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2 stories matching maybell

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  1. A $56 Check Sends a Housekeeper to Prison for Up to 14 Years

    Mrs. Maybelle Coitrell, desperate for work, forged a Spokane millionaire's name—and drew a sentence that outweighed the theft many times over.

    Mar 4, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentSpokane, Spokane CountyTrue Crime

  2. Housekeeper Faces Years in Prison Over Forged Check

    A Spokane woman, pressed into service as a housekeeper for a local millionaire, finds herself sentenced to years in prison for a modest $54 forgery.

    Feb 27, 1909The Tacoma TimesSpokane, Spokane CountyTrue Crime

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