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1 story matching gilfillian

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  1. The Mystery of the Double-Wound Suicide

    A grain dealer is found dead in his office with a bullet in his head and another in his chest, raising questions of how a single gun could be responsible.

    Dec 25, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWashington Avenue, Blaine, Whatcom CountyTrue Crime

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  1. The Tyee Saloon Brawl

    A disagreement over business in a Seattle tavern erupts into a violent fight involving a revolver and human teeth.

    Mar 31, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYesler Avenue, Seattle

  2. The Gallows at Colfax

    A thousand spectators crowded the streets and hillsides to witness the final penalty for a murder in Whitman County.

    Mar 30, 1898Adams County NewsWhitman County Courthouse, Colfax

  3. The Unraveling of a Grifter

    A well-connected drifter faces consequences after passing bad checks in local saloons.

    Jun 11, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWashington Street, Seattle

  4. From Gilman Mines to the Japanese Consulate

    Dr. Frank W. Harrell, a King County physician and former mayor of Gilman, secures a diplomatic post in Japan after a period of fervent local politicking.

    May 2, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah

  5. The 'Smart' Grift: A Frontier Romance Scammer

    A Chinese laborer attempts to use the legal system to recover money lost to a romantic swindler who promised marriage but disappeared with his cash.

    May 15, 1878The Northern StarSnohomish

  6. The Deadly Gilman Saloon Brawl

    After a brief trial, a local man is found guilty in a fatal shooting sparked by a dispute at a Gilman establishment.

    Feb 11, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah

  7. A Section Foreman's Death at Gilman, and the $100 He Sent Home to Ireland

    J. G. Caroian, a Lake Shore road foreman, was killed switching cars at Gilman. His Odd Fellows lodge will bury him at Marysville; his aged mother in Ireland will get no more Christmas money.

    Dec 19, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah

  8. The Pendulum Swings to the Gallows

    Angus McPhail, convicted of murdering a Darrington saloonkeeper, is sentenced to death at the state penitentiary.

    Dec 28, 1903The Evening StatesmanWashington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla

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