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2 stories matching shrift

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  1. The Wrong Man in Prison?

    New evidence in a string of assaults in Tacoma suggests that a man currently serving time in the Walla Walla penitentiary may be innocent.

    Oct 2, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Soldier Who Missed: Why Seattle Is Rooting for a Court-Martialed Hero

    Sergeant Mason’s attempt to assassinate the man who killed Garfield has turned him from a mutineer into a martyr, sparking petitions and subscriptions across the Pacific Northwest.

    Apr 6, 1882Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Scandal

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