Jerry Yerbury
Named in 3 stories. Back to all names
- Mar 18, 1895The Wooden Revolver That Freed Ten PrisonersThomas Blanck held a jailer hostage with a carved fake gun, emptied the King County jail, and vanished into Seattle's streets.Seattle, WA
- Mar 20, 1895A Wooden Gun and a Jailbreak: The Hunt for Thomas BlanckNine prisoners escaped from the King County jail. Only three have been recaptured. The notorious Thomas Blanck is still at large, armed men guard the roads, and a woman's description may be the key.Black River Junction, Renton, WA
- Mar 26, 1895The Drunk Constable and the Burglar Who Wouldn't RunCharles Williams, recaptured after a Seattle jail break, tells how his sleeping guard nearly let him escape; the body of his accomplice Blanck is buried after a curious autopsy.Seattle, WA