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3 stories matching matson

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  1. Two Men Confess to Burning a Northern Pacific Bridge Near Thorp

    Charles Matson and John Goes plead guilty to arson on the railroad; John Green denies the charge as the court postpones sentencing.

    Aug 7, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerThorp, Kittitas CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Victim Behind Bars

    An assaulted woman, held as a state witness against her abusers, suffers in the city police station.

    Jan 23, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. A Gold-Headed Cane for the Man Who Stayed on the Phone in a Burning Mine

    Newcastle honored C.C. Anderson, who kept giving orders to trapped miners as the roof burned above him.

    Jan 28, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNewcastle, King CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

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