J. H. Woolery
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- Apr 19, 1885The Sheriff's Impoundment AuctionA stray horse and a bell-wearing sheep are slated for public auction on Washington Street, as the city cracks down on roaming livestock.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- May 13, 1892A Mystery in the Northwestern HotelA California sheriff inquires about a man who vanished in Seattle, sparking rumors of a dark fate.Seattle, WA
- May 24, 1894A Life Undermined by the Vault ExplosionAfter years of struggling with the physical and nervous aftermath of a horrific gas blast in the sheriff’s office, a prominent Seattle Republican has passed away at age 30.Seattle, WA
- Aug 16, 1894The Sheriff's Deadline: 'I Will Be Compelled to Hang Him'C. W. Nordstrom has until August 31 to appeal his murder conviction, but with no money for lawyers, the King County sheriff is already building a portable gallows outside the jail.King County Jail, Seattle, WA
- Sep 2, 1894A Revolver at the Polls: Seattle’s Republican Primary EruptsSeattle’s Republican primaries collapsed into shouting, challenged voters, fake tickets and a police chief drawing his revolver to declare the polls open.Seattle, WA
- May 29, 1895The Reward Scheme That Ate Itself: How Two Men Entrapped Voters and Lost EverythingT. D. Thomas sued ex-Sheriff J. H. Woolery for a $50 reward after helping convict illegal voters, but the jury heard how he and O. W. Spriggs set the men up—and voted against him in five minutes.Pike Street, Seattle, WA