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75 stories matching scuffl
- Fatal Scuffle at the Bohemian Bar
A local man dies of infection following a rough dispute in a saloon.
- Tragedy in the Bay: A Fatal Scuffle at Port Townsend
A playful afternoon turned fatal when a young sailor fell from his boat and vanished into the waters of Port Townsend Bay.
- A Nighttime Scuffle in Palouse
An unexpected shooting between two strangers in a small Washington town turns into a case of mistaken identity.
- Officer Gunned Down in Seattle Scuffle
A patrolman was killed in a midnight shootout while attempting to arrest a suspected bandit, triggering a city-wide manhunt.
- A Night in the Saloon Ends in a Broken Leg
Shoemaker Vela Larsen, 43, broke his right leg in a saloon scuffle at 1413 Front St. and waited an hour for treatment.
- The Bank President and the Cashier’s Scuffle
A power struggle at the Seattle Dime Savings bank leads to a public street fight over the company vault.
- An Election Day of Peace and Poll-Side Scuffles
While Seattleites crowded the streets to await national results, local voting remained largely orderly, save for a few spirited scuffles and one man brandishing a cane.
- A Violent Scuffle in Old Town
A longtime Tacoma patrolman is hospitalized with severe injuries after attempting to arrest a disruptive sailor in a waterfront saloon.
- The Great Sewer Brawl of Washington Street
A minor street scuffle turned into an unintended construction project when a crowd of onlookers broke through the sidewalk into the city sewer.
- The Phantom Murder of Snohomish
A night of terrifying screams and gunfire leads to a frantic, futile search for a body in the river.
- Fisticuffs at the Ballpark
The competition for the Kitsap County championship descends into a chaotic brawl.
- Sunday Scuffles and Saloon Culture
Three men arrested for fighting in separate incidents as heat and drink fuel local tensions.
- A Shipboard Altercation at Port Blakely
A sailor is hospitalized with a broken leg following a mysterious scuffle in the forecastle of a ship docked at Port Blakely.
- The Electrified Rescuer
A Ballard grocer and a constable lose their suspect when a woman claiming to be possessed by electricity intervenes.
- A Saloon Brawl, a Broken Back, and a Witness Who Fled Winlock
F. M. Frost's death was ruled accidental, but a missing witness's story says Henry Dabrainer bent him backward like a jackknife and snapped his spine.
- Sheriff’s Raid on Pike Street Diner
A debt collection turned into a brawl at a Pike Street restaurant, resulting in the cook being put in irons.
- The 'Pistol-Packin' Girl' of Seattle's Waterfront
A rowdy encounter on the Seattle waterfront leaves a man stunned after a local girl pulls a pistol on him—and fires.
- The Jailhouse Scuffle
A drunken brawl in a jail cell turns into a messy confrontation between a prisoner and the jailer.
- A St. Patrick's Day Scuffle in the Bay Cities
Two men celebrated the holiday with a bit too much spirit, resulting in a public brawl that ended as quickly as it began.
- The Narrow Escape of the 'Seattle Belle'
A train robbery plot is thwarted by an observant spotter, saving the railway from a daring heist on the edge of the Washington frontier.
- A Dangerous Scuffle in the Ahtanum Orchard
A local man narrowly survives a hand-to-claw wrestling match with a bear in his orchard.
- Pitchfork Violence in the Harvest Field
A simple argument over a whiskey bottle near Pullman escalated into a violent assault with a pitchfork and a heavy roller.
- Fisticuffs in the Courtroom
A trial in Walla Walla turns into a brawl as attorneys abandon legal arguments for physical confrontation.
- The Seattle Laundry Feud of 1887
A violent, years-long business rivalry between two rival laundry operators erupts in court, revealing the precarity of immigrant life and business in early Seattle.
- Fatal Brawl Over a Billiard Game in Puyallup
A wealthy Puyallup man is dead after a dispute in a saloon leads to a violent, racially charged assault.