Sheriff Matthews
Named in 7 stories. Back to all names
- Aug 16, 1888The Forger Who Could Not Outrun the TelegraphA determined sheriff tracks a cunning forger from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest by leveraging a new network of law enforcement telegrams.Pacific County, South Bend, WA
- Jan 11, 1893Jailer Accused of Aiding Prisoner’s Escape in TacomaA jail cook alleges that a jailer pressured him to flee during an administrative transition, raising questions about a recent high-profile escape.Pierce County Jail, Tacoma, WA
- Mar 22, 1893The Traveling Quack and the Stolen GirlA traveling doctor accused of abducting a 12-year-old girl is arrested in Tacoma after a trail leading from California to the Puget Sound.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 5, 1894The Detective and the SheriffA brutal confrontation in a Tacoma hotel lobby leaves a well-known detective dead from a heart failure.Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma, WA
- Apr 6, 1894The Detective’s Final CoughAn encounter between a sheriff and a detective ends in a quiet death, sparking a controversy over heart disease and allegations of abuse.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 7, 1894Passenger Train Ambushed Near PuyallupA passenger train traveling through the Puyallup Indian reservation is targeted by gunfire, narrowly missing a non-union engineer.Puyallup Indian reservation, Puyallup, WA
- Jul 13, 1894Bushwhackers in the Puyallup Woods: How the Pullman Strike Became a Criminal ManhuntA federal grand jury indicts a Northern Pacific clerk for threatening to draw locomotive fires, while Sheriff Matthews finds rifles and a shotgun used to ambush passenger trains near the Puyallup reservation.Puyallup reservation, Tacoma, WA