Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-28

7th, at eleven o'clock, / carried the fol
lowing unsealed order or note to NJ. j..
Cramer United States consul at this
point.
cAsUs BELL.
Mr.. CRAMRR-SIR; Have the kindness
20 deliver to Mr.. Lake all letters or pa
pers that are directed to your care be-
longing to Il. BUTLER.
To Mr.. NJ. J. Cramer, American Consul. Leip-
zig.
gave Mr.. Cramer the order, but there
being no letters or papers for Mr.. But
Ter, | of course got none, but, neyerthe-
less, left the order in Mr.. Cramer's pos
session. After walking seventy-hve or
a hundred yards, ! recollected that Mr..
Butler had told me that he expected
money in the letter which he thought |
would get and moreover, that ] had
heard insinuations touching Mr.. Ora
mer's honesty and truthfulness; and al
so that he had on one occasion touched
wine-glasses with negro. j, having
heard the above whispered about, and
knowing, besides, that Mr.. Butler and
Mr.. CrameP were at variance, had an
idea that it were better to return and get
the order, which | considered as my
property. accordingly went back to
Cramer and said: Excuse me for
coming back would like, If you have
no objection, to take that order back to
Mr.. Butler"
C0NTEMPTIBLE CONDUCT.
Cramer would not give me the order.
He contended that il was letter directed
to him, and consequently his property;
that il was no order, and that he re-
ceived no orders from anybody but the
Government, and much similar bonn
bastic nonsense We argued ten or IF
teen minutes as to who should have the
document, in the course of which argu-
ment ! told him that Mr.. Butler had
told me there was money in the letter
but all to no avail.
THE FIRST sKIBNIsH,
After telling him there would be
money, being doubly fearful lest he might
steal the letter and contents, and show
the order as proof that he had given me
the letter, and thereby ruin me perhaps
forever, snatched the order, which was
living upon his desk Whereupon he laid
hold Of me and a scuffle ensued, in
which | was obliged to put the order into
my mouth to prevent him from getting it
from me. | got loose from him at the
head of the stairs (the Consurs office is
UPSTAIRS, and had nearly reached the
foot of them, when heard him call me
son of b., thief and robber. |
turned on him and commenced TO re-
ascend the stairs. But he did not wait
for me. He went through the doorway
and closed the door behind him. which
fastens with spring and cannot be
opened from the outside. | went home
and wrote the following note, which |
sent to him at three o'clock.
APOLOGY DEMANDED.
Mr.. NJ. J. Cramer:
DEARSIR-Feeling that after reflection
you will be sorry for what you said in
the heat of your passion, ] take this
means of giving you an opportunity for
repairing your fault by making suit
able written apology for it. Your own
sense of honor will tell you that ! can
not let the matter rest as it is, Espe-
cialy = Hoping
that the matter may be amicably ar
ranged to the satisfaction Of all parties
concerned, remain, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
ALBA C. LAKE.
Cramer sent the above note back to
me, saying that | must beg his pardon
for snatching the order.
pnANPR pIINCUED
AT halfpast twelve o clock on Mon
day, May 9th, as Webster This younger
brother) and | we're going to dinner we
met Cramer on the public promenade,
when gave him blow on the side of
the head He gave scared 'ughr and
ran off at full speed leaving his hat,
which had been knocked of, lying on the
ground. After running about fifty yards
he looked back, and seeing that he was
not followed went back for his hat-we
having walked on. He shook his FIST at
me, and thinking he had changed his
mind and wanted to fight, we went back
to him.
HE THAT RUNS AWAY" ETC.
But no, he did not intend to have his
revenge that wsv. He was going, negro
| fashion, to get it by law. When we got
up to him the second time he had fallen
in with two gentlemen, whom he charged
to note the facts, and then he put off
after somebody to arrest me, and, as no
policeman was in sight, he went TO the
castle near by and got detail of sol
diers.
THE ARREST AND TRIAL.
! | was, in IA few minutes, turned over
to the police. At halfpast three ! was
ushered into a little ROOM in which was
seated single man, who asked me to
give a statement OF the whole affair,
which ! did as concisely as possible.
After which was locked up. AT half
past five Tuesday evening was brought
out into the jail Office and told that
Webster was in the adjoining room with
the required fifty thalers for bail, but
that | could not be released except with
the consent of the Consul, who had been
requested to come to the Jail next morn
ing. Upon being introduced, next morn
ing, into the Judge s, or prison officials,
presence, found the Right Reverend
The is also Methodist preacher) Consul
in attendance. The Judge told me that
the Consul denied calling me the names.
Cramer then tried to persuade me that
my ears had deceived me. We had some
sharp words; after which | was locked
up again. Craner would not give his
consent to my release. He said he
thought | was banded together with
other young men to insult him on every
occasion, and he amended his charge
to an
INSULT TO CONSUL.
thinking, | suppose, that he could there
by have me much more severely pun
ished. Friday | was released on five
hundred thalers bail, and my word of
honor not to go more than German
mile from Leipzig. And moreover at
the request of the Consul l was not al
lowed to remain inside the corporation
of Leipzig. protested against this and
! after four davs spent in a neigboring