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436 stories matching rob
- The Notorious Mrs. Rauloff Returns
Fresh from a trip to Victoria for the Queen’s birthday, the subject of a grave-robbing and arson case is back in Seattle.
- Inside Job Suspected at Mount Vernon Depot
The Great Northern depot in Mount Vernon was robbed of $40 in cash, suggesting the thief had intimate knowledge of the office.
- Laborer Brutally Robbed on Great Northern Grade
As construction moves rapidly across the region, a railroad worker is assaulted and robbed near Snohomish.
- The Mysterious Case of the Missing $530
A traveler reports being robbed in a local saloon, but the perpetrator remains as elusive as the money itself.
- Brutal Attack Near Camas Leaves Worker for Dead
A plumber was waylaid on a bridge near the Washougal River, robbed of his tools and savings, and thrown from the span by assailants who remain at large.
- Theater Patron Swindled at The Comique
A local man claims he was robbed by theater managers and a companion after purchasing wine and beer.
- A Bold Morning Assault
A Seattle police officer is waylaid and robbed by a highwayman in the early hours of the morning.
- Five Dangerous Prisoners Escape King County Jail
A jailer was overpowered and robbed in a brazen Sunday night escape by inmates facing charges ranging from life sentences for murder to bank robbery.
- The Political Cost of War
A wounded veteran discovers that his war stories are ironically costing him votes in his run for Congress.
- Street Robbery on Battery Street
A local attorney is knocked down and nearly robbed in the middle of the night, prompting a swift intervention by concerned citizens.
- Robbed at the Depot: A Warning to Night Prowlers
A Chinese laborer for E. H. Bennett is set upon by two men near the railroad crossing and relieved of his wages — and the paper warns the robbers to be out at night no more.
- A Desperate End on the Waterfront
After allegedly being robbed of fifty dollars in Tacoma, a laborer was found nearly dead from a morphine overdose.
- The Chicken-Head Oath Was Not Used in This Seattle Courtroom
Chin Chew was acquitted of beating and robbing a fellow Chinese laborer, but the case is remembered for a judge's refusal to repeat a rival jurist's 'chicken oath' experiment.
- Brutal Assault in Wa Chong's Building
A man preparing for sleep is robbed and slashed in a violent late-night attack.
- The Hood Canal ‘Pirates’ Who Robbed Ranchers for Weeks
John Flynn and Timothy Ross were arrested in Port Townsend after a two-week pillaging spree along Hood Canal; a boatload of stolen goods came back with them.
- Brutal Assault and Robbery in Tacoma: Mrs. Peckman Beaten by Unknown Thug
A 57-year-old woman is brutally attacked and robbed in Tacoma, leaving her severely injured and the assailant at large.
- Highway Robbery at the Edge of Town
A traveler is ambushed and robbed by two men in the dark at the lower end of Second Street.
- A Thief Pulled From the I.W.N. Train
A sleeping guest is robbed at the Newport Hotel; Marshal Bennett catches one suspect aboard an outgoing train while two alleged accomplices head toward Spirit Lake.
- The Sting at a Puyallup Avenue Saloon
A trio of men are robbed of cash and a gold watch by a woman acting as a decoy in a local saloon.
- The Pawnbroker's Trap: How a Portland Dealer Took Down a Jewel Thief
A Tacoma jeweler's robbery leads to a cross-state chase and a clever act of revenge by a Portland pawnbroker who had once been burned by the same thief.
- The Price of a Beer on Pacific Avenue
A visiting fisherman from Olympia reports being jumped and robbed by a gang in a downtown Tacoma saloon.
- A Violent Encounter at the Waterfront
A non-union sailor claims he was robbed and beaten by union agitators, highlighting the growing tensions on the Seattle docks.
- A Night at the 'Mid-Way'
Police raid a notorious variety house gambling den, only to discover the house had been robbed by its own patrons.
- The Hunt for 'Red Bob'
A notorious freight car thief is finally apprehended in Spokane after a tense manhunt across the territory.
- A Tailor's Romance Gone Wrong
A local tailor accused a woman he courted of disappearing with his personal effects, highlighting the dangers of lodging house life in Seattle.