The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-21
COwHIOES AND SHOTGUNS
THEFAVORITE WEAPONS OF MRS
LEZETTE LIGATBURNE
The warlIEe Lady Again BObs UP
Serenely-Hsr Latest IA.
capRde.

A eloved hand was rsised and an
index finger beckoned an APPEAL
man as no was about to c. ois Court on
Main street, ut little before 2 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon. The fair craft
which al ed up und, a full stretch OF
white paraso, who has been tossing
about iather Tecklessly on the billowy
sea of local sensation for several weeks
past, ives Mrs. Lizette LghtbuIne
and her companion on this occasion
was Mrs. Blanche JoOnson, a dashiDg
blonde, re ;idiDg on st. Martin st eel.
& am gong to hoIsewbip two men
directly" tue fair La tie declared,
"abd l want Won to put It in the
paper. The Chief OF Police has cent
for me, and am to be q, his office at
9 o'cl:ck. II he ttops me now | will
do it tomorrow or next day." Hoist
ing her parasol ste weighed anchor
ana tackled up Main street to Adams,
ran up the st,ls OF the Chic is office
and sa ppeared Curious 70 know
the result, the APPEAL man folio we'd,
and ut The foot OF the stairs met a
your c 1T m clerk rushing breath
lesgly out, asking for the Chief.
Better get bodyeuard of police,
Mrs. Lizette sang after him. "Oh, the
cowardly thing! l would be ashamed
if l we've man to appeal to the police
for protect or !" she added, turning to
the reporter. COZ" cha went TN, as
the curved heel Of be. French gaittr
| C ,ught IN SINE mysterious trap ab u.
her skIriP, "extusa me-" Tue news
paper man m1des,l y looked the other
way while che swept aside mass OF
delicate lingerie and removed the
wicked bet ON wire oil her hoop kirt.
Just then the chief came in with the
young man, and the quartette retired
to his privat, office where high wordF,
a laugh, a squeal and a deep thrt a'en-
ing bass voice were heard by turns
Alter awhile toe telephone was called
into iequisition al d another young
man looking whit5 and scared put IN
an apps aranoe. 1t tppealed that the
pair were accused by Mrs. LigbtOurne
Of having circulated lepor s damaging
to her spo.leBs character, which they
vehementIy denied, The nj, hit before
Mrs. Lightourne bad viti'ed the home
OF one OF them, and in the pres
ence of his brother, sis.er-in'law
and a young lady friend, threatened
to horsewhip or kill him il he did not
write written retrsction OF certain
statements about her. She grew very
much excited, and it finally became
necess airy 10 fCrcs her to ret r.. The
young man did not hsar of it until
next morning, and fearing rsr eutlon
of the annoy a0ce called uron Chiei
Davis for protect on. He promit ed to
give it to hin, and intimsted TO the
little lady thai such al other perform
ance would cure her incarce alton.
She dep. rted in her usual g, o. hu,
, NOR, but not before sne had amused
! herself by questioning the CT astity o.
! a number Of her former ssst ciates
many of them the daughters of the
, most elegant, wealthy aad refined
families in the city.
fall The men whom Mrs. Lfghtburne
las threatened to elsy were laid ou
cold and It II side by eide her sleel
would not be rs peaceful as 1t nigh
be, and il those she has at variou
times determined TO horse whip | az
! been punished, the stock Ct cowhide
: would by this time have been tX
! hausted. And 1t might be added, tina
: il sll the yourg women she speaks o
9 so were really uuchaste, the younl
men bah better seek then wives else
! Whele