Judge Ballinger
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- Feb 28, 1894The Tragic End of a VisionaryCaptain R. W. De Lion, a prominent figure in regional shipping and a former Port Townsend mayor, takes his own life in Seattle after a period of declining health and financial strain.Joy Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 6, 1894A Gun Under His Nose: The North Seattle Highwaymen Go on TrialJohn Murphy and two alleged accomplices are identified by the laborer they robbed at Front and Clay, while a second sandbagging case ends in a sealed verdict.Seattle, WA
- Mar 8, 1894Three North Seattle Highwaymen Convicted in a WeekJohn and Martin Murphy and Tom Davis were found guilty of robbing John Smith near the Seattle waterfront. Their alibi witness, a man known as “Cutthroat” O’Brien, did not save them.Seattle, WA
- Mar 16, 1894Ten Years for a North Seattle RobberyThree men who held up a local citizen face a decade of hard labor in the penitentiary.Seattle, WA
- Sep 18, 1894The Silver Fight Waiting Inside Spokane’s Republican ConventionNine Supreme Court hopefuls, three congressional candidates, and a free-silver bloc turn Washington’s 1894 state convention into a backroom brawl before it even opens.Auditorium, Spokane, WA
- Jan 18, 1895A Judge Calls the County-Seat Law ‘Nefarious’Judge Ballinger dismisses Snohomish’s appeal over moving the county seat to Everett, blasting officials for defiance and the legislature for a law that leaves the court powerless.Snohomish, WA