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3 stories matching craswel
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- A Scandalous Breach of Promise
A $100,000 lawsuit in Port Townsend reveals a tale of alleged deception, a jilted bride, and an attempted hotel scandal.
- A Broken Heart, Then a Wedding: Port Townsend's Breach-of-Promise Plaintiff Marries Again
Mary E. Bellinger sued James Craswell for $10,000 over a broken engagement; now, while the appeal is pending, she has married Albert E. Stevens of Vancouver, B.C.
- A Taxpayer Fights the Assessor for Six Years — and Loses
William Craswell petitions the county board to strike fraudulent assessments from the rolls and demands back the money already taken; the commissioners refuse, then set the rates for everyone else.