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233 stories matching swindl
- Theater Patron Swindled at The Comique
A local man claims he was robbed by theater managers and a companion after purchasing wine and beer.
- The Swindler with the Golden Brick
A local confidence man allegedly fleeced hotels and saloons by leaving behind fake gold bricks as temporary collateral.
- A Marriage Built on Lies and Swindling
A husband files for divorce claiming his wife wasn't the 'virtuous girl' he was promised, leading his wife to reveal he was actually a confidence man trying to recruit her into his schemes.
- The Grain Expert Who Confessed to an $11,250 Coast Swindle
A former Utah mayor and postmaster admits fleecing coast grain dealers, then losing the proceeds in promotion schemes.
- The Marked Cards of Walla Walla
A pinochle game and a swindle lead to a high-stakes legal battle over the finer points of gambling law.
- The Dice Game Heist
Two con-men swindle a logger out of his savings using a loaded dice game in a downtown Seattle saloon.
- The Con Artist Who Played Barber on Marion Street
A fake detective who swindled his way through Seattle with a short-lived barber shop is now wanted for attempted murder in New York.
- The Estray Swindle: A Rural Confidence Game
A clever ruse targets farmers by using public notice requirements to set up a rigged animal sale.
- Street Sharks and Baggage Swindles
Seattle's waterfront 'sure thing' men are preying on innocent travelers and hard-working ranchers.
- The Decalcomania Confidence Man
A group of Seattle women expose a predatory art instructor who used a 'transfer work' scam to swindle local households.
- The Portrait Swindle
A crafty con artist used a local shop's reputation to fleece dozens of Seattle residents with a fake photo-enlargement scheme.
- Contempt of Court at the Casino
Two gamblers and their attorney land in hot water after a failed attempt to swindle a mark on a Lake Washington excursion.
- The Widow’s Silverware Swindle
A 'weeping widow' targets charitable Seattleites with a high-pressure sales scheme for cheap knives.
- Walla Walla Man Attempts Suicide; Gamblers Cheat Visitors
A tragic attempt at suicide in Walla Walla sheds light on the toll of addiction and the harsh realities of frontier life.
- The Forged County Warrant
A young man looking for forgiveness at Yom Kippur services finds himself swindled by a clever document alteration.
- The 'Artistic Swindle' of the Shipbuilding Trust
A scathing editorial denounces the financial manipulation behind the Shipbuilding Trust as a 'bunco game' orchestrated by Gilded Age titans.
- The Gold-Brick Con: A Tacoma Contractor Swindled
A Slavonian contractor loses $550 to two men posing as subcontractors in an elaborate fake-deal scheme.
- The White River Potato Swindle
A Tacoma produce buyer exploits a legal loophole to walk free after tricking local farmers out of their harvest.
- He Swindled a Banker Out of $5,000. Now He Says the Newspapers Poisoned His Jury.
Harvey W. Knowlton, convicted of swindling an Aberdeen banker, files for a new trial claiming jurors read prejudicial news accounts and that a missing sheriff would have testified the money went to another man.
- The Steamboat Swindle
A local laundry foreman is hoodwinked out of his steamboat by two men who used a deed to worthless Tacoma property as bait.
- The 'Green Goods' Confidence Trick
A Tacoma woman narrowly avoids a total swindle only to have her money snatched in a daring streetcar exchange.
- Eatonville Doctor Vanishes Amid Fraud Allegations
After swindling the community out of hundreds of dollars, a local physician vanishes into thin air, leaving a trail of bogus checks and empty promises.
- The Rainier-Grand Hotel Swindle
A fugitive gambler arrested in Denver brings to light a high-stakes legal battle over Seattle's gambling dens.
- The Scandal of Surveyor General Henry
Dr. Anson G. Henry fights back against accusations of swindling the government and bribery in a blistering public defense.
- The Old Man, the Opium, and the Confidence Trick
A classic swindle involving a fake opium deal leads to a criminal trial in Judge Holmes' court.