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173 stories matching robber
- The Fake Postal Inspector Who Robbed the Great Northern — and Got Away With Less Than $5
A bogus federal inspector bound two mail clerks, rifled registered pouches, and slipped off the Oriental Limited at Spokane, leaving Newport authorities to piece together a brazen, almost profitless heist.
- Holiday Tragedy in Olympia
A local automobile dealer was fatally shot while pursuing a robber who had held up the J.C. Penney store during the Christmas shopping rush.
- Five Masked Men, a $50,000 Payroll, and a Train Robbery That Fell Apart
A planned holdup of the Northern Pacific's No. 2 near Cle Elum unraveled when the train stopped 500 feet too far ahead, leaving two would-be robbers to run straight into a waiting posse.
- Bandits Take the Newport Train and Vanish Into the Night
A mail car is rifled near Hillyard, a frightened hobo raises the alarm, and a $3,000 reward turns up nothing.
- The Tattooed Robber’s Bloody Trail in Mount Vernon
A man known for the words 'true love' inked across his hands kills one logger and leaves another for dead after a failed robbery attempt.
- A Spyglass in the Cascades: How a Ten-Man Tacoma Posse Foiled a Northern Pacific Train Robbery
An informer, three weeks of hiding in the mountains, and a masked gang waiting on the tracks near Cle Elum — the trap was set for Friday night and it worked.
- The Gang That Left the Coat Hangers Behind
Two break-ins in twelve days, fifty-five suits and a thousand dollars gone, and a trail of hangers in a brush heap behind the Kennewick Hotel.
- The Bank Robbers of Roslyn
After terrorizing the region for months, a gang of cattle thieves and bank robbers is captured by a posse in the hills of Oregon.
- The Last Drop at Our Corner Saloon
A local saloon proprietor turns the tables on two armed robbers by pulling his own gun during a late-night hold-up.
- Safe-Crackers Raid Local Steam Laundry
A band of robbers broke into the Tacoma Steam Laundry, held two employees at gunpoint, and used nitroglycerine to blast open the safe.
- The Bank Robbers' Wild Escape in Ellensburg
Two notorious robbers jailed in Ellensburg staged a daring jailbreak, shot a local boy, and held a family hostage during a chaotic afternoon standoff.
- Gunfight in the Teanaway Basin
A sheriff's posse ambushes suspected bank robbers in the Cascades, sparking a mountain manhunt.
- Armed Robbery on the Arlington Heights Line
Masked men hold up a streetcar three miles outside Spokane, shooting a passenger who attempted to flee.
- The Traveling Salesman Who Out-Wrestled a Footpad
When an armed robber tried to hold up a local salesman late at night, he found himself in a Greco-Roman wrestling match instead of an easy mugging.
- Night Operator Shot in Railroad Station Robbery
Two assailants held up the Northern Pacific station in Wapato, wounding the operator after he refused to surrender the cash drawer.
- The Great Train Robbery Clue
A ten-minute fuse found near the tracks sparks theories that the bandits who held up the Northern Pacific train are ex-railway men.
- A Costly Penny-Pinching Heist
Local burglars use high-grade explosives to crack an unlocked safe at a lumber company, netting exactly five cents in copper.
- The 'Ten Cents' Holdup: A Seattle Storekeeper Calls the Robbers' Bluff
Two armed men tried to rob J. B. Johnson's Front Street store, but Johnson told them the till was empty and bolted for the back door as a shot rang out.
- The Trial of the Roslyn Bank Robbers
Accused men maintain their innocence as their attorney accuses authorities of seeking rewards rather than justice.
- The First Train Robbery in Washington Territory
Masked gunmen held up a Northern Pacific Pullman car near Hot Springs, terrorizing passengers and sparking a region-wide manhunt.
- Posse Tracks Roslyn Bank Robbers Into Oregon
A brazen daylight bank robbery leaves the town in terror and launches a high-stakes manhunt across Oregon and Washington.
- A Night of Gunfire and Ropes in Sultan
After two men shot up a saloon and robbed laborers, a vigilante crowd nearly took justice into their own hands in this rural mining and rail town.
- Bank Robber Outwitted by Local Quick Thinking
A lone gunman attempted to rob the Whitman County National Bank, only to be tackled by the cashier and disarmed by local merchants.
- The Laundress's Life Savings Stolen
A young immigrant woman working in a Centralia laundry was robbed of three years' worth of wages by two men who threatened her at gunpoint.
- The Bullet That Missed: A Masked Highwayman’s Attempt on a Seattle Merchant
C.H. Helling of 112 Seventh Avenue was left with a burned face and a shredded lapel after a masked robber opened fire on him while walking with his companion near Pike Street.
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- The Unlucky Burglar of the Indian Reservation
A habitual offender is caught in the act at the government Indian school.
- A Train Robber’s Confession From Wales
A fugitive arrested in Wales admits he and a partner held up a Great Northern passenger near Seattle in 1905—a crime local investigators had blamed on the notorious Bill Miner.
- The Bank Robber Who Got Away—Twice
A fugitive accused of targeting the First Bank of White Bluffs has slipped through the hands of the law yet again.
- Street Chase and Arrest of a Known Tough
A jeweler's clerk helps police apprehend a suspect following a daring daytime robbery on Front Street.
- The Bank Wrecker’s Last Stand
Convicted financier St. John Dix vows to fight his imprisonment for the Whatcom bank looting scandal all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Brutal Assault in Wa Chong's Building
A man preparing for sleep is robbed and slashed in a violent late-night attack.
- A Banker, a Stolen Watch, and a Servant Girl’s Accusation
Herman L. Chase—already accused of assaulting his servant girl—is arrested in Tacoma after a silk robe and gold watch vanish from a hotel. His friends cry blackmail.
- Five Armed Robbers Hit Roslyn Bank on Payday
Armed outlaws storm a Washington coal town, robbing a bank in broad daylight and shooting bystanders before disappearing into the mountains.