Territory of Washington v James Smith, Jefferson County Criminal Case No. 1088, 1880

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Territory of Washington v James Smith, Jefferson County Criminal Case No. 1088, 1880

Description

Territorial Washington jurists took up Nora Jewell's rape charges against her court-appointed guardian James Smith in 1880. The jury acquitted Smith even though local police officials testified on Nora's behalf.

Rights

Northwest Regional Branch, Washington State Archives, Bellingham, Washington.

Citation

“Territory of Washington v James Smith, Jefferson County Criminal Case No. 1088, 1880,” Legal Codes & Talking Trees: Indigenous Women's Sovereignty in the Sonoran and Puget Sound Borderlands, 1854-1946, accessed July 3, 2025, https://legalcodesandtalkingtrees.com/items/show/36.