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50 stories matching prosecutor
- A Tacoma Murder Case Opens Again—With a Fight Over the Prosecutor’s Opening
W. T. Taylor stands accused of killing E. R. Capron on Christmas Eve. As the second hearing begins, lawyers clash over how much of the state’s story the jury should hear before any witness takes the stand.
- The Treasury Betrayal
An editorial indictment of the city treasurer’s flight and the prosecutor’s leniency toward civic corruption.
- The Mayor and the Judge Clash Over Profanity
A power struggle in Seattle’s municipal court erupted when the mayor and city prosecutor refused to follow a judge's orders to prosecute a case involving a 'cursing' boat captain.
- The Kicked Coffin and the Girl With Two Names
A reporter's accidental kick led Seattle authorities to a body first identified as Myrtle Cook, then as Emily Hall - an Englishwoman whose death at a private lying-in hospital ended with arrests and a Birmingham minister's letters.
- The Shadow at the Window: A Frontier Murder Trial
A 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.
- Accidental Shooting of W.I. Price
A prosecutor declines to charge a local constable for a shooting deemed accidental.
- The Mayor Who Acted as Judge, Jury, and Prosecutor
In 1892, a high-stakes power struggle over city contracts led to a surreal administrative trial where the Mayor of Seattle presided over his own accusations against the Board of Public Works.
- A Burlesque of Justice in Skokomish
A murder suspect is released on questionable security, drawing outrage from local officials and the community.
- The Roslyn Bank Heist Goes to Trial
Trial enters third day for two men accused in the Roslyn bank robbery, with witness IDs contested.
- The Plumbing Inspector's Trial
Journeymen and master plumbers united to challenge the competency and conduct of Seattle's plumbing inspector.
- The Sinking of the May Parker: A Maritime Fraud Trial
Accusations of insurance fraud and a conspiracy to sink a schooner in the Straits of Fuca lead to a complex trial featuring claims of insanity and corruption.
- A Convicted Killer's Last Chance at the King County Bar
Defense attorney Melvin G. Wylie attacks the murder conviction of Holmes for the killing of William Russell, while Prosecutor Miller fights to keep the verdict.
- The Gold Brick Swindler Faces Trial
A notorious 'gold brick' confidence man is headed to the superior court after a dramatic legal clash in the courtroom.
- A Deadly Night in Gilman
A senseless argument at a mining town boarding house turns into a homicide.
- The City Hall Corruption Scandal Deepens
Prominent businessmen are arrested as the city chases missing funds and a key fugitive.
- The Steamboat Swindle
A local laundry foreman is hoodwinked out of his steamboat by two men who used a deed to worthless Tacoma property as bait.
- Protests Against the White River Ditch
A contentious battle over land damages and irrigation pits the county commissioners against local landowners, headed for court.
- The Body in the Grave: A Spokane Poisoning Trial Takes a Strange Turn
Prosecutors secretly exhumed James Grier's body a second time to identify it, and the court ordered yet another examination in Helen Grier's murder trial.
- The Brewery Brawl
A local assault case reaches a strange legal impasse when a prosecutor is asked to define whether a beer keg constitutes a deadly weapon.
- A Stranger's Bullet Leaves Fraser Dying—and Page Asking Seattle for a Fair Shake
Shot and dying, Fraser made his will and gave a statement to prosecutors while the accused gunman, held in the county jail, denied being a gambler or a tough and pleaded for a square hearing.
- The Juror Bribery Scandal
A courtroom drama unfolds as attempts to bribe jurors in a Great Northern condemnation case land the perpetrators in legal limbo.
- The President and the Timber Thieves
A political scandal erupted when President Grover Cleveland fired a federal prosecutor who had successfully taken on a powerful railroad monopoly for illegal logging.
- A Saloon Death in Winlock, and a Prosecutor Who Isn’t Sure
A minister swore out a murder complaint against two saloon proprietors after F. M. Frost died from injuries received in their bar, but the county attorney doubted the evidence would hold.
- The Stock Rustler, the Murder, and the Vigilante Threat in Colfax
Ed Hill's preliminary hearing for killing Langford Summers turns on liquor and provocation—while a bitter town whispers that a light verdict will bring vigilante justice.
- The bloody evidence in the Wilcox murder trial
A courtroom drama unfolds as prosecutors reveal gruesome relics while the defense challenges the integrity of the police investigation.