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1. The Stabbed Man Who Vanished Before Trial

   A snowball fight at Sixth and Jackson ended in a stabbing. Then the victim disappeared, and police began to wonder if he'd been paid to go.

   Feb 14, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

2. The Madison Street Midnight Escape

   A Seattle grocer skips town in the dead of night, leaving behind a shop full of unpaid bills and curious neighbors.

   Jul 17, 1899The Seattle Star100 Madison Street, Seattle

3. The Lonely Death of 'Mike the Rooster'

   A once-prominent figure in the city's sporting fraternity dies in a lodging house on Washington Street from a morphine collapse.

   Mar 27, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWashington Street, Seattle

4. A Stalking in the South End

   A jilted suitor follows a woman from Portland to Tacoma, leading to a violent confrontation on South 34th Street.

   Feb 18, 1904The Tacoma Times811 South 34th Street, Tacoma

5. The Trial of the 'Mayor of Little St. Petersburg'

   A Walla Walla man stands accused of perjury in a federal case involving the citizenship of local Russian immigrants.

   Nov 14, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

6. The Midnight Laborer of Seattle’s Waterfront

   A rare, intimate portrait of a 19th-century 'night worker' advertising his specialized sanitation services in the growing settlement of Seattle.

   Dec 3, 1880The Daily IntelligencerSeattle

7. The Monster on the Tracks: Klondike Gold Seeker Crushed by Great Northern Freight

   Peter McDonald, a wealthy prospector from the Yukon, lost his leg after attempting to walk between coupling train cars at Seattle’s White River dock.

   Apr 5, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle

8. The Midnight Exit of a Madison Street Grocer

   A local merchant leaves his shop in the hands of creditors, leaving the neighborhood to wonder where the debt-ridden shopkeeper fled.

   Jul 15, 1899The Seattle Star811 Madison Street, Seattle