Prosecuting Attorney Miller
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- Jan 27, 1892Abandoned and Destitute: A Public Plea for SupportWhen an attorney abandons his wife and child in 1892 Seattle, the legal system proves powerless to help—until a local judge intervenes.Seattle, WA
- Feb 2, 1892The Price of a Plea in the Seattle CourtsAfter a hung jury and two days of intense legal maneuvering, James M. Evans, charged with the murder of his wife in Franklin, admits to second-degree murder to avoid a life-or-death first-degree verdict.Black Diamond, WA
- Jun 10, 1892Mercer Island Exhumation Identifies George RichardsAfter a body is recovered from the lake, investigators suspect two Italian laborers in the brutal murder of a lumberman.Mercer Island, WA
- Jul 20, 1892Double License, Double Trouble in IssaquahWhen Gilman—now Issaquah—incorporated, its new council demanded a second liquor license from saloonkeepers who had already paid King County. The county prosecutor said he could not protect them or refund their money.Issaquah, WA
- Aug 17, 1892The End of the Snoqualmie TollAfter years of litigation, King County settled a dispute with a private wagon road company, finally opening the Snoqualmie Pass route to the public for free.North Bend, WA
- Sep 1, 1892A Midnight Knock, a Hidden Fortune, and a Brutal Beating on Vashon IslandTwo men demand an old rancher's money, bind and club him, then ransack his cabin for a cache of cash. Seattle police arrest a suspect—and then the victim's wife.Vashon, WA
- Oct 15, 1892The Battle Over Voter Registration at Martin CreekA local judge rules against the King County commissioners, setting a precedent for voter integrity in a contested territory.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Oct 21, 1892The $1,000 Bill and the Hatchet in the HallwayArthur Neal chased his wife Jennie through a Front Street lodging house after a missing banknote; Jennie Neal went downtown to seek peace bonds.Seattle, WA
- Oct 25, 1892The Court Could Make Commissioners Act—But Not Tell Them HowA mandamus bid to split Martin's Creek precinct fails, with Judge Lichtenberg ruling the board already acted within the law.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Jan 28, 1893Acquitted in Five Minutes: The Girl Accused of Poisoning a ChildA packed Seattle courtroom erupts when Hildegard Rundberg is cleared of murdering little Richard Parker with 'Death to Rats' rat poison — the jury needing barely five minutes to set her free.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- May 26, 1893The Unsolved Boyd Murder and the Disappearing WitnessesA woman accused of murdering Henderson Boyd remains free as the prosecution’s case crumbles due to missing witnesses.Seattle, WA
- Oct 15, 1893The Tax Fight That Pitted Seattle Against the CountyA legal dispute over bridge funds forces the city and county into a standoff that tests the reach of local authority.Seattle, WA
- Oct 15, 1893The Shadow of Whitewash at the County HospitalProsecuting Attorney Miller demands independent oversight to clear accusations of corruption in a high-stakes county contract inquiry.Seattle, WA
- Nov 23, 1893Who Should Pay for the City's Sick?A legal dispute over whether the City of Seattle or King County is responsible for the medical care of the indigent.Seattle, WA
- Nov 30, 1893The Embezzling 'Sport' Walks FreeA technical error in the wording of an indictment leads to the dismissal of charges against Elmer Mayberry, a well-known local gambler.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, 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 26, 1894An Editor Pleads Not Guilty to Calling Out a Police ChiefCharles H. Lugrin of the Telegraph faced libel charges for reporting that Seattle's police chief took gambling money — and the judge warned him not to comment further.Seattle, WA
- Jul 27, 1894The Police Chief vs. the Newspaper EditorTelegraph editor Charles H. Loggin will face a libel jury over articles calling Chief Rogers dishonest, with the chief's own lawyers joining the state's prosecution.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Aug 5, 1894The Murder in the Bunkhouse North of AuburnA young Japanese labor contractor was beaten and killed as he slept in a cabin on J.W. Nails's farm; a roommate was jailed while blood trails, a loaded musket and an opium pipe deepened the mystery.Auburn, WA
- Aug 7, 1894A Murder Near Auburn, a Suspect Who Almost Walked, and a Translator Called InThe killing of a Japanese man near Auburn left investigators with little cooperation and a suspect named Joe; a Japanese-born interpreter was brought in as officials waited for more evidence.Auburn, WA
- Aug 8, 1894Who Killed Zens Mayeda? The Footprints in the Potato PatchA Japanese man is found murdered in Seattle. A sullen suspect gives little away, and a deputy sheriff finds three sets of hurried footprints — one pair barefoot — leading away from the house.Seattle, WA
- Aug 9, 1894A Murder Near Auburn, Two Suspects Freed, and a Sheriff Still Waiting for Someone to TalkZenga Maseda was killed near Auburn. Two Japanese men were arrested, then released for lack of evidence, while deputies kept hunting the murderer.Auburn, WA
- Aug 11, 1894The $31.50 Murder That Broke Open Near AuburnA deputy traced three suspects from a Northern Pacific train and secured what officers called a partial confession in the killing of a man known as “Charley.”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 26, 1894Thirty-Seven Miners Died 150 Feet From SafetyAn 1894 coroner's jury in Franklin, Washington, heard how a small fire in the Oregon Improvement Company's coal mine became a wall of smoke — and why the men who could have escaped stayed to fight it.Black Diamond, 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 6, 1894A Daughter's Testimony Sends Her Father to JailPaul R. Nelson, a Swedish M.E. church janitor, was convicted of incest after his 14-year-old daughter told a neighbor she was pregnant and named him as responsible.Seattle, WA
- Sep 8, 1894The Meller Murder Trial: A Widower’s Sobs and a Defendant’s Blank StareGeorge Craemer goes on trial for the murder of Mrs. Meller, as her husband and two young daughters watch the jury chosen and the prosecutor promises to tie a hammer to the defendant.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Sep 9, 1894The Bloody Hammer and the Brewer's WifeSeattle prosecutors rest their murder case against Craemer after a courtroom day of fire, hidden gold, and a suspect whose hands shook at the sight of the weapon.Seattle, WA
- Sep 14, 1894Guilty in Two Minutes: The Bunko Man With a Revolver in His PastKnowlton, alias 'Robert George,' was convicted of swindling an Aberdeen banker with two copper bars sold as gold—then prosecutors unpacked a record that included a murdered minister and a courtroom shooting.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