Charles H. Lugrin
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- Jan 12, 1894The Editor versus the JudgeA clash between the press and the bench over a municipal dance hall ordinance sparks a contempt charge.Seattle, WA
- Jan 20, 1894The Editor and the JudgeA Seattle newspaper editor faces a contempt of court charge after criticizing a local judge, highlighting early tensions between the press and the bench.Municipal Court, Seattle, WA
- Jun 24, 1894The Editor and the ChiefThe editor of the Seattle Telegraph is charged with criminal libel after publishing a scathing exposé on the police chief's alleged protection of gambling dens.Seattle, WA
- Jul 26, 1894An Editor Pleads Not Guilty to Calling Out a Police ChiefCharles H. Lugrin of the Telegraph faced libel charges for reporting that Seattle's police chief took gambling money — and the judge warned him not to comment further.Seattle, WA
- Aug 8, 1894A Libel Trial Over 'Sweet-Scented Houses' Puts Seattle's Police on TrialNewspaperman C. H. Lugrin stands accused of criminal libel for printing that gambling and vice flourish under police protection — and the hunt for a jury drags from morning into night.Seattle, WA
- Aug 9, 1894The Editor, the Chief, and the 'Police Abomination' Libel TrialSeattle Telegraph managing editor Charles H. Lugrin goes on trial over an article accusing Police Chief Robert Bolton Rogers of taking a cut from gamblers, as the defense argues the state has not proved its case.Seattle, WA
- Aug 11, 1894The Editor, the Chief, and the Libel He Could Not ProveSeattle’s police chief wins a criminal libel case after the Telegraph’s promised corruption evidence never materializes.Seattle, WA
- Aug 11, 1894A Seattle Editor Convicted of Libeling the Police ChiefCharles H. Lugrin of the Seattle Daily Telegraph was found guilty after a four-day municipal court trial for an article about Chief of Police Bolton Rogers.Seattle, WA