Seattle police
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- Mar 8, 1894Three North Seattle Highwaymen Convicted in a WeekJohn and Martin Murphy and Tom Davis were found guilty of robbing John Smith near the Seattle waterfront. Their alibi witness, a man known as “Cutthroat” O’Brien, did not save them.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
- Apr 22, 1895The Night Seattle's Chief Emptied the Variety DistrictA weekend sweep of Seattle's saloon district ended with twenty arrests and most prisoners ordered out of town within twenty-four hours.Seattle, WA
- Feb 17, 1909The Cruelest Con: Fake Letters From the SickroomPolice say an Englishman charmed strangers, learned their children’s addresses, then mailed desperate pleas for medical money.Seattle, WA