Jailer Monroe
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- Jun 8, 1892The Jailhouse Gas Leak IncidentA young woman suffering from a mental health crisis dismantles jail plumbing in a desperate attempt to end her life.King County Jail, Seattle, WA
- Jun 15, 1894The Burglar Who Asked for Prison, Then Fought to Stay OutEugene Kelly and Charles Amos were convicted of stealing machinery from a Vashon Island brickyard. Amos had plotted to kill a jailer; when put in irons, he begged to begin his sentence—then changed his mind and appealed.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- 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 21, 1894In the County Jail, a Prisoner Fashions His Own Rope From a SashAwaiting a trip to Auburn to face a murder charge, a Japanese prisoner tries to end his life with the only materials his cell allows — and is found in time.King County jail, Seattle, WA