Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-11
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
A TanIalized Woman Who Shot
a Fool slandeTer.


There was a c0mmotion st the
Briggs House, cornat OF Randolph
street aud Fifth avenue, last night.
Just before G o'clock, the usual sup
per hour the reverberation OF four
pistol shots started the inmates OF the
hostelry, and soon a girl walked down
the steps to the office and with face
which was deadly pale, said to Mr.
Frank Upman, one of the proprietors
who stood behind THE desk: 81 have
shot him
shot whom?" inquired Mr. Up
man, astoundcd.
Shot your head waiter. responded
the girl.
This turned out 10 be the liter,
truth. The girl was Sadie Raigh,
rather attractive aud intelligent CIR
who has been employed as a pantrl
Girl at the hotel, and her victim WA
Patrick Kiusley, the head waiter ii
the dining room Of the establishment
The girl, who has been employed a
the Briggs House Tor the last year anC
q halt. bears an excellent reputation
for nodesty, virtue and good conduct
Yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clocl
she went TO Mr.. Upman and 10 an ex
cited manner said: a LII
~" | an going away and I should Xix,
TO have my money" UaanEtrta
She presented a TIME card, made GU
by the chiel Of her department, as 81
stated her determination. which Up
man took. ~.
What IS TIE lr6lblvs" hcinquired
Are you dissatisfed?"
The girl burst into tears at Oh,
kindly expressed question, ahd BIZ,
her face 10 her hands as she answered
II can't stand it, eesR
More surprised at the outbursl
Upman pressed her for an explana
ton, taking her Into his priva ! ofiic,
and seating her in a chair. Ate
considerable coaxing she told hin
what the trouble was.
''Tfe head waiter" she said, "ha
circulated horrible story about me
The women help in the house do no
like me because | do not ~ with then
aud attend TO my own business. The
have taken the story up and taunte,
me with it until they have nearl
driven me crazy. | can't stand il an,
longer and must 20 away"
The proprietor filled out the car
aud paid her Sl2 80, the money du
her. The young woman was lAborinI
under very strong excitement, AM
with the money paid her she leit thl
Office, retired to her room III the base
ment aud packed her clothes, Twent,
minutes later she left the hotel, an,
was absent for two hours. She re
turned at 5;i5o'clock, and ascendeC
the stairs loading tothe pantry OF III,
hotel. Kingsley, the head waiter wa
about 10 open che dining room fo
supper. rul'l
Miss Raigh accosted Kinsley an,
demanded an apology for his aspersiopI
on her character. She had previousll
made such a demand in the morning
and all the attention he paid to tn
request was contemptuous remark
This 90 midened her that she wen
out aud purchased a revolver On M
second refusal TO retraot or apologize
she drew the pistol, and as be was 20
ing away she called To him: stop
Turn around; | don't want TO shoe
you in the back"
AS he turned, unconscious Of an,
dngor, she opened ERE. lie saw dealt
in her eve as we'll as In her hand, anC
bounded toward the dining room door
Quickly as she could recook the pisto
sue fred four shots Atihe fourth n
tell on his lace inside the threshold o
the open dining room door.shot 10 III,
head, She surrendered the pistol d
Mr. Andrews, engineer at the house
and then went 10 the ufhee and con
versed with Mr. Upman, as we hav,
stated above.
She was arrested by constable Ryar
and taken to the central station, where
IN answer to Lieut.. Shea's questions
she told 10 straightforward maune
her story, and said that Kinsley hat
told the girls that she had been on
two hours with a man named Deais,
waiter, who had given her fifty cents
All Thursday niRht the women, VII,
occupy one room, had kept her awakI
BY ieeringly repeating those remarks /,
her aud continuing the prosecution
ueHt morning, worked her up to
point bordering on insanity.
The man Kinsley was dying at las
accounts, aI'..