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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1892 | 1 |
1 story matching gorden
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- A Christmas Eve Killing in the Woods
A railroad foreman is murdered in a Pe-Ell camp, sparking a failed attempt by a lynch mob to claim the shooter.
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- A Sailors' Union Man on Trial for Murder
William Gohl, former agent of the Sailors' Union in Aberdeen, is accused of killing Charles Hadberg. His trial is postponed to May 2 in Montesano as union members reportedly raise $5,000 for his defense.
- A Civil War Survivor’s Final Journey
After surviving Libby Prison and a life of devotion to family and church, Shirland Hitchcock dies in a tragic accident at his daughter’s White Bluffs home.
- A Dismissed Complaint, Then a Woodshed Ambush in Tacoma
Maggie Kornder had charged Mike Pfeifle with threatening her. A judge let the case go; days later, the rejected suitor hid in her employer's woodshed and shot her before turning the gun on himself.
- A Close Call at the Favorite Mine
A worker is nearly killed at the Favorite mine when a piece of waste quartz thrown from the dump strikes him in the throat.
- Confidence Man Vanishes with Ballard Resident's Life Savings
A man claiming to represent a liquor agency skipped town after duping a Ballard investor, leaving police in Walla Walla and Seattle on his trail.
- The Grays Harbor Anchor Murders
A union agent is arrested after a sailor's body is pulled from the water, weighted down by an anchor, sparking fears of a serial killer operating in the harbor.
- A Baron Among the Sawmills
A Westphalian nobleman trades the Old World for a homestead in the Grays Harbor country, hoping to bring his new bride to a bustling frontier town.
- A Ghastly Discovery in Tacoma
A railroad laborer found dead in a lodging house was subjected to post-mortem indignities, raising questions about his final hours.