Steilacoom Asylum
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- Jul 21, 1883A Murderer Pries His Way Out of the Steilacoom AsylumGianini, convicted of killing a Jewish peddler in Eastern Washington, removed a bar from his cell window and vanished; scouts were sent out in every direction.Lakewood, WA
- Aug 6, 1892The Millionaire in the Asylum: Thomas Keeler's Chinese Indemnity DelusionA Seattle man convinced the government owed him $1,000,000 was committed to Steilacoom after seeking payment at banks and law offices.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Feb 27, 1893Washington's Insane Asylums Need Nearly Half a Million DollarsA legislative committee reports that the state's two insane asylums require $459,757.55 for maintenance, new buildings, and deficiencies — a staggering sum for 1893.Olympia, WA
- Jul 22, 1894The Death at Steilacoom They Would Not Let Be Explained AwayAfter an asylum superintendent told the public that a grieving family had accepted the official account, the parents of A. Shadle wrote to the Post-Intelligencer to say they believed their son was poisoned — and that nothing had changed.Western State Hospital, Lakewood, WA
- Jun 1, 1895The River Would Not Give Seth Catlin BackAfter Seth Catlin drowned, his father and a crew of searchers fought an eight-mile-an-hour current with fish nets and telegraph wire.Napavine, WA