Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-10
JAIL DELIVERY.
The Prisoners Make hold and Dart ug AZ.
tempt TO Escape.
Desperate Encounter Between the JaIIOr
and one of the ConV.cts.

the county Jail had made another daring
attempt to gain their liberty. In the after
noon we Interviewed the jailor, and gath
cred tho following facts:
1t seems that about II o'clock Wednes-
day night, Ed. Staples sawed through the
iron rod which secures the bolts, with
couple of saws, made out of pair of
shears and razor which had been allow
ed him for hair-cutting and shaving pur-
poses. After cutting into the rod he work
ed it out of its place and the door gave
way. He then proceeded to burst open
the lock Of Mangrum's cell, and succeed
ing in this they proceeded up stairs and
bursted open the locks of two other cells
end liberated r. n. and Ganum Mynatt,
aud then the party awaited in the hall the
arrival of the jailor with their breakfast.
About $50 O'Clock Mr.. DeArmond made
his appearance, but the prisoners having
| concealed themselves behind the stairs, he
noticed nothing wrong. Returning to
| the house he took two buckets of
water and again entered the prison
hall, but this time he had not reached
more than half way between the door and
| the stairs, when he was suddenly bounced
| upon by Mangrum, the two Mynatts aud
| Staples. Mangrum at once caught Dear
| mond laround the waist and threw him
violently upon the floor, when Ganum
| Mynatt came to Mangrum's assistance,
and, the jailor crying for help, he was at
once choked by Mynatt and disarmed by
| Mangrum. The four prisoners then made
q rush for the fence, and, jumping over,
ran in different directions.
Mangrum ran down to the river and at
once launched in. He was followed by
l.,
| and Alex. Reeder, Deputy Sheriff, each
taking a yawl with two men to row.
| Mangrum swan across to the island,
| where he was followed by the two boats as
far as they could go, after which Dear.
mond jumped out into the river and
waded after him, ordering the prisoner to
halt, which he at first refused to 10, but,
seeing that his way of escape would likely
be cut off by the bridge hands, he turned
and showed fight, saying, Come on l
am ready for YOU" The jailor fired twice,
the second shot taking effect in the tleshy
part of Mangrum's thigh. Mangrum then
surrendered and was brought back TO the
Jail.
| Ganum Mynatt, in jumping over the
fence, sprained his ankle badly, and was
soon caught near the Jail by Joseph Good
man and William Bunker.
r. H. Mynatt ran down to the wharf,
| where he was stopped by q young man
named William Hinman, who being out on
a collecting tour, happened to be in that
neighborhood just at that time. The pris-
oner had no idea of meekly submitting to
anything of the kind, and lively tussle
ensued, bills flying around promiscously
and the young man getting his coat badly
torn while they were rolling around on the
wharf. Mr.. Carrick Park coming up, he
soon settled matters for the prisoner, and
he was brought back to prison. The young
| N for IL
cool daring in attempting, sngle-handed
to stop desperate prisoner from making
his escape.
Ed. Staples ran down towards the gas
works, calling out, "stop the prisoners al
every jump. He got behind "a tree neal
the gas works and thought himself safe
when Sheriff Gossett came along and get
ting sight of some one behind the tree, and
thinking him to be Mynatt, addressed him
as such, telling him:to come out. Here
was another chance for Staples, he not re
cogniZing GOssett's voice and thinking
him to be stranger, he thought to come
the bluff game, and stepping out, said 81
suppose you are mistaken in your man.
He however, surrendered at once, when he
beheld Gossett, as he was aware, that thai
officer would not be mistaken in his
man."
Mangrum is desperate character and
according to his own admissions, we are
told, has been IN several prisons. lie Ii
under sentence for twenty-one years for
robbing the store of Sterling & Price, al
Ebeneezer, and has appealed to the Su.
preme Court. We stated, at his last at
tempt to escape, that, as the Supreme
Court would meet soon, he would moi
probably have another opportunity to gel
out. He boosted this morning that he
had shown that to be false, and said they
might lookout for him again in week OF
| so.
Ed. Staples is the colored man who is
charged with entering into extensive flnan
cial sprculations with Judge Browns un.
current money. He, it will be remem-
bered, made an attempt to escape some
time back by setting the Jail on fire, fol
which he was assigned quarters in the
dungeon. Being barber by trade, but
without customers, he made use of his ra.
ZOr and sheers on the iron bolt that kept
him confined. .a t-..- 100 aHl.-l
Ganum Mynatt is the man charged with
committing a rape upon his niece, girl oil
about Il or Is years of age. This is the
second time that he has been charged with
a crime of this nature, the first time com
ing clear at his trial. The mere mention
ing of hi1 crime, without comment, is
sufficient to condemn him in any Chris
tian community.
Il. H. Mynatt is under charge of larceny.
We are not acquainted with the particu-
lars in his case.
The prisoners are all safely back in the