Assault on Jackson Street
A violent confrontation at the corner of Jackson and South Third leaves one man hospitalized and others facing justice.
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H. B. Killian, Charles H. Brummell, and George Brown, all colored, were brought before Justice Caldwell yesterday for a hearing regarding the assault of Angelo Mignello at the corner of Jackson and South Third streets on March 26. Mignello remains in the hospital with a fractured skull, unable to be discharged. Assistant City Physician Palmer confirmed the severity of the injuries, leading the court to continue the case for Killian and Brummell to allow for the collection of Mignello's deposition. George Brown, having been found uninvolved in the assault, was dismissed by the court.
“Mignello is still in the hospital with a fractured skull and unable to be out.”
This reporting offers a stark, if limited, window into violence in the diverse neighborhoods of 1890s Seattle. The intersection of Jackson and Third was the heart of the city's early ethnic, immigrant, and Black communities, reflecting the friction and proximity inherent in a rapidly growing, diverse urban core.
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