Chief Butterfield
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- Apr 26, 1889Chief Butterfield's Night Raids on Two Gaming HousesAfter weeks of public defiance, Seattle’s police chief launched a series of high-stakes raids on the city's most prominent gaming houses, leading to dramatic foot-booted entries and stacks of confiscated faro layouts.Seattle, WA
- Apr 27, 1889The Crackdown on Seattle’s ‘M & N’ Gambling DenAfter a series of police raids on the city's notorious 'M & N' saloon, the operators are brought before the justice to face the consequences of their illicit card tables.Seattle, WA
- Apr 28, 1889Chief Butterfield Raids Two Seattle Gambling Houses in 1889When the city's top police officials swept through Washington Street, they found locked doors, battered them down, and hauled the proprietors off to jail.Occidental Square, Seattle, WA
- May 17, 1889The Ostrich Under the WorkbenchSeattle Police Chief Butterfield storms a waterfront gambling den only to find a player attempting to hide with his head under a bench.Yesler Avenue, Seattle, WA
- May 27, 1889The River Pirates of Pine StreetTwo young men were caught in the act of trying to break into a safe stolen from the wreck of a burned steamboat on the Seattle waterfront.Pine Street, Seattle, WA
- May 31, 1889The Great Jailbreak Attempt of 1888A desperate group of prisoners, including a local forger and a pair of Vancouver burglars, came within thirty minutes of freedom before being thwarted by a vigilant guard.County Jail, Seattle, WA
- Jul 21, 1889The Crackdown on Seattle’s Red Light DistrictChief Butterfield continues his campaign against 'houses of ill-fame,' arresting operators and patrons as the city forces illicit businesses to vanish from the streets.Seattle, WA