King County Jail
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- Jul 13, 1887The Fatal Price of Keeping the PeaceA local man dies a week after being stabbed for attempting to break up a fight in a Seattle saloon, leaving his family destitute as his insurance policy had just lapsed.Seattle, WA
- Jun 29, 1888The Opium Conspiracy: How Seattle’s Customs Chief Played Both SidesA dramatic trial reveals a scheme where federal inspectors smuggled contraband across the border while pretending to seize it, exposing deep corruption in early 20th-century Pacific Northwest law enforcement.Seattle, WA
- Jan 22, 1895The Condemned Murderer Who Ran the Jailhouse CourtThomas Blanck, awaiting execution for murder, was unanimously elected to preside over the county jail's prisoner-run tribunal—complete with fines, lashes, and a Bible in his cell.King County Jail, Seattle, WA