Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-26
ARREST OF THE DEsPERADo MAN
GRLM.
a Thrilling story OF the Chase and Can.
ture
Hunting Brigands I'm the valleys of gns,
Tennessee

"""""s nriSands I'm the valleys of East
Tennessee.
If we had the space we could make n
long and exciting story of the chase and
capture of John Mangrum, the escaped
brigand, by j. X. Love, quiet but de-
termined school teacher, who. for some
weeks, has been teaching the young ideas
about Mt. Pisgah in the 18th civil district
how to shoot.
Before beginning the story of his pur-
suit and capture of John Mangrum, ii is
necessary to so back few months and
give few facts explaining his special in
terest in the capture of the leader and his
corps of brigands.
In May last an indictment was found in
the Criminal Court for this county against
Ganum Mynatt for an attempt at rape
upon his little step-daughter. The story
of the girls wrong having come to Loves
ears, he determined to prosecute him, and
brought suit in the Criminal Court in the
name of the State.
A PLOT TO KILL LOVE.
Ever since the escape of the gang from
the county Jail last month, Love has been
on ms guard fearing an attempt to kill
him. Last Wednesday evening a friend
came to Love to tell him that John Man
grum, Clint Lbudermilk, Ganum Mynatt,
ard Henry Mynatt We're in
the neighborhood plotting to kill him.
John Mangrum and Loudermilk on their
grand round of brigandage had passed
around Knoxville after their adventure i'm
Blount county and came to Ganum N.Y.
natts to induce him to join them on a pro
posed trip to Colorado where among
the rich miners harvest awaited them as
highwaymen. Mynatt, it is said, agreed
to join the band provided they would help
him kill Love before they started The little
pastime during the days of preparation
was readily assented to all around. 1t
would be little adventure they could
tell TO interested travellers at the fireside of
some Western inn. 1t was this conspiracy
Love was advised of on the evening
aforementioned. Satisfied of the correct
ness of his Information, he put himself i'm
position to defend himself. He dismissed
his scholars, telling them he would not
hold school for a few days, as he had
business of different character on hand,
His family he sent from home so as not
to endanger them. A few neighbors,
against whom the gang had i'll will, VIM
z. Cobb and b. II. Cobb, Joined Love in
quiet determination to hunt the despe-
radoes down.
THE FIRST ENCOUNTER.
Having satisfied themselves that the gang
were making their headquarters about the
house of James Henry Vineyard and prob
ably Wilson Mynatt's, they laid trap to
catch them there, Love saws whenever he
undertakes to catch such fellows he always
goes where there is whisky or women.
Near Vineyards, was Stipe's grocery and
he knew they would be there that night
So he and his help went out into the hills
about q miles above Blain's X Roads.
They got some food and sent out a scout to
watch the gang. About dark the scout
brought them word that the four fellows
were on the road towards Vineyards. Love
and Cobb promptly moved from their
retreat and took their station one on each
side OF the road in concealed positions
The arrangement was that Love was to
halt the linen and demand their surrender.
If necessary he was TO bring down the man
nearest him and Cobb was to bring down
the man nearest to him. Love was armed
with double barreled shot gun
and Smith s. Wesson five-barreled re-
volver. Cobb was equally well armed.
The men had hardly got into position
when the gang came along two and two,
Henry Mynatt and Loudermilk in front
and Ganum Mynatt and John Mangrum
in the rear. When the front couple passed
Love, he jumped out from his hiding place
with. his gun cooked and ordered halt
Cobb also ordered halt, but it not SEEM
ing to be needed, Love banged away at
his man as per agreement, and Henry N.Y. |
matt got about halt a dozen shot ana slugs |
in his leg. Cobb fired at Ganum Ny
matt, and, as it now turns out, tore
his right arm all to pieces. Loudermilk |
and John Mangrum, then unhurt, fired |
away at Love, but fortunately missed him. |
While the latter and Cobb pursued the flee |
ing desperadoes, the two wounded men |
made their escape. Love and his party |
suspected where they would come back to, |
and watched for them. Thursday night |
and Friday they watched about Vineyards, |
where the outlaws made their headquar- |
ters, but they only once got sight of them. |
Love then went home for sleep, but was |
aroused and persuaded to renew the chase |
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AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.
Friday evening, while Love was sitting |
on the fence, with his horses bride over
his arm, in front of c. II. Crawford's house.
about One.a-half miles above Flat Creek
covered bridge, waiting for young Cobb
ana Howell to join him in renewing the
pursuit. two hOrsemen came down the road
going towards the bridge. Some of Loves
associates were in the house. but he had
thought 1t best to wait outside. His gun
was loaded, and by his side, leaning
against the fence. AS the horsemen rode
e!surely towards him he thought from the
descriptions that had been given him, that
hey looked very much like the game he
vas hunting. Keeping his eye on them,
le quietly drew down N ia fIn and SIinnaJ