Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-15
MYNATT CAUGHT.
One OF the Chiefs Of the East Tennessee
Bandltti Arrested and Safely
Confined in Jail.
His Statement-The Way Of the Trans
gressOr is Hsrd-LOudermilk
the 0nly One Now at
Large.


From the Knoxville Chronicle.
AS has been previously stated, Gauum Ny
matt, finding the usually Salubrious climate of
East Tennessee not adapted to his constitu-
tion, departed for the dark and bloody
giound" OF Kentucky, his first stopping-place
being BarbOursyille, where he thought to find
a haven OF refuge secure from the search OF
the myrmidOns of justice, but, sad for him,
only to be disappointed, for he had scarcely
pressed the soil OF the inhospitable village
with his weary feet when he was spotted by
pair Of Wig Il ant self-cOnstituted guardians of
public morality a. taken in custody, while
miSsive was forwarded TO Sheriff Gossett,
announcing the fact, and asking, in the
language Of the immortal Tweed, "What are
you going to do about it?"
THIS LETTER
was received on Thursday, the fourth instant,
and acting On the information sherein CON
tRined, that energetic official left on the four
o'clock train the same afternoon, accom-
panied by two deputies, for the purpose of
bringing the gentle Ganum back to his old
quarters in the stone palace provided by the
forethought OF our country pairiarchs Tor the
accommodation Of gentlemen OF his ilk.
RETURN OF THE FUGITIVE.
Yesterday morning Sheriff Gossett, John
Jones and ]. n. Ray returned, bringing with
them the third link in the chain gang"
From every side Of the street the finger of
scurn was pointed and the words There goes
Mynatt" could be heard. The prisoner was
taken to Jail, and asked TO be placed in the
cell with Aangrum and Henry Mynatt, but
as Mangrum seriously objected 10 such
move, he was placed in another cell to await
his trial. In the afternoon we called upon
the sheriff and gathered the following facts in
regard to his trip: Leaving here on Thursday
of last week, on the
KNOXVILLE AND OHIO RAILROAD,
and arriving at Jacksboro that night, he re-
mained there until next morning, and, find
ing that il would be impossible for him TO
procure horses, he at once engaged hack and
the party started for Barboursville, through
b g creek gap and Uta Boston, Kentucky, a
distance OF hfty-three miles, over a terrible
rough road. They arrived at Barboursville on
Sunday morning, between eight and nine
O'Clock and remained about two hours, to
ceived the prisoners, pay charges, etc, after
which they started on their return trip, tax
ing the muddy creek road TO Boston, and they
say It was muddy and rough without doubt
A BREAK DOWN
OF one of the wheels took place about three
miles this side of BarboursVllle, when a piece
of timber had to be used in the place of the
wheel, and thus the hack was dragged about
two miles further, TO the residence OF a man
named Watkins, where it was repaired, and
by Monday noon they were again ready to
proceed, taking the Mud Creek road TO Bos-
ton. They arrived at that place on Tuesday
about ten O'Clock, and finding that they could
not cross the river, it being too high, they re-
mained there until Wednesday morning
when, taking an early start, they arrived al
JacksbOro' that night about seven O'Clock.
Leaving there at five o'clock, they came over
arriving IN Knoxville at half-past
ten yesterday, just one week having
expired since Sheriff GoSsett and par
" started cut after him.
MYNATT SAYS
that after he broke jail with the rest OF the
party, he took but one trip with them, and
that was into North Carolina, where he OBJ
talned work, and, leaving the company, he
remained for some time at LABOR. Shortly be-
fore the Strawberry Pisins fight, he returned
to his home, keeping himself quiet, having
nothing TO do with Mangrum and his party,
until one day they came to the place where
he was and asked him why he would not join
their party and wear good clothes, showing
him their fine suits, and offering him suit,
which he said he refused to accept. He did
not attempt, however, to explain how he
came to be with the party at the time of the
skirmish near the plains, but admitted that
he was with them, receiving a slight wound.
After he was wounded he stayed around the
Vineyard settlement, and claims that II would
have been impossible to have
CAPTURED
him at that point, as he had too many friends.
He thought, however, that he would be safe
in Kentucky, and started for that state, but
was arrested within half an hour sfter he ar
rived al BarbOursvilie, tlie party arresting
him having paper containing an account OF
some OF the operations the gang" and
containing Henry Mynatt' 5 name Hedenied
that he was the man they wanted, ana his
name was not Henry Mynatt. But when
another paper was presented, containing a
ful account OF the strawberry Plains skir-
mIsh and the capture of Maugrum, copied
from The Chronicle, and in which Ganum Ny
natt's name figured conspicuously, he gave in,
and admitted that perhaps he was the man
thew were looking for. He said that he was
perfectly satisfied at the result, and would not
make any more attempts to get away, as he
would rather be in Jail than under the
CONSTANT DREAD
of being captured. AS far as the Knoxville
Jail was concerned, he had heard great deal
said about its unhealthy condition, but could
not say anything againSt(it in that respect,
from what experience he had. He had been
prisoner within its wa Is for over year, and
never enjoyed better health before in his life,
nor could he complain al the treatment he re-
ceived while prisoner. he paid high com.
pliment 20 sheriff Gossett, upon his return to
jail, stating that he had treated him like
gentleman, and in fact he was perfectly con-
tent 20 be back and stand a trial, trusting
doubtless to his friends securing his release in
due course of law.
LOUDERMILK
has not been heard of definitely, and is now
the only one OF the gang OF four desperadoes
his rope. Sheriff Gossett feels confident that
ne viii have him within the walls of his rock
house again, and that ere long. He did not
communicate to us what means he intends TO
certain that his remarks were not made up OF
Idle boasting. 50 far the arrest of the three of
the gang now in Jail has cost the sheriff over
three hundred dollars out of his own funds,
there being no law authorizing him TO offer
rewards or 20 to any expense in recapturing
escaped pri-Oners, and hence the action he
took was merely an act Of benevolence to the
community aL large IN paying out his own
funds 10 secure the arrest OF n gang Of out
laws and desperate men, who were a terror TO
the whole OF East Tennessee. We think that
some action should be taken in the matter 10
reimburse public officers from the State or
county treasury any ontlays they NAV make
IN capturing such men.
E..r no man flaiI 10 secure his regisfra.
f,on papers before the Offices are closed.