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3 stories matching laurenc

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  1. The Judge Who Ejected His Own Lawyer: A Tacoma Courtroom Meltdown

    In a bizarre turn of events at the Thurston County Courthouse, Presiding Judge Laurence silenced defense counsel Bronston and refused to hear the prisoner's testimony, leaving John Halson to face burglary charges in silence.

    May 26, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  2. Tragedy at the Tremont Hotel

    A morning boiler explosion at a five-story hotel left multiple dead and injured, rattling the foundations of downtown Seattle.

    May 5, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerColumbia Street, Seattle, King CountyDisasters

  3. The Gentleman Wood-Sawyer of Seattle

    When a young man’s romantic and financial future hung in the balance, he traded his social standing for an axe to impress a boarding-house landlady’s daughter.

    Apr 25, 1872Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyHousing & Rent · Strange But True

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