Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-26


horses and off went the pair. Love drew
! his shot gun down on Mangrum and let
| him have the contents of one barrel But,
in true highwayman style, Mangrum was
down Oh the oil side of his horse, almost
out of sight bat his left hip was lit
and about fifty shot plowed up
his side clear to the head. The
| contents of the second barrel was sent
after him, but Mangrum now says it missed
! him. Loudermilk escaped uniniured
! While they We're tlus fleeing down the
road from Love young man, Thomas
Arnold, who had gone down towards
Magbee's Ferry, to old man Forbes house
| for guu to join the party i'm pursuit, was
coming up the road towards Love. The
! latter called to him to shoot. Arnold fired
away at Loudermilk, who was ahead of
! Mangrum, but his gun was loaded with
| bird shot aud missed its mark Turning
around IN his saddle, Loudermilk levelled
! his navy pistol aud cOolly taking his aim
shot Arnold through the leg, making a
very bad wound. He kept on his flight
! and escaped without a scratch Friday
night the watch was kept up and close
trail kept on the parties.
THE CHASE THROUGH TIE COUNTY.
Saturday morning the pursuit was be
gun. From the Flat Creek bridge to the
Jacksboro' road, thence across the north
! part of the county to Powelps Station.
thence to Ball Camp and thence to Camp
bell Station, which place they reached
Saturday night While passing through
the 4th district they We're joined by r.. II.
Clapp, a son of Squire Clapp, and son-in-
law of DIR. Lynville Mynatt's, of this CITY,
All Saturday through the rain the chase
was Kept up. Little rag streamers were left
at the houses on the road by Love and par
ty to mark the line for the Sheriff's party
who were likewise on the trail
Sunday night, near Muddy Creek, which
mas been the rendezvous of the gang, the
party expected to catch them. They knew
Mangrum was seriously wounded and that
their horses were tired out. Saturday
evening, while passing through lane
near Campbell's Station, Mangrum and
Loudermilk ran upon a Blount county
posse, headed by Thompson, McClung,
Pettigo and Ryan, the former having been
at the Brick Mill when Mangrum's par
ty attempted that robbery. The latter
recognized Thompson, and they had lit
tie fracas in the lane, the Blount county
men chasing the refugees for a few miles.
Saturday night the pursurers spent near
CampbelPs Station. Sunday Ionic Smith,
Pettigo, and Ryan secured the river clear
to Loudon. Love, Bailey, and Keen went
up the railroad towards Erin, thence to
Easlcy's, and thence over towards Mrs.
Don's, where Love thought the gang
would pass the night. In tho midst of the
storm of early Monday morning, they
were within sight of
THE SCENE OF THE CAPTURE. ..
Acout o'clock Monday morning while
watching Mrs. Don's house, they saw two
women within, making up a fire and cook
ing breakfast. The pursuers knew what
this meant. Determined to see who was
in the house, Love bolted in with his trusty
gun in hand, and to mislead the women,
asked for the Vaughn boys who had been
doing mischief in the neighborhood. The
women said no such boys were about.
Love poked about under the beds to sat
lsty himself and then went off as though
convinced. But his recognizance only
satisfied him that his men were near at
hand. Ionic Smith, who had Joined
them from Loudon, had been left short
distance off with the horses. Love and
Bailey took their station about two hun
dred yards from the house to watch de-
velopments. While lying there, Love
heard low muttering noise near by. He
listened and called the attention of Bailey
to lie, who pronounced it owls. But Love
knew better, and bided his time. About
the dawn of morning one of the wo-
men came from the house towards them
and ran upon them before she knew it.
Love stopped her, and she went back to
the house, Soon after, Love and Bailey
moved up towards the point where the owl
sound proceeded. AS they neared, Man
grum heard them, and, supposing it was
the women with their breakfast, he Jump
ed up and crowed game as a rooster. See
ing his mistake, he started to run, but
Love had his gun drawn on him and fired,
Mrngrum said, AZ am shot" and started to
run, but turned and snapped his pistol |
twice, when another load from Loves |
shotgun brought him to the ground |
with his right side and breast literally
riddled with shot. Bailey fired at Louder
milk, as was the understanding, but in the |
terrible storm his gun got wet, and it |
snapped. Loudermilk and Mangrum both |
snapped back, but their pistols were wet |
and would no: go off. Love and Bailey |
pursued Loudermilk short distance, but |
fearing he would run on to Smith, who /
had their horses, they turned to look after
them.
THE WOUNDED PRISONER.
When Love got back to Mangrlm he |
asked him for the pistol he had shut him |
with. Mangrum gave it up, whru Love
said, guess I'll have to shoot you, John
AS cool as though asking for drink of |
water, Mangrum asked him not to do it,
saying at the same time, ''You have fixed |
me up already" "GOu never spared your
victims when you robbed them,
and do not see why I.should spare you"
But Mangram asked for his life, and Love,
who had not intended to shoot him, prom
Used not to harm him if he would tell the
truth about the plot tOtake his life. Man