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9 stories matching dewitt
- The $9 Million Fortune of a Tacoma Pioneer
DeWitt C. Clark’s estate inventory reveals the staggering wealth accumulated by one of Washington’s early industrialists before his death last September.
- The Disappearance of the Bridge Carpenter
A missing worker, a night of drinking, and a suspicious vacuum in the city's saloons.
- The Shadow Over Squak Valley
In the autumn of 1885, a series of indictments revealed a brutal campaign of violence against Chinese laborers in the Snoqualmie Valley.
- The Massacre at Squak Valley
A coroner's jury investigates the brutal 1885 killing of three Chinese hop-pickers, uncovering a mob's systematic effort to ethnically cleanse the valley.
- Pay for a Job That Wasn't There: Seattle's Employment-Agency Scam
A city council committee heard workers describe paying fees to G.W. Crane's employment office and arriving to find no jobs, with agents accused of splitting fees with contractors.
- The Jailhouse Wedding
A desperate romantic gesture in the Seattle county jail—a marriage between a woman and an accused burglar—leaves the prosecuting attorney convinced it is merely a legal ploy to dodge a prison sentence.
- Surveyors Find a Rich Country Behind a Brutal Trail
A government surveying party returns from Chehalis County with tales of an impassable road, a hotel meal that required a salmon spear, and soil and timber worth the misery.
- The Building Boom of 1889: Seattle’s Rapid Transformation
A look at the official building permits issued in May 1889, documenting the surge of brick and frame construction that was reshaping the city just weeks before the Great Seattle Fire.
- The Tide Flat Mystery: A Carpenter’s Body Found Beneath the Rails
Three weeks after bridge carpenter Abner Abbott vanished in Seattle, his bloated remains were pulled from the water under a railroad trestle. With $400 still on his person and bruises on his face, police and citizens alike debated whether it was a tragic accident or a cold-blooded murder.