W. C. Jones
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- Jul 18, 1894Lawyers Descend on Seattle to Fix a 'Deplorable' Legal CodeThe State Bar Association opens its convention at the Seattle National Bank building, with judges and attorneys pushing nonpartisan courts, a permanent code commission, and better pay for judges.Seattle, WA
- Sep 15, 1894The $2 Million School-Land GrabA federal land inspector was accused of rushing a hearing to help speculators claim Tacoma's School Section 16—land the state said was worth $2 million.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 20, 1895Silver Men Pack the Armory and Demand a Senator Who Won't WaverPopulists, Republicans and Democrats shared a Seattle stage to demand the legislature elect a 'free silver' U.S. senator — then a lawyer stole the show doing an impression of a rival orator.Seattle Armory, Seattle, WA
- Jan 20, 1895A Mob Hanged Two Men at the Courthouse. Then the State Argued Over the Bill.After Hill and Parker were lynched in Colfax, Attorney General W. C. Jones ruled that the county need not pay for a coroner's inquest—and said the real hunt for the mob belonged to a grand jury.Whitman County Courthouse, Colfax, WA