Theft and Capture in the Shingle Camps
A spree of petty theft in Everett and Snohomish ends in a muddy arrest.
Everett, July 27.—Thieves pried open a back window in Clark's department store last night and stole a lot of silks and handkerchiefs. They were caught in a logging camp near Mukilteo and taken to Snohomish for examination. One of them gave his name as Jack Webb, and is known in Olympia as 'Jack, the Nipper.' The other is named Cooper. Bud Cox, wanted for stealing a lot of giant powder from Allen Bros., Snohomish, was caught here by Deputy Sheriff Orton, while hiding the stolen stuff in a pile of shingle bolts.
“Bud Cox... was caught here by Deputy Sheriff Orton, while hiding the stolen stuff in a pile of shingle bolts.”
Petty theft and police reports from the late 19th-century timber industry often highlighted the precarious nature of labor camps. This story illustrates the era's reliance on 'shingle bolts' and industrial supplies as objects of local crime.
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