Clerk Hughes
Named in 3 stories. Back to all names
- Jul 25, 1894Four Lawyers Nearly Came to Blows Over a Seattle DivorceA bitter property fight in the Steel divorce case turned a Seattle courtroom into a near-brawl — until the judge and a twenty-pound paperweight restored order.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Feb 19, 1895Murphy Must Face a Second Jury for the Copper Chief Saloon KillingA double-jeopardy plea fails in Seattle, and jury selection opens in the 1892 murder of barkeeper Phil Dawes over a bottle of whisky bought on credit.Seattle, WA
- Jun 22, 1895Hasheesh, Absinthe, and a Human Pelvis in the Page Murder TrialDefense experts told a Seattle jury that a drug could explain Page's condition on the morning he shot Fraser, while the state argued he remembered everything.Seattle, WA