Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-13
SERIOUS AFFRAY.
Deputy Sheriff Frame Shot by Mr..
Camp Ferguson in a Restaurant.
The hone of Contention An Por-
ter.House Beefsteak.

occurred at Gaston restaurant last eve
ming about seven o'clock, resulting in
the wounding Of Deputy Sheriff Bose
Frame, as he is familiarly called by his
friends, at the hands of Mr.. Camp Fer
guson, a young man barely twenty-one
years old who is well-known about town
not only as a recent aspirant for the
Legislature and the heir of large
estate, but as a sociable sort of compan'
ion who is fond Of society and his
friends. Mr.. Frame is nearer a mid
dle-aged man; he is son Of DR.. Frame
ST., and one of Sheriff Wright's bravest
and most efficient deputies.
The difficulty arose from a very trivial
affair, which cannot in correct report
be Invested of rather ludicrous aspect
Notwithstanding the serious conse-
quences. A reporter of the LEDGER
saw most of the witnesses and Mr.. Fer
guson soon after the occurrence, but OF
course, no two of them made precisely
the same statement.
The principals in the affair, it seems
were not previously acquainted; at least
Mr. Ferguson says that he did not know
Mr. Fraime before, and would not know
him again unless pointed out. They
happened to be eating supper at CASTOR
at the same time, though at different
tables. Mr. Ferguson and Mr.. Z. Mar
shall were at one table, and Mr.. Fraime
and one or two of his friends were at a
table few PAGES distant. Mr.. Frame
had ordered a porter-house beefsteak
and complained that the article brought
with piece of bone in it was not por-
ter-house steak. The waiter mentioned
the circumstance to Mr.. Ferguson, who
took occasion to remark that he would
not risk anything as porter-house steak
that did not have bone in it. Mr..
Frame overheard the remark and ap-
peared offended. Ferguson observed
that he took it up and explained that he
meant nothing and did not know that he
(Fraime) was the man who was spoken
of by the waiter. Frame was not salts
fed, and told Ferguson, more than once,
to dry up; that he wanted to hear
no more of it.
Ferguson said, :" am too much of a
gentleman to have meant anything
wrong" Frame retorted: II don't adj
dress you as a gentleman at all.
Ferguson: Then don't address me at
all, or, why do you address me at ALP
and went on to reiterate what he had said
Fraime; "Who pays for my supper
you or 1? Who pays for it?"
Further words followed, and Fraime
jumped up rather suddenly and asked
the waiter for his bill, at the same time
putting his thumb to his vest pocket.
Ferguson states that the gentleman was
drawing weapon. He jumped to his
feet instantly and discharged small
cartridge loading deringer pistol at
Fraime, the ball taking effect in his
breast, just below the collar bone. Fer
guson had pistol remaining, which, he
says, was out of order. Hence, for this
or some other reason, he beat a hasty re-
treat. Fraime fired at him twice in the
house, and two or three times on the
but without effect. Fergu-
son didn't run; he merely shot like
a billiard ball until he turned the
corner of South Court and Second
streets. He took refuge in Steever's
drug store-or, rather, went in there to
borrow hat. As soon as convenient he
messenger for Chief
O'Donnell, who came down and told
him he was under arrest. When we saw
him last night, at police headquarters,
be was smoking cigar with the utmost
and was rather free to talk
Of the affair. Among other remarks he
said he was not thinking of such
thing and he hoped the gentleman
was not much hurt Many
other little details could be given, but
lest we appear to favor one side more
than the other, we refrain. The facts
necessary to a legal understanding of
The case can only be fairly brought out
lnder a strict investigation, IA
Mr.. Fraime was conveyed to the resi-
lence of his father, near the city, where
ne received the best of attention.
1t was an unfortunate and unpre-
affair all round, from what we
IAN learn. We have not conversed with
Mr.. FRAMES immediate friends, and of
course do not offer our statement as
more than the result of an interview
With Mr.. Ferguson and some of the gen.
lemen who witnessed part of the diff
iculty. 1t appears that Ferguson is not
he only one who stepped aside to avoid
my stray bullets that might be floating
n the air, and that some of the nearest
witnesses we're not there all the time,
towards the last.
Mr.. Ferguson was brought before Re-
,order Scales this morning and fined
twenty-five dollars--ffty for shooting
within the corporation and twenty-five
or carrying concealed weapons. He
vas also bound over for his appearance
,efore the Criminal Court in the sum Of
i've thousand dollars, which he gave,
md was released.
Mr.. Fraime, we learn, was better this
morning. His wound is not serious, and
ie will soon be on the street again.
Just Received
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