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8 stories matching doten

  1. An Unexpected Guest at the Sheriff's Door

    A South Tacoma deputy spent hours searching for a fugitive only to find him knocking on his own front door.

    Jul 13, 1904The Tacoma TimesSouth Tacoma, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  2. Miners Clash at a Wilkeson Roadhouse

    A quarrel over a woman and drinks ends in a shooting, sparking a community uprising in the coal-mining town.

    Feb 23, 1904The Tacoma TimesWilkeson, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

  3. Former Supreme Court Justice Arrested for Embezzlement

    A high-profile scandal hits the local legal scene as a former Supreme Court judge faces charges involving thousands of dollars in missing railway funds.

    Jan 21, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  4. The Long Road Back to San Francisco

    After months of legal battles and a literal tug-of-war, a man wanted in California is finally extradited.

    Jul 16, 1903The Evening StatesmanTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  5. A Year's Wages Stolen at Gunpoint in Electron

    A laborer, having saved nearly a thousand dollars from his hard work at the Columbia Improvement Company, is held up at the point of a pistol while waiting for his train.

    Dec 28, 1903The Tacoma TimesElectron, Eatonville, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  6. The Sumner Chicken Thieves

    A band of seven men accused of intimidating locals and raiding rural chicken coops in Sumner are hauled off to the county jail.

    Jan 29, 1904The Tacoma TimesSumner, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

  7. Adrift and Lost: Four Young People Missing for Two Days on Puget Sound

    A weekend trip on the launch 'Babe' ends with a 48-hour ordeal, a grounding at Point Robinson, and a tense search by parents and deputies.

    Sep 12, 1904The Tacoma TimesPoint Robinson, Tacoma, King CountyStrange But True

  8. Safe Cracked in Kapowsin Timber Raid

    Thieves target the North Timber company, escaping with revolvers and a steel box full of negotiable paper.

    May 10, 1904The Tacoma TimesKapowsin, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

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