The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-18
oHAs. BRoNAuaH's LECTURE.
He Has a Plain Word for the Memphis
Police and Others.

The wild, exciting chase OF the local
police after Charles Bronaugh, an alleged
horse-thief and bad man on a score or more
OF accounts, several months ago, will no
doubt be readily called to mind.
The pursuit failed, Bronaugh escaped,
and since then nothing was heard from
him until yesterday, when letter came
to THE APPEAL Office, addressed in
scrawling hand. 1t was signed "Plain
Charles Bronaugh, with no aliases"
1t is herewith appended, ct literatim,
with all names save his own suppressed,
because intended merely us literary curl
osity, nothing more.
To the Editor OF The Appeal:
see column after column in some OF
the Memphis papers, stating so-called facts
about me and mine. There has not one
particle OF truth been told concerning me.
Please publish this note for police edifca-
ton. To satisfy the morbid tastes OF
enquiring friends indite this. Ny father
d mother natives OF jackson County
Tenn, am Thorough Bred missourian
See descended from good stock & soil
Brought up to manhood on the wild Pra-
ries Never were Captured but Once, that
were by Pretty - - the woman
Dearly Love My Troubles Dates Back TO
years gone bye My story OF this Intrigue
Incarceration place ii on the Wabash Inc
Iona, the Old saying, "hell on
tho Wabash" / have found il So
one moment OF Brutal Animal Pas
sion, twenty Doller Bill, Brought
Hell d Destruction TO three iamlys. End
Is mol get. The part | took in this Transac-
ton brought me to my sences. Gathered
together my fortune, moved TO Memphis,
Tenn. | Reformed in every Particular,
led Good Moral Lie, last few wears hav-
ing young Beautiful Girl for Wife. My
only Ambition were to make her happy.
NEEDED HELP 1 done my Bed. all a steer
could do. conferred favor d act OF
Charity on the iloodlum Element ontaking
--- from the Gutter Barefooted naked /
Borrowed Clothing from Mrs. o. D. TO
morry this Girl We returned TO Illinois.
rented farm, living Happy. This
| Trouble came. J. c., dirty Coal
Dgyir, Dutch Bohemian, Ioafer,
Drunkard. in my Absence, seduced my
Wife, sold my property, Travelled on
the Proceeds till, Becoming Tired
OF his Conquest, Returned her 10
Memphis Tenn TO her poor Widowed
mother, a ouicast, iriendlcss, Ponilcss, on
the verge OF Hell. c. Turned her over
to -, one OF Memphis Ornaments, Had.
den's right hand Bower, better known as
-, Curled Darling. Mr.. - Con-
cluded TO Chaperon her wrongs, Obtain
| his free lunches at my Expense. lie
Pawncd my over Coat for three Dollars TO
Buy 80 pair Of Shoes. This Is his first
! Chriyalis Act. Sported her at the Scigc Of
Paris, theaters, 10 aid him TO find poor
IS Husband. On learning this Con-
cludod to see with my own Eyes. ! Wis.
! tied No. -, - Avenue, found the Curl.
I'd Darling sitting on the Porch with my
wife. she ran In Good style. sat
still like n little man, which were best for
him. Then he Claim lac did not know
me- The mex, night found him in same
position, and Companay Mr. -, n side
Dish, where three Crowd. Again MIR
- sat still; he sworo like Sailor on my
safe Retreat. Yet | were not satisfied.
Mn. - informed me my wife had
moved 10 IS House. which yisisitcd,
saw tho Dirty Government Socks OF
| Mr.. --.
Mr.. Editor, Colld only heerd the oaihcs,
Blasphemy, roalcd from the Curled Oar
ling cops. Memphis best. incest, sweet
est, Adams street ornament
Mr.. Editor. You Could have been out
on - Avenue, four Clock one bcauti-
fol morning, & saw the Curlcd Darling,
Backed by five Blue Coats, bearing Down
like Hawk after u chicken, these Mighty
men Of yalor, on poor widow woman
House. Claim that Mr.. u. were there
hid. On making known there Buisnys
a -. A In
a striped stocking filed with awdust.
Tommy made a mistake in opening the
Door. The sight scared Blue Coat who
take his i've cent nip on Beal street; Re
treated In Bal order. over the steep Bank
Pntsl" Mr.. - held his ground, used
TO such things. Would not scare him.
After long Farley aud peruasin Mrs.
- permitted the Adams street Gentry,
Daddy Iladdon's Ornaments, to search the
house. One OF the police commence "a
search the Burea Growers for Hundred
fifty pound man. Tho police rcireaicd In
bad style, as usual, cursing their luck.
Nv Bibll tell me there none Good, no moi
one.h have como 30 the conclusion such
Is facts "If We had not Flowed with my
Heller We had not found me out" When
II Il necessary for Law 10 Call IN all 10 sup.
prnys Crime aid In catching supposed
Criminal, IL u necessary for the Innocent 10
be seduccd from the path Of virtue, trod.
den down bcconsc such Parties arc con
ncctcd with Pitiful Crime, Thcorlsli
Plese Ansur.
| Can aay this much for the Police o.
Memphis met them often, Hob. mob.
Drank our heathl from the flowing Bowl
they are Good, quiet fellows, Not PARTED,
Of Danger arrclting had Character, In
Closing nay rambling Note should ask Ill,
Charitable People OF Memphis. "a reclaim
/, Adyi-o, start onward & upward that pool
Girl. Your City Papers filled Column aitci
Column Condcming Ne. with Abusiy,
slang for the part Took visiting No 81, -
Ave, Carrying my Wife Away, my only
regrets In the matter were that Dirty Police
a Detective sitting on front Porch only
made him self known. ! staid IN Nom.
phis six weeks, walked streets IN Broad
day light, shocks Hands with lots OF my
Friends. ! may return 10 memphis soon.
am In Gods Country, Happy, COniculed,
two thousand Dollars IN my pocket Draw.
: ing n Pension Of Ia Dollars amOnth, am
happy way things have Terminated. Just
Closed bet oi one Hundred twenty Dol
lars on Clevclands Elections, located my
! self in a Good town, registered ready Ia
cost my vote | state this 20 Guide my
: police Friends, rs a Detective was never
known 10 Detect any thing. Could Give
them Points.
, mr. Editor, ihi, my hrst attempt to write
a note for publication. Nv wish simply
Ing. ] intend Il shall Remain ~ II IT,
Il Nsa a.. all