Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-27

DIV whiskers, active and quick spoken and wears
an almost perpetual smile. He has an aversion
to looking any one squaTely IN the lace, ana ms
eyes are as restlessas those of q Gagged hyena,
with all their wildness, though lacking some OF
their ferOcity.
| THE NEMESIS OF THE LAW.
On Monday night Sheriff Gosset received an
| other letter with more pressing inquiries from
the father-in-law of the murdered man and re:
solved on effecting the capture of the villain, II
possible. Taking the afternoon train on the
| Knoxville and Charleston Road, the Sheriff
proceeded until near the faw mill, supposlng
that Coppage was there at work, but he was ab-
sent and tiresome walk to Maryvllle over I'M
known and muddy roads was undertaken and
late at night he reached the town, having gone
considerably out the direct road.
Mr. Gossett found some difficulty in obtain
ing sufficient force to do the work contemplated,
owing to the latenesS of the hour and the un-
| pleasantness of the weather; and one gentleman
positively declined going under any circum-
stances, until one of his friends told him the
fellow was a rebel and had murdered Union
man. He then changed his mind and said he
would go and help bring the villain to JUS
tice. 49,.
At length seven men were procured and they
proceeded on horseback to the
MURDERER'S HOME,
about three miles from Maryville, and surroun-
ding the house, demanded admission in the
name of the law. This was refused by the par
ties inside the house, who informed the sheriff
party that they would shoot down any man
| who attempted to force an entrance This was
rather predicament, but Gossett was equal to
the emergency, and decided that the SWaUiter
IN n,odo was preferable to the fortiter IN re,
| cept as Il dernicr resort. He began parleylng
with Coppage and finally that individual agreed
that the sheriff might enter, if no one else would.
| This was agreed to- the door opened and Cos
sett walked in and found himself face to face
with the murderer, who was standing against
the wall with
NAVY PISTOL IN EACH HAND,
| cooked and ready for instant use. He looked
perfectly wild, like wild beast at bay, and his
| eyes seemed almost ready to burst from their
| sockets.
The fellow was desperate and the sheriff real
| lied the situation at glance, and from the de-
| scription was satisfied his man was before him,
| but in the present state of affairs he saw he
| could not be taken without bloodshed, and re-
solved 70 temporize with him. After some talk
Mr.. Gossett pulled out the letter containing the
| description of his person and read something
| totally different making him much lighter
man. and locating scar that was on the fore
part of his head on the back part Taking this
TuSc as fact, COppage was
| MUCH RELIEVED
and eagerly requested the Sheriff to examine
| him closely and be perfectly satisfied that he
4 had spoken the truth in regard to the scar. This
GOssett did, and protested to regret the mistake
in identity, telling him that while he was salts
| fed, yet as as officer he had a duty to per-
| form, having a requisition form the Governor
of Kentucky, (Which was q bit of fction) and
| in order to clear himself of responsibility, would
send for a physician to formally examine him
| and give certificate, which would relieve him
of possible charge of dereliction of duty.
This met CoppageS approval, and Gossett
went out and dispatched a messenger but in
stead of sending for a doctor sent for twelve adj
ditional men, being resolved to
| TAKE HIM AT ALL HAZARDS.
Coppage and his friends in the meantime re-
manned In the house unmoleSted and were en-
| gagged in conversation by the SherifFS posse,
| until the arrival of the additional force, when
Gossett changed his tactics and addressing the
murderer, sternly told him that his time had
come he was satisfied of his being the man he
was looking for and he was bound to have
him. Coppage showed fight and threatened to
blow the brains out of any man who entered
the house and send them to keep company with
the immortal Mullios' favorite flower.
| THE CAPTURE EFFECTED.
Gossett reasoned the matter with the despe-
RADIO, and told him that while it was possible he
might kill some of his party, yet it was certain
if he did, that he (Coppage) would be killed,
there were men enough present to take him and
they intended to do it if half of them were kill
ed. Seeing the hopelessness of resistance, he
yielded with the best grace possible and handed
over his weapons, when he was at once taken
charge of and brought to Maryville, where he
remained in custody, and was brought over on
the train from that place yesterday morning at
10 o'clock.
EN- ROUTE FOR KENTUCKY.
The sheriff with his prisoner left last night on
the II o'clock train for Lebanon, Kentucky,
where he will deliver him to the officials of Ma
rion county. A reward of 81, $50 is offered for
his apprehension, $500 by the Governor, $500
by the wi low of the murdered man, who was
Coppage's own uncle, and $50 by the father-in-
law, which, if he secures if will be q very rn
munerative nights work for Mr. Gossett
In arresting this fugitive from justice, Sheriff
Gosseett displayed most
| CoMMENDABLE ZEAL
and degree of GOODNESS and self-possession that
reflects credit on his Judgment Entering the
room at first under sort of truce as it we're.
it was observed formally as though the
person he was treating with was q soldier of a
contending army, and while he was conversing
he was maturing the plan which resulted in his
| capture without the efusion of blood, while if
he had acted hastily the prisoner certainly
would have been shot and perhaps some of the
/ Sheriffs party killed. But little is known of
/ Coppages antecedents beyond the fact that dur
1 ing the war he was in the Federal army and
belonged to Woolford's cavalry.
| MARCH 2e, 1872
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Mrs. II. DAVIS.
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