Justice Caldwell
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- Feb 14, 1893The Stabbed Man Who Vanished Before TrialA snowball fight at Sixth and Jackson ended in a stabbing. Then the victim disappeared, and police began to wonder if he'd been paid to go.Seattle, WA
- Feb 25, 1893The Perpetual-Motion Man Came Downtown ArmedBefore Dr. Hannibal Mills shot a man in the Occidental saloon, he told a restaurant waiter he would not live until morning and announced, “I'm God, the devil and himself.”Seattle, WA
- Mar 14, 1893The Coal-Throwing LodgerA domestic dispute in a third-floor rooming house leads to a trial over property and manners.Seattle, WA
- Mar 24, 1893Domestic Dispute Turns into Burglary ChargeA former husband is hauled into court after an unauthorized retrieval of his personal property from his ex-wife's home.Seattle, WA
- Apr 15, 1893Assault on Jackson StreetA violent confrontation at the corner of Jackson and South Third leaves one man hospitalized and others facing justice.Seattle, WA
- Apr 20, 1893The Case of the Misidentified RobbersTwo men accused of assaulting a storekeeper in Palmer are discharged after the victim fails to identify them; the judge notes the evidence was practically nonexistent.Palmer, WA
- Apr 28, 1893A Pawned Violin and a HatchetAfter fifteen years together, a violent domestic dispute over a pawned instrument ends with a court order to keep away.Yesler Way, Seattle, WA
- May 5, 1893The Deepest Diver's Eviction DisputeA local court hears a malicious mischief charge against those who cleared out the home of a world-famous diver.Seattle, WA
- Aug 1, 1893The Battle for the Courthouse BudgetJustice court clerks push back against a county consolidation plan that would slash their wages and merge their responsibilities.Seattle, WA
- Sep 29, 1893The Price of Freedom: A City Treasurer's BondWhile a train wreck delayed the arrival of accused city treasurer Adolph Krug, his friends and family scrambled through the midnight hours to meet a $64,000 bail requirement.Eighth Street, Seattle, WA
- Oct 25, 1893A Heartbreak in a Seattle Boarding HouseAn elderly man’s public quest to 'rescue' his beloved from her life at the Pacific House leads to a courtroom confrontation.Seattle, WA
- Nov 15, 1893The Obsession of George JarvisA Seattle man is arrested for a campaign of harassment against two local dressmakers, leaving their neighbors and the city’s socialites reeling.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Nov 16, 1893Sentenced to Reform SchoolTwo young boys, including the son of a former police captain, are committed to the reform school at Chehalis for petty theft and wayward behavior.Seattle, WA
- Nov 17, 1893The Peeping Miner and the Stolen MoneyA miner from Franklin claims to have witnessed a robbery at a saloon on King Street through a crack in the door.King Street, Seattle, WA
- Dec 7, 1893The Cigarette Arrest on Third StreetA local tobacconist is hauled before the justice of the peace for selling a single package of cigarettes, sparking claims of a spiteful setup.Seattle, WA
- Dec 12, 1893The Vashon Island Deer Hunting LoopholeA local justice dismisses a case against hunters because the state legislature accidentally excluded deer from the law prohibiting the use of hunting dogs.Vashon, WA
- Dec 13, 1893A Justice and an Attorney Brawl in CourtA fiery argument over a Snohomish property dispute almost leads to jail time after a lawyer insults a justice.Seattle, WA
- Jan 13, 1894A Close Call for a Young GirlA man is held for trial after attempting to assault a girl at his cabin near the foot of Pike Street.Pike Street, Seattle, WA
- Apr 7, 1894The Chambermaid’s Missing CashA local politician, previously cleared of theft charges, finds himself back in legal hot water after fresh evidence surfaces in a hotel pilferage case.Seattle, WA
- Apr 29, 1894The Price of a Settlement Gone WrongA contract to manufacture shake posts turns into a criminal trial after a partner is accused of embezzling funds.Seattle, WA
- May 3, 1894A Dispute Over Laundry and EtiquetteA laundryman and a theatrical man clash in a courtroom, highlighting cultural prejudices of the 1890s.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- May 17, 1894The Inside Job at MacDougall & SouthwickA trusted department manager is arrested after he is caught pocketing cash from a customer sale.Seattle, WA
- May 28, 1894The Mystery of the Cedar River MonstersA fishing expedition into the wilderness turns into a strange, unexplained struggle against an unseen force in the depths of the river.Cedar River, Maple Valley, WA
- Jun 2, 1894The Gold Brick Swindler Faces TrialA notorious 'gold brick' confidence man is headed to the superior court after a dramatic legal clash in the courtroom.Seattle, WA
- Jul 18, 1894A 30-Cent Debt Ends in a Water Pitcher, a Watch Chain, and Two LawsuitsA Newcastle boarding-house keeper and a stage driver turn a petty fare dispute into a grand-larceny trial, a jury, and a follow-up assault charge.Newcastle, WA
- Jul 21, 1894The Ex-Dog Catcher Who Turned a Liquor License Into a ShakedownE. W. Bates was bound over for extortion after prosecutors said he threatened to have a man arrested for selling liquor without a license unless he paid up.Seattle, WA
- Jul 29, 1894The Sloop Comet 'Piracy Plot' and the Boy Left Holding the BlameNathan B. Young Jr. is out on bonds in a theft case as talk turns to conspiracy, a hijacked sloop, and a captain's contradictory defense.Seattle, WA
- Aug 4, 1894A Nurse, Three Drafts, and a Mother's Outburst in CourtNat Young Jr. is bound over for trial on charges he drained a sick man's bank drafts — but the star of the preliminary hearing is his mother, who leapt up in Justice Caldwell's courtroom and shouted, 'That is a lie.'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 22, 1894Two Seattle Justices Fight a Move to the County CourthouseThe county commissioners want the justice courts in the courthouse; the justices say the basement rooms are cramped, the trip burdens litigants, and the change will cost more than it saves.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Aug 29, 1894A South Seattle Murder Case Becomes a Constitutional TestHenry Craemer’s court-appointed lawyer argued that Washington could not try a capital case on a prosecutor’s information. Judge Humes said it could; Craemer pleaded not guilty and began hunting for an alibi witness lost in the Cascades.South Seattle College, Seattle, WA
- Sep 15, 1894The Odd Fellows' Missing $144.15: A Treasurer's Fall From GraceHenry A. Swift, a Fremont mill worker and lodge treasurer, is charged with embezzling $144.15 after a shutdown left his family in need.Seattle, WA
- Jan 21, 1895A Landlord, a Seized Trunk, and a Lady Left in Her ShiftAfter months on the run, a Populist orator is arrested at a poultry show for holding a tenant's only clothes hostage over unpaid rent.Seattle, WA
- Jan 22, 1895The Mattress They Took From the ChildrenA teamster's hospital stay turned a $136 loan into a chattel-mortgage seizure—and a lawsuit over the mattress his children slept on.Seattle, WA
- Jan 25, 1895The Rent Dispute That Ended With a Trunk Spirited AwayA Seattle landlord held a tenant’s trunk for unpaid rent; when she replevied it, he made it vanish—and a petit-larceny case collapsed.Seattle, WA