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320 stories matching testimoni
- The Laundry Alibi
A Seattle laborer stands accused of a brutal hatchet attack, but his defense claims he was nowhere near the scene, pointing to his wife’s workplace as his only destination.
- The Ballot Box Was Too Full in Franklin
Populists brought witnesses to court to show that votes in Franklin precinct were pushed, shaken and crammed into an overflowing box—irregularity, they argued, even if not outright fraud.
- The Train That Didn't Whistle
A Seattle teamster loses a leg at a blind railroad crossing, and the Washington Supreme Court weighs whether his failure to stop and listen bars his claim against the Northern Pacific.
- The Trial of Hilda Rundberg
A young Swedish immigrant stands accused of poisoning her employer’s infant, but her testimony paints a portrait of a confusing household.
- The Health Scares of Seattle’s Founders
A pioneer’s testimonial for a turn-of-the-century 'miracle' tonic reveals the desperation of health and mortality on the 1880s frontier.
- Sympathy for a Thief: A Young Man’s Acquittal
Boyd Cobb, arrested for stealing a diamond bracelet, was acquitted after his father’s emotional testimony moved the courtroom to tears.
- The Legal Tug-of-War Over Edwin J. Luther
A Centralia druggist accused of fraud claims the charges were a retaliatory scheme to silence his testimony in a pending murder trial.
- The Murphy Murder Trial Heads to the Jury
A week of testimony in the Lake Washington shooting case concludes, with the jury visiting the saloon crime scene.
- The Anatomy of a Public Works Disaster
Engineering testimony reveals how cheap, porous bricks and massive inefficiency turned city sewer projects into money pits.
- The 'Chicken Oath' in Municipal Court
To ensure truthful testimony, a Seattle courtroom turns to a traditional Chinese oath involving the decapitation of a rooster.
- The Price of a Franchise: Seattle's Streetcar Bribery Scandal
A witness testifies that $2,000 was offered to 'stand in' with the company, exposing the grimy underside of Seattle's early transportation expansion.
- The $10,000 Military-Fund Scandal That Seattle’s Elite Wanted Buried
Former Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton confessed to lavishing public military money on Hazel Moore. She says the committee investigating the shortage is avoiding her because her testimony would implicate five of Seattle’s most prominent men.
- 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 Paperwork That Couldn’t Save Chung We Long
A Seattle federal commissioner orders a Chinese laborer deported after testimony places him in Victoria, exposing the impossible “continuous residence” rules of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
- The Trial of Ursula Boyd: A Labyrinth of Coercion
A woman stands trial for the murder of the man who, according to her testimony and a cache of intimate letters, forced her into prostitution and systematic blackmail.
- Dentist Faces Trial for Assault of Young Girls
A Seattle dentist stands trial on serious criminal charges involving minors, amid accusations of a conspiracy to extort money.
- The Seattle Land Boom’s Elite Sales Pitch
A 19th-century real estate advertisement lists Seattle’s power brokers as testimonials for a major development push near Madison Street.
- The Health Officer's Bitter Dismissal
Mayor Ronald’s investigation into Dr. Sparling’s health board conduct faces harsh criticism for perceived bias and selective evidence.
- The Murder Witness Who Spent 241 Days in Jail
George Gordon’s testimony helped convict Murphy of second-degree murder—but keeping the state’s only eyewitness safe cost King County $733, and the defense said he tried to sell his silence.
- A Counterfeiter's Dramatic Courtroom Scandal
Dr. J. B. Methvin, on trial for counterfeiting, faced high drama in court as his current 'wife'—who had left her husband and children in Texas to elope with him—flew into a rage at the testimony.
- Acquitted: The Miner Who Fought the Union
A jury finds John Brackle not guilty of murder after a trial polarized by anti-union sentiment and shifting testimony.
- A Candy-Shop Front, a Church Shadow, and a Vice Conviction in Downtown Seattle
Rose Zetler was found guilty of running a disorderly house near Third and University, with testimony tying her husband to a tar-and-feathering in Winnipeg.
- The Trial of City Treasurer Adolph Krug
A Seattle judge rejects the defense's motion to dismiss embezzlement charges, invoking the history of the law against modern corporate corruption.
- The Price of a Child's Abuse
A Seattle court hears harrowing testimony of an acrobat child beaten by his handlers, sparking a packed, tense courtroom drama.
- The Elderberry Wine Defense: How a Contested Election Collapsed in Laughter
Populists dropped their challenge to Commissioner Nickerson, but testimony in the sheriff and coroner contests turned up sailors voting under protest and a lunch bag of elderberry wine at a Franklin polling place.
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- The Unjust Public Shaming of J.E. Spafford
After the death of his wife, a Seattle laborer fights back against local gossip and accusations of neglect in a poignant appeal to the press.