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2 stories matching mccoomb
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- The Man Who Robbed Seattle's Fire Relief Fund Walked Out of Prison on Friday
Five years after the great fire of 1889 turned Seattle to ash, the secretary trusted to hand out relief money — an inspector who forged checks to invented men — finished his sentence and went free, his full take never known.
- A Violent Collision in Front of the New Opera House
A frightened team of horses pulling a vegetable wagon caused a severe accident, leaving a valuable Percheron horse seriously wounded.
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- A Deadly Dispute on the Waterfront
A local longshoreman is accused of murder after a violent fight leaves one man dead and his ex-wife seeking justice.
- The Murder Charge That Vanished
A Seattle man was cleared of murder after his accuser admitted she didn't know what she was signing when she filed the warrant.
- A Miraculous Escape on the Road
A local man walks away uninjured after his car flips during a collision near Hanford.
- The Ghost Relief Recipients
A Seattle charity secretary is caught creating fake relief applications to steal funds, revealing a rot in the city's aid system.
- A Private Boost for Seattle’s Water Supply
A new tank on Union Street signals the expansion of early, private water infrastructure in the growing city of Seattle.
- The Audit Error That Almost Sent a Clerk to Prison
A tragic mix-up of names and a hurried stamp by an overworked clerk led to a major forgery indictment against a Seattle county employee.