Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-23
BACKROW'S BOND
Severed By the Law as He is in the
Act Of Loading Himself
with
The Rosy Chain of Hymen-The Gay Dc
ceiTer Basely Deserts His Fair
Duleineas

The now famous Billy Backrow turned up
in a new role yesterday, or rather in new
phaze of an old one. The abuse of women
seems to be his speciality. For some weeks
past he has been prisoner IN the county
Jail, and nearly ever since his confinement
began he has been waited upon, pettad
and caressed by Miss Ray Felsenthal,
young JeWess, who resides in Cincinnati.
Finding in hun qualities which the re-
mainder of his acquaintances have failed
to discover, she became SO deeply enam-
ored of him as to leave home
and friends when he was arrested
in Cincinnati and follow him and
his captor to This city. She has been
daily visitor at the jail ever since her
arrival, attracting the attention OF all the
habitues of the institution by her untirinR
kindness. Depriying herself of every lux
ury and even the comforts of life, she wore
an old faded dress, bare of ornaments,
esteeming herself happy if she could thus
obtain some toothsome delicacy Tor her
imprisoned lord. No delicaey was too
dainty for him, no morsel too sweet. For
several days past the jailer has heard hints
of an approaching marriage, and was not
at all surprised yesterday when Backrow
| informed him of his desire to wed
| his guardian angel. Mr.. Lawless was de-
| lighted, and lost no time in procuring
| a license, becoming himself Backrow' 3
| bondsman. All the datails were arranged
| and everything put in readiness for the
i commencement of the little social drama
| at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. At 10
| o'clock the expectant bridegroom was in
formed of the preparations made for his
| benefit, and his face had already been
partly put in shape for the ceremony
which he hoped would soften the hearts
of his jailers and cause the bonds which
bound him to melt away. But while be
was engaged in Matching this little scheme
| which he hoped would win his freedom
the door of his cell was being unloaked by
the court itself. In the absence of United
States marshal Judge Hammond ruled
that the jury must be discharged and al
the prisoners in Jail released upon thei
1 own recognizance. As Backrow was thu
| only prisoner in confinement on a charg
laid in the United States Court he 90
tanned the first benefit of the order, and a
the doors swung open he turned his bacl
upon the fair creature who had reposet
her trust in him, declaring that he wculi
not shake off one set OF manacles only t
| take on another. Tasting the free air o
heaven once more he forgot the preacher
the license and his fair enslaver. Whel
last seen last night he was engages
in an effort to raise sufficient amount o
wind to take him out of the city, and ha
| the assurance to declare when questionet
that he had nothing to do with the MAJ
rage license, and did not know it ha,
been issued until after his release iron
Jail. The hero of this tale first fgure'
here in disgraceful affair at house G
ill-repute on Market Square. With gan
Of men of his own stripe, Morris Cohen
now in jail for burglary being one Of tn
number, he got on a wild hurrah, terror
lied the females of the place, and fnall
! wound 10 by brutally beating youn
woman who was in an interesting cond
ton in the most brutal fashion, the viz
lence of his attack combining her to her be
for considerable length of time. He wa
convicted, but in some way managed
escape the full measure Of punishment an
I went to Cincinnati, where he was afte
ward arrested for passing counterfeit s
note on the inmates Of house OF lillian
t | in this city. He was awaiting trial for thu
offense when released.