Sheriff Merritt
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- May 6, 1909The Axe, the Shackles, and the Noon RunRoy Le May cut himself loose from a Pend Oreille County chain gang and headed for Colburn before Sheriff Merritt brought him back.Newport, WA
- May 20, 1909Third Break in Two Weeks: A Prisoner Simply Walks Off the County FarmA Newport man jailed for refusing to pay his poll tax slipped his shackles and disappeared into the hills, handing the county's chain-gang overseer his third escape in a fortnight.Newport, WA
- May 27, 1909A Jailbreak on the Great Northern TracksA Newport prisoner slipped his cuffs and bolted during a chain-gang march, leading the new overseer on a running gunfight through the stumps.Newport, WA
- Oct 28, 1909A Saloonkeeper's .32 Ends a Masked Raid on Old TownThree masked men with Winchester rifles walked into the Dougherty & Wilcox saloon at eleven o'clock Saturday night. One of them never walked out.Newport, WA
- Dec 30, 1909Sheriff Cleans Up Old Town SaloonsA crackdown on gambling and 'undesirable characters' marks a shift in the social order of Newport's Old Town district.Old Town, Newport, WA
- Jun 16, 1910Stevens County Must Hand $15,315 Back to Its 44 SaloonsWhen local option shut the taps on August 23, the county discovered it had already spent the license money — and now had to borrow to refund it.Newport, WA