Sheriff Billings
Named in 2 stories. Back to all names
- Nov 3, 1877The Jailbreak Problem: When Every County Was Its Own PenitentiaryIn 1877, Washington Territory struggled with a chaotic, decentralized justice system where county jails were crumbling and prisoners were held for profit.Olympia, WA
- Jul 8, 1884A Settler's Deadly Stand at Johnson's PointAfter a dance near Olympia turns hostile, logger Thomas Johnson shoots two Native men and wounds a woman, then surrenders to a mob demanding his scalp.Olympia, WA