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5 stories matching morrel

  1. Candy, Land Claims and a 'Confidence Man': Arlington's Commissioner Hits Back

    George Morrell denies stealing ginger snaps and swindling settlers—then accuses his accuser of running an extortion racket with a Seattle police escort.

    Mar 9, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerArlington, Snohomish CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  2. The Persistent Vendetta of Mattie Morrell

    A local woman with a volatile history is arrested after firing a revolver at her former lover in a downtown saloon.

    Aug 19, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

  3. A Scuffle on the Tide Flats

    A local officer tracks stolen goods to a Chinese laundry on the Seattle waterfront, leading to a desperate hand-to-hand struggle.

    Mar 30, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerThird Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. A Jailhouse Denunciation

    A man awaiting trial for robbery tells a reporter that the authorities arrested the wrong person and the real mastermind is still free.

    Feb 5, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  5. A Cedar Raft, a Swollen River, and the Prospector Who Never Came Back

    J. A. Hamm of Everett launched a homemade raft of four cedar logs onto the Skagit in July and vanished. His wife has heard nothing since, and those who know the river say no one could survive the run below Day Creek.

    Aug 8, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDay CreekTrue Crime

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