Justice Lawrence
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- Sep 20, 1887The Unpaid Streets of TacomaA bitter legal battle reveals the messy, unpaved reality of infrastructure development in late 19th-century Tacoma, pitting laborers against local developers.Tacoma Avenue, Tacoma, WA
- May 18, 1888The Jealousy Hunt: A Tacoma Man’s ‘Crime of Passion’ and the Women Who Caught HimIn a scandal that gripped Tacoma in May 1909, George Essel Khrnin was arrested for assault after his wife tracked him down from Seattle. But the real drama unfolded as two other women—accusers and witnesses alike—joined the hunt, turning a domestic dispute into a public spectacle.1st Street, Tacoma, WA
- May 30, 1888The New Law That Broke the Bankers: How Tacoma’s Debtors Turned the Tables on Northern PacificA recent amendment to territorial attachment laws has forced high-ranking executives of the Northern Pacific Railway to appear in court personally, sparking panic among creditors who can no longer hide behind corporate shields.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 4, 1889The Billy and the Mob: A Tacoma Street ArrestA thousand-strong crowd gathered on Pacific Avenue to witness the chaotic arrest of a man resisting police.Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA
- Jan 9, 1889The Scholar Who Lost His Mind to WhiskyIn a Tacoma courtroom, a judge delivers a scathing eulogy for the dignity of a man who was once 'a brother of General Manager Muir,' now reduced to disorderly conduct by alcohol.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 11, 1889The Day Justice Went Mad: A Proprietor’s Threat and a Drunkard’s TriumphIn a Tacoma courtroom in January 1890, the owner of the Lomar House threatened to kill a man accused of drunkenness. The court watched, entertained, and ultimately acquitted the accused after witnesses proved he was sober.Tacoma, WA