, 1873-11-30
A SCH0OL-TEACHER'S EXPLOIT.
Hunting Mounted 'BrEgnnds in East
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Nu0tlnH mounted ltrk&nmda In East
- Tennessee.
THO. Knoxville (Tonn.) Chronicle Of Nov. as
gfyos u long aud exciting story Of the ohaHe and
capture Of q Tennosseo brigand named Man
grum by j. K. Love, quiet but determined
solool-teachor. Love had hoard that Maugruln
determined to shoot him. He accordingly dis
missed lila school and abded hts chance. Tho
Chronicle then goes on ~ follows:
Friday evening, while Love was sitting on tho
front of G. r. Crawrortl's house, about ono and
q half miles above Flat Creek covered bridge,
waiting for young Cobb aud Howell to Join him,
two horsemon came down tho road going toward
tho bridge. Some Of loves assooiates were Ia
tho house, but lle had thought it best to wait
outside. Ills gun was loaded, and by llis sido,
loaning against tho fence. As tho horeemon
rodo !einulcly towards him ho thought, from tho
descriptions TINT had boon givon lin, that they
loohod very much Like tho game hc was hunting.
drow down his gun and slipped tho
holso's reinB off from Lis arm. Wtpn tlloy
wcro nonr to linn ho ra;sod his gun and ordorod
meant. Love asied If tlo%y % wo1o ase not Mansrum n
and Loudernlilk: Dut tho formor, al cool as
could DO, laughed and protested against such
presumption. But with Ills gun Btill covering
them and forbiddlng them to move n stop, Loyo
calling for bis friends within tho house.
No sooner the cali, than bang wont derringor
from Mangrum's right hand, which Ind quietly
boen drawing tho weapon while he was coolly
arguing the case Ag QUO OF mistaken identity.
But the ball Wei harmless, for 1t WAS no quicker
thnn It's intended victim, WHO threw up l,ia arm
The ball was ehot without aim, for, while the
pistol won't Oh, h1angrum was Looking straight
arm. But it passed through several thicknoesos
OF covering, aud Hpent its force near the body
about tho region Of tho hoart. As eoon as the
shot was arod opurs wore put to, tho horses. and
on Mangru1n. and lot him hayo tic contents Of
ono barrel Dut, in truo highwaymau etyle,
Mangrum WAS down On the or side OF lis
horse, almost out Of sight; but Ais left hip was
efty shot plowed up his side clear to hia head.
Tho oontontu OF the second barrel waB sent after
linn, but Maugrum now says It missed him.
Louaormlk escaped Hninjured. While they were
thus t1ocing down tho roaa from Love- u young
man, Thomas Arnold who bad gone down to-
wards Magbeo's Ferry, to old man Forbes house
for gun to join tho party In pursuit, waa COM
Ing up tho road toward Love. The latter called
to, him to shoot. Arnold ared away at Louder
was 1oadod with bird-shot, and missed Its mark.
Turning around in his saddle, Loudormilk loy-
elcd his navy pistol, and, coolly taking hia aim,
shot Arnold through; tue leg, making a worry bed
out scratch. Friday night tho watch mas kept
up, aud oloao trail Kept On the parties.
Saturday morning tho pursuit was begun.
From tho Flat Oroels bridge to the Jackaboro
TO powell's Station, thence to Ball Camp, and
thence to oampbell's Station, which they reached
on Saturday night While passing through the
Fourth District, they were Joined BY i. r. ulepp,
son St Squire olaPp and 's ,son-iu,lew Of pr:
through tho rain the chase WAS kept up. Littlo
rag stTeamers we're left ut tho houses on, tho
road By Loyo and party to mark the limo for tho
8heriif's party, who Nere likowise on tho trail.
t1rGNu f1}<Y kftt11 ri.
been the rendezvous Of tho gang, the party ex-
pootod to catch them. They knew that Mangrum
WaR seriously wounded, aud that their horses
we're tired out. Saturday evening, while passing
grum and Loudermilk rau upon Dlount County
posse, headod by Thompson, MoOlung, Pottigo,
and!1:yan, tho former having beon ut tho brick
mill wien Mangra1ma party attempted that
they had II little fracas in tho lane, tie Blount
County men chasing the refugeepfor few Miloa.
Saturday night The p,1rauera spout noar Camp
bolTs Station. Sunday. Louie Smith, Pettigo,
Love, Bailey, aud Koen won't up t4e railroad to;
ward Erin, thouce to EaHloy's, aud thence toward
Mrs. Don's, whore Love thought the gang
would pses tho night. III tho midst Of the storm
Of carly Monday morning they wero within uIght
About o'clock Monday morning. whom watoh-
Ing Mrs. Don's house, they saw two women with
In making up ara and cooking breakfast. Tho
pursuers know what this meant. Determined
to 500 who was in tho house, Love bolted in
with his truaty gun in hand, and, to miaload the
women, asked for the Vaughan boys, who bud boon
doing mischief IN tho neighborhood. The women
said no such boys were about. Love pokod
then won't ofs as though convinced. But his
reconuola noe only satisfied him that his men
wero near At hand. Ionic Smith, who had join
ID them from Loudon, had boon left 3 short dis
tanco OF with tho horses. Loye and Bailey took
t1or etntton at1out 900 yartln from tn hpi1sa tn