Chief of Police Mitchell
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- Aug 31, 1888The Woman Who Defended Her Home With a ShotgunWhen city laborers arrived to tear down Mrs. Williamson's fence for a road-widening project, she made it clear that some property rights are defended by force.Second Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 8, 1889The Vanishing Sidewalks: How Seattle’s Council Cleared the Streets of 'Obstructions'In a bold move to modernize downtown, the City Council ordered the immediate removal of all fruit stands, bootblack benches, and candy vendors from the city's busiest thoroughfares. The result? A clash between civic order and the livelihoods of informal street merchants.Seattle, WA
- Feb 12, 1889The Marshal’s Club: A Vagrant’s Death on the Falmouth HarborWhen a Whatcom city marshal struck a drunk vagrant with his billy club, the man died. Now, a furious letter found under the body demands justice in Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Apr 9, 1889The Brutality of the Ring on SundayAn editorial denounces a lawless prize-fight in Seattle and the city officials who allowed it to happen.Seattle, WA
- Apr 10, 1889The Great Gambling Raid That Never WasA power struggle between Seattle's Mayor and his Police Chief leads to a failed raid, secret deals, and a very public scandal.Seattle, WA