Sheriff Pugh
Named in 8 stories. Back to all names
- Jan 10, 1891The Cattle Rustlers of Hangman CreekA Spokane sheriff’s posse orchestrates a midnight stakeout to bust a sprawling meat-theft ring, leading to a tense, violent shootout in the woods.Hangman Creek, Spokane, WA
- Jun 11, 1892Brutal Murder and Arson in SpangleA prosperous bachelor farmer is found dead after a suspected robbery leads to the destruction of his home and barn.Spangle, WA
- Oct 8, 1892A Spokane Real Estate Agent Turns Horse ThiefE.C. Gurney, formerly considered a 'model citizen' of Spokane, is arrested while attempting to ship stolen Indian-owned livestock East.Ross Park, Spokane, WA
- Feb 16, 1893The Elusive Dr. Pillsbury Caught in SpokaneA notorious swindler wanted for crimes across Washington and Idaho faces a legal battle over his extradition.Spokane, WA
- May 29, 1894A Forgery Arrest, a Suicide Attempt, and a Case Spokane Papers Got WrongBrad Knapp was arrested in Seattle over school warrants; days earlier his wife had shot herself, and a mistaken identity muddled the story.Olympic Block, Seattle, WA
- Aug 10, 1894The Body in the Box: A Political Murder Haunts Spokane CountyCharles F. Gloystein crossed the Freeman's Protective Silver Federation and disappeared. Now his neighbors are offering a $1,000 reward—not for a killer, but for the body.Mica, WA
- Aug 22, 1894A Missing Man, a Secret Silver Oath, and a Sheriff's CertaintyCharles K. Gloystein vanished after refusing a vigilante pledge; Sheriff Pugh blamed political enemies in Spokane County's Populist hotbed.Mica, WA
- Sep 11, 1894The Body in the Grave: A Spokane Poisoning Trial Takes a Strange TurnProsecutors secretly exhumed James Grier's body a second time to identify it, and the court ordered yet another examination in Helen Grier's murder trial.Spokane, WA