Henry Craemer
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- Aug 17, 1894A Funeral Crowd Calls for a Killer's NeckThousands filed past the bodies of Philipina Miller and her child as Seattle police rushed the accused murderer to the county jail to stop a lynching.Seattle, WA
- Aug 18, 1894The Wife Asked Three Times: 'Henry, Where Were You Monday Night?'Already charged with a double murder in South Seattle, Henry Craemer now stands suspected of a second killing after a cheap silver watch and a pillow-rigged fire surface as evidence.South Seattle College, Seattle, WA
- Aug 19, 1894The $35 Alibi in Seattle's Miller MurderHenry Craemer says a Tacoma prospector repaid an old debt just before Mrs. Philipena Miller and her baby were killed; detectives are trying to break the story.Seattle, WA
- Aug 28, 1894A Seattle Courtroom Packs for a Murder ArraignmentHenry Craemer, charged with killing Mrs. Philippine Miller and her baby Frieda, faced a crowded courtroom without counsel—and without a flicker.Seattle, WA
- Aug 29, 1894A South Seattle Murder Case Becomes a Constitutional TestHenry Craemer’s court-appointed lawyer argued that Washington could not try a capital case on a prosecutor’s information. Judge Humes said it could; Craemer pleaded not guilty and began hunting for an alibi witness lost in the Cascades.South Seattle College, Seattle, WA
- Jan 6, 1895Too Many Lawyers, One Accused ManA convicted man’s defense became a fight among attorneys, a wealthy widow’s charity and an accusation aimed at Seattle’s police chief.Seattle, WA
- Jan 10, 1895The Convicted Murderer’s German Fortune and the Lawyer’s $5,000 NotesHenry Craemer, jailed for killing a mother and child, says a rumored inheritance turned his appeal into a fight over legal fees and control of his case.King County Jail, Seattle, WA