Breaking Charlatan of Seattle
A notorious criminal uses a fake pardon and a religious disguise to walk right out of the county jail.
- The Notorious Outlaw of Snohomish County
A local sheriff tracks down a notorious outlaw and forger in a Port Angeles jail, only to find the prisoner remarkably unbothered by his pending trial.
- The Fire at the Granger Cottage
A modest $1,000 home is reduced to ash in a Sunday afternoon blaze, marking yet another loss in a series of local misfortunes.
- The Opium Trunk With Everything but the Opium
A federal tip sent customs officers to a Seattle justice's office hunting forty pounds of opium. They found the trunk, but not the drug—then seized 23 cans aboard the City of Kingston.
- The Stabber Died Under an Alias at the County Hospital
Ten years after he stabbed a companion on the Lake Washington shore, a dying man at the county hospital was recognized as the same fugitive — still hiding behind the name George Rolsom.
- The Roslyn Bank Heist Goes to Trial
Trial enters third day for two men accused in the Roslyn bank robbery, with witness IDs contested.
- The Midnight Raid at the Butler Cafe
Police break up an impromptu faro game, but the dealer’s quick bail payment ensures the 'flyer' will soon resume.
- A Spokane Policeman and a Runaway Wife
A husband tracks his wife's secret life through a trail of letters and discovers she has moved on with a Spokane police officer.
- The Jailbreak at Edison
Four fugitives, including men driven out of Wenatchee by vigilantes, are recaptured after an armed struggle.
- The Buckley Bank Swindler Found
A fugitive banker who vanished with $30,000 in depositor funds is captured in his hometown after a cross-country manhunt.
- A Tailor's Romance Gone Wrong
A local tailor accused a woman he courted of disappearing with his personal effects, highlighting the dangers of lodging house life in Seattle.
- The Burglar Who Walked Out
A Seattle convict who claimed he was 'railroaded' into prison for a crime he didn't commit has escaped the state penitentiary.
- The Hotel Arson Scandal
A bitter divorce case in Gilman turns into a criminal conspiracy mystery after a wife testifies her husband plotted to burn down their own hotel for insurance money.
- A Railroad Detective’s Inside Man Foils a Cle Elum Train Robbery
Two men were bound over in Ellensburg for an attempted holdup near Cle Elum after an informant exposed their plans.
- The Seamen's Union and the Dynamite Scare
A wave of paranoia hits the Pacific Coast as authorities hunt for a fugitive sailor linked to a fatal San Francisco bombing.
- A Jailhouse Denunciation
A man awaiting trial for robbery tells a reporter that the authorities arrested the wrong person and the real mastermind is still free.
- The Philosophy of a Drunk-Roller
A notorious criminal known for robbing intoxicated men in the basement of the Albion block receives a harsh sentence after a blunt admission in court.
- A Gambler's Murder, and the Widow in the Web
North Yakima detectives arrest five alleged accessories and a suspected triggerman in the killing of 'Tex' Bagwell, with a confession said to be in hand.
- The Case of 'Doc' Stewart
A young man is headed to the county jail after an altercation in the streets of downtown Seattle.
- The Persistent Con-Artist of Jackson Street
A former hack driver and theater waiter uses elaborate stories and forged checks to swindle local merchants, only to be caught by a vigilant detective.
- The Informant of Tacoma’s Underworld
After testifying against the city’s corrupt police chief, a key witness finds himself in the crosshairs of a retaliatory robbery charge.