Sheriff Graham
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- Feb 5, 1895A Ladies’ Aid Society Paid to Bring Him BackWhen a former Aberdeen resident fled to Wisconsin accused of seducing a young woman under promise of marriage, local women raised the money to extradite him.Aberdeen, WA
- Dec 26, 1907Two Shots, a Cold River, and a Flask of Rat PoisonFrederick Angle fired twice at his wife, jumped in the river, and then drank Rough on Rats with a friend who did not survive it. The stomach pump arrived, in the paper's words, 'unfortunately' too soon.Marcus, WA
- Jan 23, 1908The Old Log Jail That Outlived Two Colvilles Sells for $25The county's first jail—built in old Colville, moved to the new townsite, and finally replaced—is auctioned off and will be hauled to a farm.Colville, WA
- May 28, 1908A Posse at the Door: A Frightened Rancher Shoots the Marshal Who Came to HelpColville's city marshal is gravely wounded before dawn when a rancher, already robbed once that week, fires on the officers he takes for a second gang of highwaymen.Colville, WA
- Feb 18, 1909The Dairyman Who Waited at the Jail Door for the JuryJurors touring Colville's new county prison met a freshly convicted man, Dan Elgie of Onion Creek, who called every man on his panel by name and told him exactly what he thought.Colville, WA
- May 20, 1909Dinner at the Antler: Newport Lobbies Stevens County for Its Own CourthouseThree Stevens County commissioners tour Newport, hear from merchants and lawyers over an evening banquet, and postpone a decision on splitting the county into judicial districts until June.Newport, WA
- Jun 17, 1909A Woman Alone on a Timber Claim Is Struck Down by a Hidden AssailantJean Chance is left unconscious for ten hours after stones hit her head and shoulder near Camden, and deputies suspect the land dispute behind it.Camden, WA
- Mar 31, 1910A Northport Lawman Killed in a Doorway AmbushJ. D. Diedrick, a 14-year marshal and deputy sheriff, was shot through a closed door while answering a disturbance call. The gunman, Martin Klose, killed himself as a posse approached.Northport, WA