Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-01-26

off the train at Bakers Hill, Tenn.
Brame had previously been EN-
ployed as a Waterman by the l.. & N.
in this city. Contractor Jag. Holman
took party Of nineteen hands to a
point in Tennessee on a joint pass TO
do some railroad work. When Capt.
Lemon counted the men there were
20 of them, Holman pointed out
Brame as the surplus man. Lemon
told Brame to get of, but Brame in
sisted that he was railroad man and
one OF Holman's crew. Lemon finally
yielded and let him go. When his
train returned that evening, Brame
again got on to return to Hopkins.
vile, Holman having refused to let
him join his crew. Lemon went to
him and he again declined to get off.
One or two stations were passed and
Lemon finally told him he would put
him off at Bakers, as he had no
right to ride without paying. When
that station was reached, Lemon
put Brame off the train. Brame
made a show of resistance, but final
| Iy permitted himself to be put off the
train. Then before Lemon could
mount the steps, Brame whipped out
his pistol and killed Lemon as be
stood on the lower step. He then
ran up the steep hill at Bakers and
made his escape. Lemon was taken
into the car but died in a few min
utes. Brame was subsequently ar
rested in Nebraska and served term
of two years in the penitentiary at
Nashville. He got out about four
years ago and turned up as marshal
of Lafayette and soon fell iuto his
old ways. In 1894 he was elected
constable and was at the time of his
death a Republican candidate for
magistrate. He was with two or
three exceptions the only white Re-
publican in the district, which is
large negro district
1t must be said to his credit that he
was good officer so far as catch
ing law breakers was concerned. He
did not confne his operations to his
own district, but made specially of
chasing down fugitives, especially
when rewards were offered for their
capture. He was terror to negroes,
as he knew their haunts so we'll that
he rarely let one get away when the
warrant was placed in his hands.
But while he was good detective, he
was dangerous bully, who was ready
to shed blood upon the slightest
provocation. Only few weeks ago
he attempted to shoot Mr.. Jas. S
Ragsdalc, during a trial at Lafayette
although Mr.. Ragsdale was unarmed
and defenseless, and it took the unit.
ed efforts of several bystanders to
quiet him and get him out of the
room without shedding blood. He
hourished his pistol on that occasion
and was spelling to destroy human
life.
Not long ago he met Tom WoottCn
at Attorney G. II. Bush's office in this
city in a conference over some case in
which both were interested. Brame
flew Into rage and after they went
outside loudly threatened to kill
Wootton then and there. Wootton
told him quietly that he was unarmsd
and not prepared for difficulty. Mr..
Bush then went to the door and beg
ged him to keep the peace, as there
was lady in the Office. Brame re-
luctantly postponed the killing, but
reiterated his threat to kill Wcottou
some other time.
This was only one of the many &C.
casions upon which Brame had threat
ened Wootton's life. He cursed and
abused Jim Wootton, Tom Wootton's
boy, few days ago and told him to
go and bring out his daddy and let
them fight the thing out. Wootton
probably made up his mind that his
life was in constant danger as long as
Brame lived and held himself in read
mess to kill him on sight.
Wootton is himself a very game
man. He is at the same time quiet |
and peaceable. He is a man of few |
words, but quick 10 act. He has
often been indicted for running "blind |
tigers" ana selling liquor unlawfully
in other ways.
When convicted he has paid his
fines good naturally and laughed the
matter off, He is personally a clever,
agreeable, genial fellow and makes
himself popular by trying to make
friends of everybody. He is a
square, straight man in business, pays
his debts, keeps his word and attends
to his own business. He has had
some difficulties, but has rarely ever
been the aggressor.
There are those who say that
was at the bottom OF the kill
Dg, 1t is said that Brame has been
with woman in an un.
lawful way in a manner that boldly
tetied public opinion. His relations
with the woman had been called to
he attention of the authorities and
rouble was in store for him.
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AT the examination trial set for yes