Case File: Henry Werner Murder

The People

Name	(Born-Died)	Description
Goebel, Mary Magdalena	1888-1962	Wife of Henry Werner, accused and on trial for his murder
Werner, Henry	1862-1914

Documentation

Newspaper Transcriptions

• 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
• 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 Ledger (Tacoma, Washington): Wife of Man Slain With Ax Arrested
• 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 - 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
• 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 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington): PLEADS WITH PROSECUTOR FOR HER BABY
• 20 May 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington): Mrs. Werner Hears Murder Confession Read in Court
• 20 May 1914 - Tacoma Daily News (Tacoma, Washington): GOES ON STAND TO REPUDIATE CONFESSION
• 21 May 1914 - Seattle Star (Seattle, Washington): 3 Girls Hurt at Trial of Mrs. Werner
• 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
• 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