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|Victim
|[[Henry Werner|Werner, Henry]]
|1862-1914
|Rancher, aka Heinrich Werner
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| rowspan="3" |Suspects
|[[Mary Magdalena Goebel|Goebel, Mary Magdalena]]
|[[Mary Magdalena Goebel|Goebel, Mary Magdalena]]
|1888-1962
|1888-1962
|Wife of Henry Werner, accused and on trial for his murder
|Wife of Henry Werner, accused and on trial for his murder
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|Werner, Henry
|Paulone, Henry
|1862-1914
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|aka Henry Smith
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|Piconi, Frank
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| rowspan="4" |Witnesses
|Hall, Mrs. Sophia Goebel
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|mother of Magdelana
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|Kells, Dr. O. A.
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|Saved Magdalena from strychnine poisoning
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|Sutter, Mrs. Mariette
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|sister of Magdalena
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|[[Wilhelm Henry Werner|Werner, Wilhelm Henry]]
|1905-1983
|8 years old, witnessed his fathers murder
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| rowspan="2" |Officers
|Beebe, John
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|Deputy Sheriff
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|Roberts, John W.
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|Deputy Sheriff
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==Documentation==
==Documentation==
==Census==
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/80002978:7602?ssrc=pt&tid=183368&pid=-409794378 1900]: Monohon, King, Washington - "Mary M. Goebel", 11, with parents
* [[1910 US Federal Census - ED9 - Sheet3A|1910]]: Monohan, King, Washington - "Magdalen M. Werner", 22, with husband and three children
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/14020656:6061?ssrc=pt&tid=183368&pid=-409794378 1920]: Tenino, Thurston, Washington - "Mary Miller", 31, with husband and four children
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/111623058:6224?tid=183368&pid=-409794378&hid=1022350498780&_phsrc=QFx10067&_phstart=default 1930]: Longview, Cowlitz, Washington - "Magdaline Wease", 41, with husband
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/62491130:2442?tid=183368&pid=-409794378&hid=1022350498784&_phsrc=QFx10070&_phstart=default 1940]: Silver Lake, Cowlitz, Washington - "Magdline M. Weese", 52, with husband
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/65539633:62308?tid=183368&pid=-409794378&hid=1022350498782&_phsrc=QFx10068&_phstart=default 1950]: Lewis County, Washington - "Magdaline M. Wease", 61, with husband
===Newspaper Transcriptions===
===Newspaper Transcriptions===
* [[4 Mar 1914 - Daily Herald (Everett, Washington)]]: Her Husband Slain, Wife Tries Suicide
* [[4 Mar 1914 - Daily Herald (Everett, Washington)]]: Her Husband Slain, Wife Tries Suicide
* [[4 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: BOY GIVES CLUE IN MURDER MYSTERY
* [[4 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: BOY GIVES CLUE IN MURDER MYSTERY
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/146531112/?match=1&terms=Werner 5 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]:
* [[6 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: 8 Year Old Boy Witness Sticks to His Story That Strangers Slew Father
* [[6 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: 8 Year Old Boy Witness Sticks to His Story That Strangers Slew Father
* [[7 Mar 1914 - Tacoma Daily Ledge (Tacoma, Washington)|7 Mar 1914 - Tacoma Daily Ledger (Tacoma, Washington)]]: Wife of Man Slain With Ax Arrested
* [[7 Mar 1914 - Tacoma Daily Ledger (Tacoma, Washington)]]: Wife of Man Slain With Ax Arrested
* [[7 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Wife of Murdered Rancher Betrayed by Love Letters
* [[9 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Widow Admits She Knows Man Who Murdered Rancher
* [[9 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Widow Admits She Knows Man Who Murdered Rancher
* [[14 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: "I PAID $100 TO HAVE MY HUSBAND KILLED"
* [[14 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: "I PAID $100 TO HAVE MY HUSBAND KILLED"
* [[14 Mar 1914 - Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington)]]: PAID $100 TO GET HUSBAND KILLED
* [[14 Mar 1914 - Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington)]]: PAID $100 TO GET HUSBAND KILLED
* [[7 May 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Wife of Murdered Rancher Betrayed by Love Letters
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/146531310/?match=1&terms=Werner 18 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]: Mother tells her of charge
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/146531316/?match=1&terms=Werner 19 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]: She is read the charge
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/146531396/?match=1&terms=Werner 24 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]: She is arraigned
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/146531455/?match=1&terms=Werner 27 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]: pleads not guilty
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/146531477/?match=1&terms=Werner 30 Mar 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]: Frank Piconi's trial set for April 23)
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/146531563/?match=1&terms=Werner 6 Apr 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]: Mrs. Werner turns states evidence
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/146531624/?match=1&terms=Werner 10 Apr 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]: Madge says Henry Paulone aka Smith is innocent
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/146531652/?match=1&terms=Werner 11 Apr 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)] : Baby Agnes is taken from her.
* [[8 May 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Mrs. Werner is Given Auto Ride to Old Home
* [[8 May 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Mrs. Werner is Given Auto Ride to Old Home
* [[19 May 1914 - Tacoma Daily News (Tacoma, Washington)]]: Six Women on Jury Trying Mrs. Werner on Murder Charge
* [[19 May 1914 - Tacoma Daily News (Tacoma, Washington)]]: Six Women on Jury Trying Mrs. Werner on Murder Charge
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* [[22 May 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Mrs. Werner Not Guilty of Slaying Her Husband
* [[22 May 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Mrs. Werner Not Guilty of Slaying Her Husband
* [[12 Jun 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Mrs. Werner in Collapse, Mother Says
* [[12 Jun 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Mrs. Werner in Collapse, Mother Says
* [[27 Jul 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Witness Held 84 Days Given $76 by County
* [[14 Aug 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Mrs. Werner to Wed Again
* [[14 Aug 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Mrs. Werner to Wed Again
* [[27 Jul 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Witness Held 84 Days Given $76 by County
* [[16 Sep 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Pretty Soft for Frank
* [[16 Sep 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington)]]: Pretty Soft for Frank
===Vital Records===
* [https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/DigitalObject/Download/f15eab77-c453-4712-89c9-b8959a5cfe68 1904]: Marriage Certificate of "Henry Werner" and "Magdalena Goebel"
* [https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/DigitalObject/Download/a3e8702e-1e5e-40bb-887a-655ac7a42fec 1904]: Marriage Return for "Henry Werner" and "Magdalena Goebel"
* [https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/DigitalObject/Download/011c069f-9383-4a76-b878-b8d71e362023 1914]: Marriage Certificate of "Ben Miller" and "Magdaline Werner"
* [https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/DigitalObject/Download/f1990df3-232e-47c4-978e-e8d3a99a390d 1914]: Marriage Certificate of "Ben Miller" and "Magdaline Werner"
* [https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/DigitalObject/Download/f303d782-937a-4610-a6dd-1062eb434e5a 1962]: Death Certificte of "Mary Magdaline Wease"

