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1 story matching cottman

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  1. The Drunken Gunman of Cottman Rooming House

    A visiting fruit packer fires four shots through a wall for 'the fun of it,' leaving town before police can reach the scene.

    Sep 13, 1917The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyTrue Crime · Nightlife

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  1. The Tragedy of a Lonely Settler at Hines Lake

    A young Chicago transplant drowns in a remote lake after a fishing trip ends in a mysterious, fatal accident.

    Mar 13, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Orchard

  2. Inquest Probes Patten and Colman Deaths on Lake Washington

    Testimony from an inquest into the suspicious deaths of Patten and Colman near the shores of Lake Washington.

    Mar 17, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerLake Washington, Mercer Island

  3. Bodies of Colman and Patten Recovered from Lake Washington

    After weeks of searching, a homemade underwater viewing device helps recover the bodies of two men murdered on the water.

    Mar 6, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  4. Tragedy at Sea

    A squall off Cape Flattery claims the life of a captain's wife and child.

    Feb 23, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend

  5. The Bitter Exit of an Editor-turned-Politician

    After being unceremoniously replaced as Territorial School Superintendent, C. W. Wheeler of the Waitsburg Times vents his frustration in a bizarrely candid editorial.

    Dec 7, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWaitsburg

  6. A Butcher’s Betrayal Cleared the Packing House

    Tacoma’s Carstens Packing Company wins exoneration after a rogue employee bought diseased cattle behind their back, shipping them into the city.

    Mar 30, 1909The Tacoma TimesYakima

  7. Brutal Murder of Two Settlers

    A Canadian man and his sons arrested for the cold-blooded killing of two men traveling to Seattle to provide evidence in a murder case.

    Feb 28, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. The Final Preparation at the Grand Pacific Hotel

    A Kentucky native obsessed with order cleanses himself and meticulously arranges his affairs before ending his life.

    Aug 1, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGrand Pacific Hotel, Tacoma

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