Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-01


that Mr.. Woodbridge would never rest
easy under an Insult of that charactar
until it was satisfactorily adjusted. No
further trouble between the parties took
place at the park, and it was the general
feeling among the friends of both gen.
tlemen that next day the matter would
be arranged in a satisfactory manner.
ADDITIONAL PRoyocGTIoS.
Late on Saturday night, however,
when Mr.. Wait had returned to the city
he appeared on Monroe street, between
Main and Second. and renewed his
drinking. The affair seemed to rest upon
his mind, and on the street as we'll as in
certain bar-rooms or saloons he gave ut
terance to the most horrible language
with reference to Mr.. Woodbridge and
his family. The language was so
vile and so offensive to all ideas
Of decency that it is impossible to
print it; suffice it to say, that no express
sions could have been more vulgar, vile
and offensive. Msn who heard Mr..
Wait use the language demonstrated
with him, well knowing that should Mr..
Woodbridge hear of it, it would be almost
impossible to settle the original difficulty
without bloodshed. The %deuunciaiion
OF a man, his mother aud his entire fam
lily in e public place and in the cosrsest
and most horrible language is well cal.
culated to arouse the fercest passions of
the human breast and bring about a
deadly result, Nothing followed, how
ever, that night, Mr. Alex. Woodbridge
having been taken in charge by his
friends and not being permitted to meet
Mr.. Wait.
THE INTERFERENCE OF FRIENDS.
The friends Of Mr.. Woodbridge and
Mr.. Oscar Woodbridge, his cousin, al
though keenly feeling the outrageous in
suits offered to the family by Mr.. Wait,
determined that the affair should be
settled up amicably if possible. They
prepared a paper which Mr., Wait would
be asked to sign, and they supposed that
he would not hesitate to sign it, because
as be had been drinking freely and had
certainly no motive for offering insults
to Mr.. Woodbridge and family, they be.
lieved that he would be willing
to signs written relrsction Of the often
sive expressions used and an apology for
the insults offered. The paper was
placed in the hands Of Mr.. John
Miller and Captain W.. R. Lucas, who
were to present it 10 Mr.. Wait and re.
quest his signature TO the same.
During the forenoon of yesterday Mr..
Wait was around in the vicinity Of the
corner Of Main and Monroe streets. BE
was dressed in his usual s~tyle-pantc
and shirt. BE had no arms on his person.
and evidently apprehended no attack
from Mr.. Woodbridge. He was talking
in loud tones as usual, and attracted
considerable attention. he referred tC
the difficulty of the previous day haC
with Mr.. Woodbridge, and expressed BIZ
regrets at it, saying that whisky was a
the bottom of it, etc. he appeared
however, to be uneasy from some cause
or other. Between IL and O'clock Mr.
Alex Woodbridge, who was in the ofie,
Of Mr.. Oscar Woodbridge, his cousin, il
the building situated on the southwes
corner Of Main and Madison, and haC
been talking pleasantly with some friend
upon topics entirely foreign to the diff
Guilty had with Mr.. Wait, arose and said b.
would go down to the Peabody Hotel ant
get his dinner. He left the office for tina
purpose and proceeded to the hotel. H
was seen there by many, and while ther,
Mr.. Frank Wait was heard talking in
loud voice out Of doors on Main street.
THE SHOOTING OF WAIT.
There was quite a large crowd of per
sons around the Peabody at this time
1t vas the dinner hour, and the Wait
Woodbridge row Of Saturday seemed tt
be a topic of conversation. Our reporter
was on the southwest corner Of Monroe
and Main streets at the time, and saw
Mr.. Frank Wait, Mr.. Alley and Mr., W
R. Lucas come across the street toward
the Peabody Hotel from the vicinity Of
Quentels restaurant. II was rumorec
that the matter was being settled
by mutual friends, and that no further
difficulty need be apprehended. Mr.. Wait
went into the Peabody, took a seat and
commenced talking, and Mr.. Woodbridge
was seen to pass in and out once or
twice and look at him in a curious a
ner. Messrs. W. R. Lucas and John
Miller, friends Of Mr.. Woodbridge, ap.
preached Mr.. Wait, and Mr.. Lucas snid
Mr.. Wait, l want to see you" Mr..
Wait got up and the three went out oil
the Peabody aud around the corner on
Monroe stree, when the paper referred
to above was submitted to him and he
was requested to sign it. 1t seems that
Mr., Wait refused TO do so, and the party
came back around the corner, in front
of the Paahndr nm Main street. Mr.