Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-09
A YOUNG MARS
Seeks Young Railroad Civilian. On Main
and Madison, and Beats Him
Up Terribly.
Fight That Arose Out of Some Often
siTe Language-The Battle
in FulI.

Yesterday afternoon about o'clock the
vicinity Of Main and Madison streets was
disturbed by the noise of battle. There was
quite racket for a short time, but the
bellIgerents were soon separated, and the
even tenor Of affairs was resumed The bust
ness men went back TO their work, clerks
took their pens from behind their ears and
went at their duties with renewed zest, and
the wrinkled front of grim-vissged was
smoothed. The parties to the fray were Mr..
Seldom Busby, son of Major ]. J. Busby, and
Mr.. Jasper c. GrifingH, who is assistant sec
rotary here of the Selma road. A short
time ago suit was filed by Messrs. Graham,
Grifings and others, epjoining Messrs. Busby
and Toof, directors here, from selling certain
cf the bonds. The points OF thecsse have
already been published in the APPEAL, and
need not be detailed again.
THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
is said by the friends of young Busby to have
been the use of very Objectionable language
by Mr.. Grifhngs, which, coming to the ears
of young Busby. caused the latter to seek
out Mr. Griffings. Now, the latter is a mi d,
aesthetic looking young man, whom nature
never intended for warrior He himself
civilian, which usually is the safer of the
two. Young Busby, though only eighteen
years old, is stalwart, manly -loolSirg young
fellow, who gives every evidence of being
able to take care of himself anywhere. One
of Grifings's friends says the latter
NEVER KNEW
who it was that attacked him; but it seems
that this statement was not correct. Busby
came up and charged him with using certain
language concerning Major Busby. AS to
whether he gave him chance to reply, is in
dispute. The friends of the younger man
say that the explanation was not satisfactory.
Grifings, after the affair was over, said that
he had offered to explain the matter, but
Busby attacked him without giving him a
chance to do so. Griffings got decidedly the
worst of the encounter. His eyes were
blackened and
LARGE BUMP
was raised upon his left cheek Busby es-
caped without a scratch. The worsted man
was taken up TO DR.. Rogers's office, where
his wounds were attended to. An APPEAL
reporter called at his office, above the State
National Bank, but learned that he had
been taken to his home, in the suburbs, in a
carriage, very much used Hp. He will, in
all probability, prosecute young Busby
when he gets up.
WHY THE FIGHT.
Griffiugs, Graham and others owned GER
tain bonds of the Selma road, which they in
trusted to Major Busby to sell in New York
at not less than twenty-five cents. The
party say that Major Busby sold the bonds
to Mr.. Forrest at twenty-five cents; that Mr.
Forrest sold them to Mr.. Wolfe at over
twenty-five cents, and in this connection
THEY CHARGED COLLISION
on the part of Messrs Busby and Forrest:
and hence arose the Objectionable language
attributed TO Mr. Grifhngs. Language of
some kind was probably used by the latter,
which justified young Busby, in his own eyes,
in seeking him out. Mr.. Ben Busby is un-
derstood TO have said Grifings charged that ,,
if everything concerning the New York
were known or proven it would
send him major Busby) to the penitentiary.
MR.. GRIFFINGs's STATEMENT.
Mr.. Grifiings deputed friend to make the
statement to the APPEAL reporter
Busby that Grifings had said that if every
thing was brought out in connection with
what he did in New York regarding the |
sale of the bonds, it would send him to the |
penitentiary. Maj2r Busby told his two |
sous of it, and instructed them to go around |
and get into fight with Griffings. Selden |
Busby met him on Main and Madison and |
said to him: 81 understand that you have |
been abusing my father" and then struck |
Rogers's Office. While there Major Busby
and Mr.. Ben Busby came in, and |
the former said he had come 10
send his physician, DIR. Rogers, out to see
him. Seeing Grifings there, he began to
abuse him, calling him puppy and saying
he had told lies about tine suit and cursed |
him roundly. Grifings remarked that he
was powerless, and they had the advantage |
Of him.
From certain dire whrperIngs it is under |
stood that this settlement does not settle the |
question, and there is some prospect of more |
gore.
Mr.. BEN BUsBY's STATEMENT.
Major Shane told Mr.. Busby that Grifings |
had said that he (Busby) had acted in bad |
faith with the parties holding bonds of the |
Memphis and Selma railroad, and that he
should be indicted by the grand jury, and |
that if indicted he would go to the peniten- |
tiary. As SION as Mr.. Busby heard this he |
told his cons, Ben and Selden, who at once |
went in search of Griffiugs, Major Busby |
being too large a man to resent the insult. |
Griffings was found by Selden Busby, he |
Busby) being alone at the time.
Both Busby and Griffings were arrested |
by Officer McCaull.