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  1. The Bank Wrecker’s Failed Empire

    After swindling depositors to fund a coast-wide banking trust, H. St. John Dix faces ten years in the penitentiary.

    Dec 12, 1903The Evening StatesmanBellingham, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

  2. Two Wives, One Painter, and a Flight to Portland

    Seattle painters discover that a co-worker borrowing money for a 'sick wife' actually had two wives and no intention of providing for either of them.

    Jun 15, 1903The Evening StatesmanFourth Avenue, Seattle, King CountyScandal

  3. The Sad Tale of a Funeral Con

    A man in mourning clothes successfully swindles a local funeral director out of three dollars under the guise of grieving for his dead wife.

    Oct 3, 1903The Evening StatesmanSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Theater Manager's Midnight Exit

    A local theater manager vanishes into the night after pocketing ticket receipts and leaving a trail of unpaid debts and angry performers.

    Nov 5, 1903The Evening StatesmanWest Main Street, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

  5. The Midnight Escape from the Smallpox Ward

    A star baseball player stages a daring rescue of his wife from a quarantine hospital to catch a train for a new job.

    Jun 24, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyStrange But True

  6. The Prophet's $50 Debt

    A modest Snohomish farmer's estate attempts to collect an unpaid loan from the self-proclaimed 'Elijah III.'

    Nov 6, 1903The Evening StatesmanSnohomish, Snohomish CountyLocal Legends

  7. Con Men Target Ranch Owner With Locked-Box Poker

    A Spokane County farmer loses his life savings in a classic confidence scheme involving a locked box and a mysterious stranger.

    Aug 17, 1903The Evening StatesmanTrent, Spokane, Spokane CountyTrue Crime

  8. The Bank Wrecker’s Last Stand

    Convicted financier St. John Dix vows to fight his imprisonment for the Whatcom bank looting scandal all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

    Dec 14, 1903The Evening StatesmanBellingham, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

  9. The Rent Strike Scheme Next Door

    A clever tenant proposes a noise-based sabotage plan to force a landlord into a lower rent agreement.

    Dec 26, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyHousing & Rent · Strange But True

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