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1. The Political Shapeshifter of Seattle

   Joe Rohn, a man of shifting loyalties and convenient principles, finds his true partisan home—just as long as the patronage keeps flowing.

   Feb 28, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

2. A Drunken Saloon Quarrel Ends in Gunfire at Wilkeson

   John Rolog shot fellow miner Mike Metro in the neck at Sam Evans' saloon, then fled to the hills before a posse brought him back to a makeshift cell in a boxcar.

   Apr 16, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilkeson

3. A Michigan Orator Packs the Armory and Rides Down the Populists

   Roswell G. Horr brings the Republican gospel of protection and sound money to a standing-room crowd in Seattle — and turns the free-silver men in the hall into the evening's comedy act.

   Jun 10, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

4. The Great Roslyn Bank Heist

   After a daring robbery in the coal mining town of Roslyn, sheriff's posses trail the suspects through mountain snow toward the Okanogan.

   Sep 27, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRoslyn

5. The Snohomish Turncoat

   A young legislator betrays his constituents to join a chaotic senatorial deadlock in Olympia.

   Jan 19, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia

6. Dancing for the Miners

   The town of Gilman rallies to support the families affected by the catastrophic Roslyn mine disaster.

   May 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah

7. A Deadly Encounter in a Roslyn Coal Camp

   A miner returns home to find an intruder in his bed, resulting in a violent stabbing that leaves his wife at death's door.

   Jan 10, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRoslyn

8. The Administrator, the Heir, and the Living Dead Man

   General R. G. O'Brien faces a court showdown after a legal battle over an inheritance that traveled all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

   Jul 27, 1903The Evening StatesmanOlympia