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54 stories matching krug
- The Treasury Scandal: Thirty-Three Indictments
Former City Treasurer Adolph Krug and several prominent associates are indicted in a massive public money corruption scandal.
- The Ex-Treasurer's Appeal Stalled Over Unpaid Court Fees
Adolph Krug, sentenced to seven years for embezzling while Seattle city treasurer, failed to perfect his Supreme Court appeal—because the clerk's fees went unpaid.
- The Krug Bond Fight at the North End Bank
A two-day Seattle trial asks whether Krug's bondsmen—having paid the city—can step into the city's claim against a bank and recover what they say is owed.
- The City Treasurer Absconds
Seattle City Treasurer Adolph Krug flees to British Columbia amid reports of a massive $30,000 deficit in the municipal treasury.
- The Sad Downfall of City Treasurer Adolph Krug
Seattle's disgraced city treasurer is apprehended in St. Paul, blaming 'friends' and mounting political pressure for his embezzlement of public funds.
- The Price of Freedom: A City Treasurer's Bond
While a train wreck delayed the arrival of accused city treasurer Adolph Krug, his friends and family scrambled through the midnight hours to meet a $64,000 bail requirement.
- The Defaulting Treasurer’s Last Stand
Seattle’s city treasurer, Adolph Krug, is sentenced to seven years of hard labor, capping a dramatic trial marked by desperate legal maneuvering to invalidate the city's charter.
- The City Settles with Embezzler's Bondsmen
A complex financial deal ends the civil litigation over Adolph Krug’s flight from the City Treasurer’s office.
- A Bank Failed With $25,975 of City Money Inside. Who Pays?
When the North End Bank closed its doors in September, the city's deposits closed with it. Ex-Treasurer Adolph Krug's guarantors made Seattle whole — and now they want the bank's assets and the city's claim to go with it.
- City Treasurer Decamps as Embezzlement Scandal Rocks Seattle
City Treasurer Adolph Krug has fled the city after an audit revealed a $20,000 deficit in his accounts.
- The Great City Treasury Looting
As Seattle officials scramble to extradite a disgraced city treasurer, a deeper web of corruption, secret loans, and grand jury investigations emerges.
- The Fall of the City Treasurer
Adolph Krug, Seattle’s defaulting city treasurer, returns to the city in custody after a failed flight to the East.
- The Mayor's Embarrassing Debt
Mayor Ronald finds himself in a legal and ethical bind after borrowing $1,500 from the city's disgraced, defaulting treasurer.
- City Hall Scandal and the 'Kid's' Crusade
A contentious legal battle over an embezzling city treasurer pulls the Mayor into the line of fire.
- The Trial of the City Treasurer
Adolph Krug faces a marathon legal battle over allegations of misused city funds during a high-stakes embezzlement trial in 1894.
- City Treasurer Found Guilty of Embezzlement
After a swift trial, Seattle's city treasurer is convicted, signaling a rare victory for local reform efforts.
- The Forgotten Spring of Cherry Street
City Treasurer Adolph Krug proposes reviving a historic natural spring near Sixth and Cherry to provide free, pure water to the city.
- The Comptroller Was Right: Seattle's Ex-Treasurer Pays Back $4,017
Willis R. Ames spent two years insisting the city's books were wrong. This week his bondsmen wrote the cheque — and the paper trail runs through a second treasurer who later absconded.
- The Great City Hall Heist
After the Seattle city treasurer vanishes with public funds, a desperate, rumor-fueled manhunt ensues, implicating bankers and brothel keepers in a massive scandal.
- The Flight of a Crooked City Treasurer
When the city press exposed deep corruption in the treasurer’s office, Adolph Krug didn't wait for the trial—he fled.
- The City Treasurer’s Chaotic Flight
Seattle’s city treasurer, Adolph Krug, is arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, following his alleged embezzlement of funds, sparking a bizarre legal struggle and an urgent scramble by Seattle officials to ensure he doesn't walk free.
- City Treasurer Vanishes With Public Funds
Democratic reform administration treasurer Adolph Krug disappears to British Columbia after an investigation finds his accounts short by $1,500.
- City Hall Corruption and the Great Bail Reduction
A dramatic day in court sees prominent figures accused in a city treasury scandal secure reduced bonds as the machinery of municipal justice grinds on.
- The City Treasury Scandal
Seattle sues former treasurer Adolph Krug and his bondsmen after a massive public funds deficiency is uncovered.
- The Treasury Betrayal
An editorial indictment of the city treasurer’s flight and the prosecutor’s leniency toward civic corruption.
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- The Trial of a Fallen City Treasurer
A scathing editorial lambasts former City Treasurer Krug for his 'technical' defense after being caught embezzling public funds.
- The City Treasurer’s Emergency Salvage Plan
Following the absconding of Treasurer Krug, the city rushes to secure the public treasury and prevent a collapse of municipal funds.
- The Price of Independent Journalism
The Post-Intelligencer faces a libel suit for investigating city contract corruption.
- The Trial of City Treasurer Adolph Krug
A Seattle judge rejects the defense's motion to dismiss embezzlement charges, invoking the history of the law against modern corporate corruption.
- The Fire-Burned Tax Records
City Treasurer Krug struggles to process property deeds because the original delinquent tax rolls were lost in the Great Seattle Fire.
- The City Treasurer's Banker Walks Free
After a dramatic trial, Henry Fuhrman is acquitted of charges related to city funds, sparking a debate on institutional corruption and the blurred lines between public finance and private banking.
- The City Treasurer’s Downfall
After a week of intense scrutiny, A. Krog is convicted of misappropriating public funds; the case marks a major legal test for Seattle’s municipal accountability.
- The Fight Against Seattle's Regrade Taxes
Property owners on South Twelfth and South Fourteenth streets take the city to court to block land seizures over controversial street-grading assessments.