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| Year | Stories |
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| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 4 |
| 1910 | 3 |
10 stories matching constabl
- The Constable, the Warrant, and the Empty Jail Cell
A Newport constable accused of beating a man badly enough to send him to a Spokane hospital is himself wanted by the sheriff — and nowhere to be found.
- A Robbery, a Room at the Hotel, and a Prisoner Who Walked Away
With no jail to hold her, a woman accused of robbing a rancher in the Riverside cribs was lodged at the Newport Hotel — and vanished before breakfast. Old Town suspects a conspiracy, and a Sandpoint grand jury is listening.
- The Fugitive Barman of Newport
After dodging a Sunday liquor charge by fleeing the state, a former saloon owner is apprehended upon his return to Newport.
- The Fishing Preserve That Would Not Be Shared
A landowner tired of trespassers chases two Spokane fishermen through the dark and hauls them out of a schoolhouse they broke into to sleep.
- A Mother with a Rifle: Newport Woman Shoots Intruder Who Broke In
Mrs. O. F. Allen, alone with seven children on a ranch east of Newport, fought off a drunken man who forced his way into the house and shot him twice before the constable could be summoned.
- The Cook's Revenge: A Hotel Burglary in Newport
Left unpaid when the diner's lessee skipped town, a former Newport Hotel cook allegedly stole the hotel's dishes and utensils—until a watchful neighbor tipped off the constable.
- The Riverside Bar's Final Night
After a series of ownership changes and a police attachment, the Riverside bar is stripped of its stock and shuttered for good.
- A Knife on Union Avenue: Newport Lunch Wagon Owner Chases Down Cook Who Robbed Him
H. McGraw, a cook at 'Red' Warren's lunch wagon, took the night's receipts and skipped town. Warren caught him, recovered the money, and then stabbed him between the ribs.
- An Armed Posse Meets a Railroad Camp Riot
After a crew of Bulgarian laborers turns on their roadmaster at Ruby, Newport sends an armed posse to Usk and jails 56 men.
- The Chambermaid Who Foiled a Newport Crime Spree
Two well-dressed thieves from Butte stole pants and shirts from local merchants—then a rooming-house maid overheard their plan to rob a saloon bartender.