Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03
\ HUNTING EXPEDITION.
Arrest Of wash. GentIe.-A sad Accid,

HUNTING EXPEDITION.
Arrest Of Wash. Gentle--A sad Accident.
On Tuesday morning about O'Clock
Mr.. Rich. DeArmond, the jaior, and a
friend started on a duck hunt down the
river, intending to go as far as Loudon, but
reaching Lenoir's Ivy Wednesday evening,
feeling tired of the hunt, DeArmond con-
cluded to return to Knoxville. Calling at
a store at Lenoir's, and stating his deter
mination to await the freight train and
return on the same, the store keeper in
vited him over to the house, which invita-
ton he did not, however, accept, but
building fire in the station house, depot
or shed, whatever it may be called, he and
his partner quietly awaited the freight.
While thus Ell gagged, who should step in
but Wash. Gentle, one of the prisoners
who escaped at the time Mangrum, My
matt ~ Company did, he being charged
with feloneous assault upon Mr.. Hitler,
n German shoemaker, some time since.
DeArmond at once informed Gentle that
he was wanted again in Knoxville, and
that he would have to take him along, and
Gentle, of course, could do nothing but
consent to return with him. Gentle then
Informed DeArmond that he had been
working near Chattanooga and had Just
been to this city to see his wife, being then
on his way back to his work, and had
dropped in to the station house with the
intention of awaiting the first down train,
not dreaming that ne w6hiG walk in upon
his former TAILOR. ...
While thus sitting and awaiting the train
DeArmond became sleepy, and taking his
double-barreled shotgun i'll his hand, he
stepped out on the platform to awaken
himself by little exercise. Stepping to
the edge, he rested his gun on the same,
when accdently it went off, and both cocks
struck the edge of the platform, discharging
both barrels, . ......... .....
SERIOUSLY WOUNDING
DeArmond in his left side, and tearing his
coat, overcoat and pants into rags. In the
pocket of his overcoat he had quite guam
tity of powder, which also took fire and
exploded, tearing his overcoat up terribly
| and burning him considerably. AS soon
as Mr.. DeArmond was wounded, his COM
panion, as well as the prisoner, who made
| no attempt at escape, gave him all the as
sistance possible, and he was brought home
on the first freight train. DIR. NJ. l.. Rodg-
ers dressed the wound, which, although a
| serious one, is not thought To be necessari-
| ly of Il fatal nature, and he was doing as
well as could be expected yesterday eve
| ming.
From all appearances, it would seem that
one of the barrels of the gun was dis
charged into his left side, a little below the
armpit, the load passing around and lodg-
ing under his shoulder, while the other
load did not strike him, being satisfied
with tearing up his clothes from a little
above the knees of his pants to his coat
sleeve, and converting them literally into
rags. He is receivn & all the medical at
| tentioa necessary, and we will hope for his
speedy recovery.
Wash. Gentle has again been placed in
the county jail to await his third trial be.
! fore the Criminal Court, q mistrial having
been entered on two previous hearings OF
| his case.