William Mason
Named in 4 stories. Back to all names
- Jan 9, 1892The Shadow at the Window: A Frontier Murder TrialA Swedish laborer stands accused of a cold-blooded killing at Cedar Mountain, as prosecutors weave a circumstantial web of muddy boot prints and stolen rifles.Cedar Mountain, Maple Valley, WA
- Jun 24, 1894Three and a Half Years in a Cell, Then a Date With the RopeCharles Nordstrom crept up to William Mason's cabin at Cedar Mountain and shot him dead at supper over an old grudge. This week a Seattle judge named August 31 as the day the state will hang him — unless the U.S. Supreme Court steps in.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Aug 16, 1894The Sheriff's Deadline: 'I Will Be Compelled to Hang Him'C. W. Nordstrom has until August 31 to appeal his murder conviction, but with no money for lawyers, the King County sheriff is already building a portable gallows outside the jail.King County Jail, Seattle, WA
- Aug 23, 1894The Gallows Reprieve: Nordstrom's Federal AppealConvicted of murder and only days from execution, Charles W. Nordstrom wins another stay—this time on a constitutional technicality that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.Olympia, WA