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3 stories matching bigam

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  1. The Skagit Farm Courtroom Battle

    A landmark inheritance case hinged on the validity of an 1880s marriage between a white settler and a Swinomish woman.

    Mar 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSkagit City, Skagit CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Conductors' Deception and the Streetcar Showdown

    A bigamous electric car conductor is chased through the streets of Seattle by two women he had convinced he was their husband.

    Apr 8, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

  3. The Six-Month Trap: A Seattle Divorce Scandal

    A husband abandons his second wife after a bigamous marriage, forcing a judge to rule on the legality of vows broken before the ink was dry on a divorce decree.

    Jan 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

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