Bolton Rogers
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- Aug 23, 1888The Swindler in the Customs HouseA former customs official turned smuggling mastermind uses a fake 'special detective' scheme to trick colleagues and line his own pockets with molasses-filled trunks.Seattle, WA
- Feb 17, 1891Detective Chief Cleared of Corruption ChargesAfter a contentious police board hearing, the city's detective chief beats accusations of theft and graft, while the board simultaneously disciplines subordinates.City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Jan 11, 1892When the Heavyweight Champion Knocked Out a Seattle LoggerBefore he was a legend, John L. Sullivan brought his traveling boxing exhibition to Seattle, where a boastful local logger paid a bloody price for the chance to fight the 'greatest pugilist in the world.'Seattle, WA
- Mar 10, 1892A Ring, a Resignation and a Democratic Landslide in SeattleMayor-elect Ronald insists the sweeping Democratic victory was no party triumph but a popular revolt against boss rule, a pliant police chief and corrupt registration.Seattle, WA
- Mar 24, 1892The Midnight Purge at City HallMayor Ronald’s summary dismissal of Police Chief Bolton Rogers ignites a firestorm in Seattle, as critics warn that the city’s charter is being subverted by a 'capricious' executive.City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Mar 24, 1892The Midnight Purge of the Seattle PoliceMayor J.T. Ronald orchestrates a defiant, late-night suspension of Police Chief Bolton Rogers in a battle for control over the city's executive branch.Seattle, WA
- Jun 14, 1892The Criminal Odyssey of 'Little Tom' WallaceFrom stealing famous paintings in San Francisco to robbing a Seattle hotel, the notorious career of a career burglar ends in a local cell.Seattle, WA
- Jan 29, 1893The Millionaire's Son and the 'Sweat Box'A wealthy merchant's son is detained in the city's 'sweat box' after a drunken theft of a diamond bracelet, revealing the rough-and-tumble nature of frontier justice.Seattle, WA
- May 14, 1893The Patent-Leather FugitiveA suspected post-office burglar was tracked from Seattle to the Grays Harbor woods, only to be found asleep in millworker's clothes—and incongruous footwear.Seattle, WA
- Jun 4, 1893The Ousting of Captain SimsA police captain claims he was purged from the department as a sacrificial lamb to appease the city's gambling interests.Seattle, WA
- Nov 30, 1893The High Price of LaborA former city officer turned laborer is critically injured in a sewer trench collapse near the downtown core.Seattle, WA
- Mar 28, 1894The Fall of a Society ManA once-prominent Seattle socialite and billiards champion has been tracked to a remote California hideout following an alleged $2,500 embezzlement scandal.Seattle, WA
- May 25, 1894The Political Shuffle of Seattle's Police ChiefIn a closed-door meeting, the police commissioners demoted Chief Willard and installed Bolton Rogers, citing a desire for 'better standards of service.'Seattle, WA
- Jun 12, 1894The Bunko Men Who Got AwayA rare conviction for 'bunko' card-trick swindling hits a dead end as the culprits flee the state and the extradition fund runs dry.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Jun 24, 1894The Editor and the ChiefThe editor of the Seattle Telegraph is charged with criminal libel after publishing a scathing exposé on the police chief's alleged protection of gambling dens.Seattle, WA
- Jul 26, 1894An Editor Pleads Not Guilty to Calling Out a Police ChiefCharles H. Lugrin of the Telegraph faced libel charges for reporting that Seattle's police chief took gambling money — and the judge warned him not to comment further.Seattle, WA
- Aug 8, 1894A Libel Trial Over 'Sweet-Scented Houses' Puts Seattle's Police on TrialNewspaperman C. H. Lugrin stands accused of criminal libel for printing that gambling and vice flourish under police protection — and the hunt for a jury drags from morning into night.Seattle, WA
- Aug 11, 1894A Seattle Editor Convicted of Libeling the Police ChiefCharles H. Lugrin of the Seattle Daily Telegraph was found guilty after a four-day municipal court trial for an article about Chief of Police Bolton Rogers.Seattle, WA
- Aug 12, 1894A Seattle Editor's Jail Sentence—and His Gallows JokeC. H. Lugrin of the Telegram got three months and a $500 fine for criminal libel against Police Chief Bolton Rogers. He appealed—and joked that the judge couldn't hang him.Seattle, WA
- Sep 19, 1894A Night in the Variety District Ends in a $100 RobberyA steamboat man follows a woman from a South Third Street dive, and police seize a familiar underworld figure and his companion.Seattle, WA
- Jan 6, 1895Too Many Lawyers, One Accused ManA convicted man’s defense became a fight among attorneys, a wealthy widow’s charity and an accusation aimed at Seattle’s police chief.Seattle, WA
- Jan 13, 1895The Man Who Robbed Seattle's Fire Relief Fund Walked Out of Prison on FridayFive years after the great fire of 1889 turned Seattle to ash, the secretary trusted to hand out relief money — an inspector who forged checks to invented men — finished his sentence and went free, his full take never known.Seattle, WA
- Mar 22, 1895They Ran Him to Earth at KentAfter a jailbreak and a three-day manhunt, the Northwest's most wanted outlaw died in a roadside gunfight — but not before wounding one of the deputies who cornered him.Kent, WA
- Mar 2, 1896The Last Rally: How Seattle’s Republicans Tried to Buy the Vote with Prima Donnas and QuartetsAs election day approaches, the Republican party stages its final grand spectacle at the Armory, promising musical entertainment for ladies and a landslide victory for Frank D. Black over the 'mongrel' Populist ticket.Seattle, WA
- Jun 6, 1899The Sudden End of a Seattle LawmanBolton Rogers, a former police chief who rose from a hack-driver to the top of the department, has died following a struggle with brain fever.Seattle, WA