Officer Philbrick
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- Aug 28, 1889The Tragedy on the Jackson Street TrestleAn elderly man, fleeing police custody, fell through a gap in the wooden street bridge and plunged thirty feet to his death.Jackson Street, Seattle, WA
- Aug 6, 1892A Slingshot, a Razor, and a Fight in a Dark HallwayTwo men who followed a laborer from a South Third Street saloon were identified after he fought them off and hailed help.Seattle, WA
- Mar 1, 1893Street Chase and Arrest of a Known ToughA jeweler's clerk helps police apprehend a suspect following a daring daytime robbery on Front Street.Third Street, Seattle, WA
- Aug 27, 1894The Chief Says the Victims Were DrunkTwo men said they were robbed and ignored by Seattle police. Chief Enright answered with a saloon-to-alley account of drink, deeds, and a woman called 'Big Six.'Seattle, WA
- Sep 1, 1894The Lock and the Bunko Men: How Two Hop Pickers Turned the Tables on a Seattle Con ArtistRichard Sullivan, a bunko man with a Tacoma headquarters, was convicted of petty larceny after swindling two Indian boys on the City dock.Seattle, WA
- Sep 2, 1894Guns at the Polls: Seattle’s First Ward Primary Erupts in a Street BrawlSheriff Woolery and saloon man John Considine tried to seize a Republican primary by arresting the election judges; Chief Rogers and his police fought back with warrants, clubs and drawn revolvers.Seattle, WA