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68 stories matching warden
- Game Wardens Reject State Penitentiary Farm Plan
County officials clash with state leadership, fearing a new game farm would function merely as a political job site.
- The Mayor’s New Crown: Port Warden’s Gold-Braided Cap Causes a Stir
Seattle's Port Warden E.L. Bonner has adopted a navy blue 'peaked cap' with gold braid to mark his official capacity, but finds the uniform too 'formal' for daily duties.
- Warden Catron Takes the Helm at Hotel Dacres
Following his departure from the state penitentiary, Warden Catron purchases the prestigious Hotel Dacres, preparing to take ownership in July.
- The Jailbreak of 'Philadelphia Kid'
A daring prisoner slips through a forgotten gate, sparking a city-wide manhunt across Seattle's central district.
- Waterfront Outrage Over Port Warden Appointment
Local mariners and shipping men protest the political appointment of an unqualified individual as Port Warden, warning of risks to Seattle's harbor safety.
- The Fire Warden’s War with the Firemen
Seattle’s fire warden defends his authority against a rebellious engine company.
- The Price of a Poached Duck
A hunter learns a hard lesson when a game warden catches him in the brush.
- The Warden Fights Back: Grain-Sack Graft and Cruelty Charges at the State Penitentiary
Accused of skimming from grain-sack sales and mistreating prisoners, Walla Walla's warden dares the state to investigate — and the Post-Intelligencer says it should.
- The Jailbreak That Almost Toppled the Penitentiary
A clever prisoner uses his talent for locksmithing to craft duplicate keys, nearly sparking a mass escape at the Walla Walla prison.
- The Legal Limits of Game Warden Searches
A state legal opinion clarifies that officers cannot search cars for game without a warrant or probable cause, unless it is in plain view.
- The Price of a Quail in South Tacoma
A local woodsman faces legal trouble for out-of-season hunting as authorities crack down on regional game violations.
- Tribal Fishing Rights Upheld in Court
Federal officials successfully defend Indian fishing rights in a legal skirmish against the state game warden.
- The Horror at Fort Steilacoom
A former minister exposes systemic abuse and torture at the territorial hospital for the insane.
- The Venison Peddler of South Tacoma
A Thurston County man finds the local market for illicit game isn't as lucrative as he hoped after a run-in with a game warden.
- A Walla Walla Pastor Defends the Prison's Sunday 'Boxing Bouts'
Rector W. Law writes to defend Warden Coblenz and the penitentiary's Sunday programs, insisting the glove contests that scandalized critics were gentler than a schoolyard game.
- Midland Residents Demand Fire Safety
Neighbors petition the county fire warden to stop a local mill from burning refuse in open air, fearing forest destruction.
- Game Warden Cracks Down on Duck Poachers
A series of swift convictions and heavy fines target illegal hunting activities near Richland.
- The Underground Prison Ring
Warden Catron uncovers a secret society of convicts at the Walla Walla prison, suspected of plotting to smuggle in opium.
- Fishing Regulations Remain in Limbo on the Yakima River
Local legislators and anglers expected new rules to open the river to seining, but state authorities say the matter is still under bureaucratic review.
- Prisoners to Raise Game Birds for Benton County
In a state-run program at the Walla Walla penitentiary, inmates are building a game farm to repopulate Chinese pheasants across Washington.
- The Firehouse Rebellion
Seattle's volunteer firemen resist a City Council power grab in a bitter dispute over control of firefighting apparatus.
- The Sheriff’s Shabby Costume: A Prisoner’s Trick to Escape the Penitentiary
In a bizarre twist of early Washington Territory justice, a sheriff attempted to smuggle a prisoner into the territorial penitentiary by disguising him in shabby clothes. The trick failed, but not before the warden made a memorable quip.
- The Great Moss Panic of 1878
Seattle's early city council once declared war on rooftop greenery to prevent the city from burning down.
- A Convict Hangs Himself at McNeil's Island — and No One Comes for Him
Charles Carlson, forty, serving eight months for selling whisky to Indians at North Yakima, is found hanging in a water-closet at the federal penitentiary. The warden cuts him down minutes too late.
- Turning Surplus Grapes into Liquid Assets
A Kennewick factory steps in to process hundreds of tons of grapes, stabilizing market prices for local farmers.