Latest revision as of 18:39, 11 August 2024

The People[edit]

Name (Born-Died) Description
Victim Werner, Henry 1862-1914 Rancher, aka Heinrich Werner
Suspects Goebel, Mary Magdalena 1888-1962 Wife of Henry Werner, accused and on trial for his murder
Paulone, Henry aka Henry Smith
Piconi, Frank
Witnesses Hall, Mrs. Sophia Goebel mother of Magdelana
Kells, Dr. O. A. Saved Magdalena from strychnine poisoning
Sutter, Mrs. Mariette sister of Magdalena
Werner, Wilhelm Henry 1905-1983 8 years old, witnessed his fathers murder
Officers Beebe, John Deputy Sheriff
Roberts, John W. Deputy Sheriff


Documentation[edit]

Census[edit]

  • 1900: Monohon, King, Washington - "Mary M. Goebel", 11, with parents
  • 1910: Monohan, King, Washington - "Magdalen M. Werner", 22, with husband and three children
  • 1920: Tenino, Thurston, Washington - "Mary Miller", 31, with husband and four children
  • 1930: Longview, Cowlitz, Washington - "Magdaline Wease", 41, with husband
  • 1940: Silver Lake, Cowlitz, Washington - "Magdline M. Weese", 52, with husband
  • 1950: Lewis County, Washington - "Magdaline M. Wease", 61, with husband

Newspaper Transcriptions[edit]

Vital Records[edit]

  • 1904: Marriage Certificate of "Henry Werner" and "Magdalena Goebel"
  • 1904: Marriage Return for "Henry Werner" and "Magdalena Goebel"
  • 1914: Marriage Certificate of "Ben Miller" and "Magdaline Werner"
  • 1914: Marriage Certificate of "Ben Miller" and "Magdaline Werner"
  • 1962: Death Certificte of "Mary Magdaline Wease"