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260 stories matching scott
- The Deadly Cost of a Family Feud
A brutal skirmish near Snohomish between the Scott and Miller families ends in a standoff and death.
- Farmer Killed by Horse Kick While Fording River
A tragic accident claims the life of a Walla Walla farmer who perished shortly after being kicked while leading horses across the river.
- The Watch Thief of South Third Street
A visiting businessman from Ellensburg gets an expensive education in the perils of Seattle's nightlife.
- A First Day at Moran Bros. Ends Under a Cogwheel
Sherman Scott, out of work and newly hired, was helping hoist pumps for a government dry dock when a donkey engine caught his foot. His coworkers raised money for his family.
- Divorce and Domestic Violence in Rosedale
After his wife fled to Tacoma to initiate divorce proceedings, a Rosedale farmer was arrested for making violent threats against her and those helping her.
- The Price of Freedom
A local man chooses to serve time in the county jail rather than have his cash bond seized to pay his legal fines.
- The Sheriff and the Prosecutor Team Up Against Gambling
A rare cross-party alliance in King County aims to crack down on public gambling in Seattle, bypassing local police.
- The Biggest Check Ever Written
A staggering 225,000-bushel wheat sale by George Drumheller sparks a frenzy of trading, turning the city's streets into a bustling theater of politics and grain prices.
- Three Years Under a Fallen Tree: The Skeleton at Quartermaster Harbor
A Seattle man went to Vashon Island for shingle bolts and vanished. Boys found his bones this week, pinned beneath a trunk — and the coroner may never know whether the tree killed him or simply held him there.
- The Forged Deed of Fairhaven
A landmark land title dispute is settled in court after the discovery of a printing date discrepancy.
- A Deadly Dispute Over the Price of a Calf
A multi-year feud in Walla Walla culminates in a brutal stabbing over a livestock transaction.
- A Violent Encounter Ends in a Courtroom Technicality
After stabbing a man multiple times, Fagan Scott dodges a serious felony conviction through a judicial error.
- A School Board’s Paper Trail of Negligence
Aberdeen’s School District No. 5 accepts a contractor's bond that admits to being filled out by 'inexperienced persons' with no legal sureties.
- The Unthankful Business of Local Politics
A defeated council candidate walks away from a recount, declaring the office a thankless drain on his time.
- The Axe Slip That May Have Cost a Newport Boy His Foot
Will Scott, 15, was helping his father at a Jackson wood camp near Penrith when the axe glanced from a log, severing cords and crushing bone in his foot. Dr. Phillips dressed the wound.
- The Hanford Veterans' Project Opens to the Public
After failing to fill with ex-service men, the state opens residential tracts at White Bluffs to general applicants.
- A Newlywed Killed by a Cottonwood on the White River
John Scott had been married only four weeks when an undermined tree fell across the log jam where he was working near Auburn.
- The Hypnotic Lothario of Tacoma
A wealthy widow discovers that her 'handy' boarder was a con man who used alleged hypnotic powers to swindle her and charm local women.
- Fatal Dynamite Blast on Second Avenue
A Seattle contractor and his powder man face manslaughter charges following a reckless dynamite incident that killed a young boy.
- Nightmare in the Storeroom
Local merchant J.N. Scott endured a terrifying night of captivity after being surprised by armed intruders in his own shop.
- A Deadly Valentine's Day Shooting
A young woman shoots and kills her former suitor after he breaks his promise of marriage.
- 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.
- The Prosecution's Gamble for a Fine
A legal dispute arises in superior court over whether the state can garnish a cash bond to pay a criminal fine, rather than letting the convicted man serve time.
- A Woman Takes Port Townsend Police to Court
Elizabeth Scott is suing the city for $5,000, alleging that a police officer broke her wrist for the 'crime' of smiling at the Chief of Police during a parade.
- Old Town Miner Fights Off Attackers
An elderly miner in Old Town successfully resists a mugging in a dark alley, leading to the arrest of three suspects.