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5 stories matching thrall

  1. The Postal Inspector's Decoy Trap

    A persistent postal investigator nabs two local lottery men after months of elaborate sting operations.

    Sep 23, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Mail-Order Crank of Seattle

    A local mining broker faces prison for years of threatening and scurrilous letters sent to the Post-Intelligencer and national leaders.

    Nov 25, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSixth Street, Seattle, King CountyLocal Legends

  3. The Atheist of Sixth Street

    A Seattle man is arrested for sending threatening, anti-religious letters to a local clergyman while attempting to frame his prosecution as a political attack.

    Nov 26, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Westside Gets Left Off the Mail Route

    Olympia divided its new free-delivery service into three districts, but the neighborhood that paid its taxes and owned its homes was excluded—again.

    Nov 5, 1891The Olympia TribuneWestside, OlympiaCity Hall

  5. The Gun Behind the Bureau: A Seattle Shooting’s Reluctant Witness

    In January 1891, a tense arraignment revealed how a teenager’s hesitation and a hidden shotgun led to an assault charge in downtown Seattle.

    Jan 24, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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