Lou Graham
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- Jul 20, 1889Police Raid the 'Whitechapel' DistrictJustice Miller fines two dozen women in the wake of a citywide vice sweep.Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
- Jul 21, 1889The Crackdown on Seattle’s Red Light DistrictChief Butterfield continues his campaign against 'houses of ill-fame,' arresting operators and patrons as the city forces illicit businesses to vanish from the streets.Seattle, WA
- Feb 15, 1891The Police Sweep Through WhitechapelA massive police crack-down on the city's red-light district leads to crowded courtrooms and a battle over jury trials.Seattle, WA
- Feb 17, 1891The Trial of Carrie GoldsmithA police court judge hears a test case against a 'disorderly woman' that could determine the fate of dozens of others facing arrest.Seattle, WA
- Feb 21, 1891The Trial of Lou GrahamA high-profile arrest of a prominent madam in 1891 Seattle ends abruptly when the city fails to prove its case in a spectacle of moral policing.Seattle, WA
- Apr 13, 1892The Price of 'Protection': Seattle’s Managed Vice in 1892A rare glimpse into the city's early, transactional relationship with sex work, where police collected 'license fees' under the guise of liquor violations.Seattle, WA
- Feb 20, 1894The Plot to Rob Lou GrahamPolice thwart a desperate plan by criminals to hold up the city's most famous madam for her diamonds.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 21, 1894John Lyner Re-Arrested in String of High-Profile Seattle RobberiesAfter being released for lack of evidence, a suspect in the theft of diamonds and watches is hauled back to jail on new charges.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- Sep 15, 1894The Madam, the Capitalist, and the Broken DoorLou Graham, who ran a South Fourth Street brothel, swore out a warrant against a wealthy Seattle capitalist after a drunken spree ended with a slap—and a quiet cover-up.Seattle, WA