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6 stories matching kangaroo

  1. The Kangaroo Court’s Cruel Joke

    J.J. Sander, acquitted by insanity, was mocked by jailhouse 'kangaroo court' with forged love letters.

    Dec 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKing County Jail, SeattleScandal

  2. The Kangaroo Court of the Seattle Jail

    A young man from Pomeroy, arrested for seduction, faces a brutal initiation into the 'kangaroo court' of Seattle's county jail.

    Dec 30, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. The Populists Shouted 'Plutocrats'—and Lost the School Vote

    Seattle voters ratified funding for school district No. 1's warrant debt by a three-to-one margin, overcoming noisy opposition at the Rialto.

    Apr 28, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The Condemned Murderer Who Ran the Jailhouse Court

    Thomas Blanck, awaiting execution for murder, was unanimously elected to preside over the county jail's prisoner-run tribunal—complete with fines, lashes, and a Bible in his cell.

    Jan 22, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKing County Jail, SeattleTrue Crime · Local Legends

  5. Starvation Wages and a Broken Light Contract: Seattle's Lower House Erupts

    Delegates demand answers on Pike Street paving, city jobs parceled out by foremen, Kilbourne Avenue subcontracting, and the gas-electric company's failure to light the city.

    Feb 5, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Follow the Money · City Hall

  6. The Missing Will That Would Have Given Seattle a Library

    Henry Yesler's widow and two doctors are arrested, accused of burning a will that left the pioneer's fortune—and his mansion—to the city.

    Jan 27, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

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