Judge Denny
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- Sep 30, 1893The Trial of 'Old Man' RobinsonA jury acquits a man accused of orchestrating a brutal ambush murder, leaving a partner to face the gallows alone.Snohomish County Courthouse, Snohomish, WA
- Oct 16, 1893The Poverty of DefenseA Snohomish murder trial hit a sudden snag when the defendant's lawyer quit after the family ran out of funds, forcing the judge to appoint local counsel to an 'unprofitable' case.Snohomish, WA
- Jan 18, 1894The Jailer Lost the KeyA murder trial in Kitsap County is stalled after a clumsy jailer heads downtown with the only key to the prisoner's cell.Port Orchard, WA
- Jan 25, 1894The Tragedy at the BridgeA jury in Kitsap County convicts a man of murder in the first degree, despite his claim that the fatal shooting of Billy Fletcher was a tragic accident sparked by a dispute over a dog.Chico, Silverdale, WA
- Feb 5, 1894The Skykomish Land SwindleA judge censures a predatory agent for defrauding an elderly pioneer farmer out of his land in a mortgage scheme.Skykomish, WA
- Mar 10, 1894A Road Through the Barn: Drunk Commissioners and a Judge's RebukeA Snohomish County road crew moves to cut a highway through T. Larson's house and barn; testimony says two commissioners were too drunk to inspect the route.Arlington, WA
- Jan 28, 1895The Heirs Who Came for a Snohomish Subdivision — and Went Home EmptyFive years of litigation over half of a $40,000 estate ends in a demurrer: under the law of 1879, a dead wife's share of the community property belonged to her husband, and the people who bought lots in the Clay addition can keep their houses.Snohomish, WA
- Aug 25, 1903A Brutal Robbery in WhatcomAfter pleading guilty to a violent assault and robbery, a 26-year-old drifter is sentenced to two decades of hard labor.Bellingham, WA