Mike Golden
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- Jun 20, 1894The Bunko Men, the Norwegian Sisters, and the Saloonkeeper's RevengeA shell-game gang swindles two Norwegian sisters out of $300 on the Seattle waterfront; Frank Hart is convicted in three minutes, then a saloonkeeper assaults one of his accusers outside court.Seattle, WA
- Jun 23, 1894The Bunco Men ConvictedA trio of swindlers who targeted two young Norwegian women finds themselves behind bars, but the local paper blames the victims for their own misfortune.Seattle, WA
- Mar 24, 1895The Iron Hotel: Seattle's Jail Let Convicted Killers Wait Out the LawA 1905 exposé inside the King County jail found convicted murderers lingering for years in a steel cage while appeals stalled, one prisoner fashioning a pistol from a shoe shank and escaping, and taxpayers footing the bill.King County jail, Seattle, WA
- May 11, 1895Mike Golden Walked Out of Jail Into His Mother's ArmsA convicted Anacortes burglar's pardon arrived from Olympia, and the jailhouse reunion undid everyone in the room.Seattle, WA
- Oct 2, 1903Murder Suspect Taken in Open CourtA witness is arrested for murder while sitting in a Seattle courtroom during a separate trial.Seattle, WA