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William A. Wilcox

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Nov 24, 1893The Shadow Over the Boston HouseA Tacoman is arrested for the murder of an elderly Seattle woman, weaving a web of gambling, betrayal, and dark secrets.Seattle, WA
Nov 27, 1893The Murder Suspect Who Demanded a Fair ShakeWilliam A. Wilcox arrives in Seattle under arrest for a double murder, maintaining his innocence and complaining about the sensationalist press.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
Dec 14, 1893The Evidence in the Wilcox Murder CaseA sensational preliminary hearing concludes with William A. Wilcox bound for superior court on charges of murdering Mrs. Felting in Seattle.Seattle, WA
Feb 10, 1894The Trial of William A. WilcoxA high-stakes murder trial reaches a breaking point as a defendant awaiting a verdict breaks down in the courtroom.Tacoma, WA
Mar 29, 1894The Price of a Manslaughter VerdictA convicted man sentenced to twenty years after a jury trial that Judge Humes believed was lenient.Seattle, WA
May 6, 1895The Verdict Was Thrown Out. Now Wilcox Faces a Second Fight for His Life.William A. Wilcox, once convicted of manslaughter in the 1893 slaying of Charlotte Fetting, will be retried in Seattle. Both prosecution and defense claim new evidence — and the defense says the real killers are still at large.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
May 21, 1895The South Seattle Cabin Murder Goes to TrialWilliam A. Wilcox's jury is finally seated after thirty veniremen and a defense blizzard of motions; the state opens with a story of chloroform, a stocking, and a dead mother on the South Seattle hillside.South Seattle hillside, Seattle, WA
May 22, 1895A Son Takes the Stand Against His Father in a Seattle Murder TrialProsecutors in the second Wilcox trial alleged that Charlotte Fetting's murder was a conspiracy involving her son-in-law—and the witnesses included the son-in-law's own teenage son.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
May 23, 1895The Alibi That Could Save a Condemned ManA condemned man's fate hinges on a Tacoma Labor Day alibi, a jailhouse confession, and a tailor who may have been pressured to identify bloody clothes.Seattle, WA
May 24, 1895One Verdict Away From a Second Murder ChargeWilliam A. Wilcox's Seattle murder trial neared its end as defense witnesses placed him at Tacoma gambling tables and boarding houses on Labor Day—and Pierce County waited to prosecute him for James King's death if Seattle acquitted him.Seattle, WA
May 25, 1895A Murder Trial Ends in Tears and a Whispered VerdictAfter eighteen months in a felon's cell and a second trial, William Wilcox walks free — and a courtroom erupts.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
May 26, 1895The $5,000 Price of Freedom: Tacoma's Wilcox Trial and the Taxpayers' BurdenA detailed accounting of the Wilcox murder trial reveals the staggering cost of criminal prosecutions in 1899, from $137 for a witness from Los Angeles to the fees for 76 witnesses and a jury.Tacoma, WA
May 27, 1895Free on His Birthday—and Still Guilty in the Detective's EyesAfter 18 months in jail, William A. Wilcox is acquitted of Charlotte Feiting's murder on his 25th birthday, but the detective who built the case refuses to accept the verdict.Seattle, WA