The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-10-18
HUNTED DOWN
AND SHOT BY HIS PURsUERs WHILE RE-
SISTING ARREST.
ROBERT TAYLOR, ONE OF THE DESPERATE
MURDERERs OF SHERIFF CATE, OF
HAMILTON COUNTY,
INSTANTLY KILLED BY THE SHERIFF OF
LAcLEDE COUNTY, NEAR LEBANON,
MISSOURI.

The particulars OF the shooting OF
Sheriff Gaze and Deputy Sheriff Con-
way on train near Philadelphia, Tenn,
by Robert Taylor. whose brother they
had in custody, ard another desperate,
are fresh idethe minds of our readers.
Rewards amounting to S12, 50G were
offered for the arrest Of the murderers
The following special from Lebanon,
Mo-, of October 18th, gives graphic
account of the killing Of Robert Taylor
by the Sheriff of Laclede county, Mo-. {:
Robert Taylor, late OF Loudon county,
Tenn, was killed three miles west of
this city by r. p. Gosdall, sheriff of
this county. The circumstances of the
killing arc substantially as follows, as
developed by the ceroner's inquest this
az ernoon Our sheriff, seeing the ac-
count Of the killing Of the sheriff and
his deputy in Tennessee, opened a cor
respondence with officials at the scene
Of the killing. From the description
given by his correspondents, he con-
clCded that he knew one of the culprits
and knowing his old haunts in this
county, instructed an inquiry among |
Taylor's old comrades aud their neigh
bors. He was rewarded by hearing |
about a week ago that he had left the |
western bound train at Stoutland and |
gone from there in the direction of the |
home of his brothers wife in Camden
county. Men were set on his trail, who
shadowed him until he was traced to
this county last evening. He visited
the Frisco depot at this place and in
Quired the price Of a ticket to a certain
point in Texas, but did not buy, stating
that he would return the next day and
get his ticket. At 4:30 o'clock this
morning he was seen to hoard the ives
tern bound Frisco express, and Sheriff
Goodall and bis assistants followed him
Mr. Jno. o. Estis, deputy sheriff, went
into the same car which Taylor had
taken and took seat just behind him.
The sheriff, only short time after the
train had left the depot, came into the
car from the frOnt and sign from Estes
fixed the location of his man. After
asking the assistance of two gentlemen
Goodall sauntered up the
aisle until opposite the seat in which
Taylor was sitting. He then ordered
him 10 throw up his hands, at the same
line presenting his pistol, but Taylor
vas prepared for an emergency, as he
iad his revolver in his hand and under {
gum coat which was across his lap.
At the order 10 throw up his hands, I
Taylor arose in his seat and would have 1
hat Goodall had not Esiis have knocked ]
he revolver from his hand with a loaded q
Tub. AS he was attempting to reach /
or another revolver Goodall fired, the
boulder, ranging downward in the di-
ection of the heart. Estis, not know
TX which of the parties had fired, dealt
'aylor a severe blow with his club on .
he back of his head, breaking his skull. a
he deceased lived but about one min @
te after he was shot, and did not speak.
A man, supposed to have been a
rother OF their unknown accomplice,
as seen by several of the passengers
} pick up one of Taylor's revolvers, .
hitch had fallen TO the floor, and 4
uring the excitement incident to the A
illing jumped from the train while il n
as in motion. This unknown party
as not seen afterwards, although .
.arch was made from the train. Tay- Il
RS remains were identified by a dozen b
lrties who had known him both in IT
ennessee and this county. Sheriff
Oodall has the corpse packed in ice
nd will start with il on the morning h
ain for Nashville. b