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76 stories matching charley
- The Murder in the Bunkhouse North of Auburn
A young Japanese labor contractor was beaten and killed as he slept in a cabin on J.W. Nails's farm; a roommate was jailed while blood trails, a loaded musket and an opium pipe deepened the mystery.
- The Laundry Business Dispute
A lawsuit reveals the hidden profits of a Chinese laundry operation on Fourth and Main streets.
- The $31.50 Murder That Broke Open Near Auburn
A deputy traced three suspects from a Northern Pacific train and secured what officers called a partial confession in the killing of a man known as “Charley.”
- The Secret in the Express Office
A rough, sullen express worker's life is transformed when he uncovers a personal relic inside a lost package.
- The Midnight Roommate Mix-up
A night of drinking turns into a farcical brawl when two roommates accidentally wander into each other’s beds.
- A Frontier Vendetta Spills onto the Beach
An Indigenous man is shot in a dispute over a death attributed to 'bad Tamanas' or spiritual curses.
- Wan Lee Answers Lawsuit From Former Laundry Partner
After twenty years in business together, the laundry proprietor denies hoarding profits and says he has offered his former partner the books and the business.
- The Murdered Japanese Cook Known as Charley
A hatchet, a wages quarrel and a suspect who answered every question 'I don't know'—the killing near Auburn that drew Seattle's Japanese community into the hunt for a murderer.
- The Hanging Party That Wasn't: Puget Sound's First Murder Arrest
A retired sailor recalls the day a ship's crew nearly lynched a stevedore at Port Blakely—and the strange reunion that followed years later.
- The Romantic Politics of the Frontier
When Congressional candidate Charley Voorhees fell in love with a woman outside the Northwest, the local women took it as a personal insult—and voted him out of office.
- The Tragedy of Wynooche Charley
A local Indigenous man loses his life in a sudden accident at the Cosmopolis wharf, leaving the community to mourn a familiar figure.
- The Shadow Ledger: Seattle’s Monthly Arrest List
A raw, unfiltered tally of twenty-nine arrests made in June 1878 exposes the policing of Seattle’s streets—where poverty, Indigeneity, and ethnic status shaped the reach of the law.
- Thirty-Seven Miners Died 150 Feet From Safety
An 1894 coroner's jury in Franklin, Washington, heard how a small fire in the Oregon Improvement Company's coal mine became a wall of smoke — and why the men who could have escaped stayed to fight it.
- The Trial of Judge Wickersham: A Tacoma Scandal Over Land, Lies, and 'Delirium'
In February 1889, the trial of a powerful federal judge in Tacoma exposed a web of political corruption, land fraud, and sexual scandal involving a young woman named Sadie Brantner.
- The Murder Foretold: Three Japanese Laborers Held Without Bail
A witness testifies that one suspect predicted the killing hours in advance, and a bloody butcher knife is found in a kitchen wall. Three Japanese men are ordered held without bail for the murder of a Japanese boss near Christopher.
- A Glue Pot, a Pail of Water, and the Fire That Took Seattle
A painter, a cabinetmaker and a frightened workman recount how a glue pot and a bucket of water ignited the blaze that consumed Seattle.
- Blood on the Card Table
A festive night at an O'Brien saloon ends in a horrific murder-suicide, leaving the community reeling and questions of old grudges swirling in the air.
- The Brutal Killing of Mike Ivancovich
A grocery store owner in Anacortes is murdered in his home by a man known as 'Charley Sam,' sparking threats of vigilantism in the community.
- A Midnight Knock, a Bloody Hat, and the Farmer Who Vanished
Charles Gloystein joined an oath-bound farmers’ society near Mica, tried to leave, and disappeared. A bloody hat was all searchers found.
- The Murder of Chief Swell
A faithful ally to white settlers is murdered in a cold-blooded territorial dispute, exposing the impotence of the Indian Agency.
- The Tragic Lynching of 'Big Bob' on the Swinomish Reservation
Four men murdered a tribal healer, driven by the enduring power of traditional superstition against the encroachment of modern colonial law.
- City Settled Charley Allen's Flume Patent Claim
Mayor Hunt faces accusations of conflict of interest and patent infringement after his own foundry manufactured parts for a municipal project.
- Mystery at East Clallam
Two Indigenous men vanish after a suspicious boat wreck, leaving only a shredded canoe and a missing shoe behind.
- The Telegraph Operator Who Recognized the Face on the Wanted Circular
Escaped burglar Charley Williams is pulled off a Northern Pacific freight train at Leavenworth after a sharp-eyed operator matches him to a police photograph.
- The Opium Raid at Hoquiam
Four men were arrested and fined for smoking opium as federal officials clamped down on the practice in the Harbor.
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- A Community Rallies After a Railway Tragedy
When a young brakeman loses his foot in a rail accident near the Cedar River, local citizens organize to secure his future.
- Tragedy in Tacoma: A Lover’s Final Act
A heartbroken teenager dies by suicide after the death of his sweetheart, leaving a note requesting they be buried side-by-side.
- Mill Worker Attempts Suicide Amid Personal Despair
A Tacoma mill employee remains in critical condition after a desperate act brought on by his wife's absence.
- The Tragic End of 'Wienerwurst Charlie'
A young immigrant street vendor in Tacoma takes his own life, leaving behind little but a nickname and a grieving brother.
- A Potter's Field Grave and a Countrymen's Tombstone
After a Japanese laborer died alone in a West Seattle shack, fellow immigrants considered marking his county grave.
- The Deportation of Charlie Ah Fat
A long-time resident of Whatcom County faces deportation under the exclusionary Geary Act after failing to correctly register his presence.
- Underground Prize Fight Scheduled Outside Seattle
Welterweights Charley Hall and Tommy Flynn have signed articles for a secret, high-stakes bout featuring bare-knuckle aesthetics and two-ounce gloves.
- A Compassionate Life Cut Short by Smallpox
A dedicated social worker dies after contracting the disease while visiting a local house of charity.