The 'Loud' Man on Mill Street
A boisterous late-night disturbance on the Seattle waterfront ends in a quiet arrest by Sheriff McGraw.
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A man on lower Mill Street attracted considerable attention last night. He hollered, tore around, and wanted to hurt someone.
Chief McGraw came and took him off. The man then became as quiet and peaceful as a tomb.
“He hollered and tore around, and wanted to hurt someone, until Sheriff McGraw came and took him off, when he became as quiet and peaceful as a tomb.”
While Mill Street is long gone, swallowed by the development of Seattle's Pioneer Square and waterfront, the scene of a rowdy individual causing a public disturbance remains a quintessential part of the city's downtown street life. The mention of 'Sheriff McGraw' links this to John J. McGraw, a legendary and often controversial figure in Seattle's early law enforcement history.
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