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| Title | James E. Mahoney on way to court, Seattle, 1921 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1921 |
| Caption | One of the state's most notorious crimes, the "Mahoney Trunk Murder" occurred in Seattle in 1921. The victim was Kate Mooers, 72, an eccentric and wealthy woman who married for the third time to James E. Mahoney, 38, a convicted robber. After Kate's body was discovered in a trunk in Lake Union, Mahoney was indicted for first degree murder. The trial was big news nationally. It began on September 21, 1921, and ten days later the jury found Mahoney guilty. In this photo, Mahoney is on the right, handcuffed to a Seattle law enforcement official. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: [Mahoney?] on Way to Court. Source for caption: WASHINGTON, THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED YEARS, 1889-1989, by Don Duncan. |
| Subjects | Criminals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Law enforcement officers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Handcuffs--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Mahoney, James E. |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.11010.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 5 x 7 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 91053 |
