The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-15
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SHERIFF md DEPUTY MURDERED AND 4
PEIEOEEE RELEASED.


CHATTANOOGA, TrEy.. september IL
The sheriff and hi. deputy % I'M county
were sh0; and killed TODAY while ca r0Utf
% Knoxville with g prisoner. John Tav-
lor. TWO wears ug0. killed Captain Fletcher
on tine Tennessee river. Uc escaped, bn
was finally captured and brought herc.
lie had several trill-. and "a. the ia-t term
~ the court was sentenced ~ ten year
hard labor m the Veniont.ar~. -e AZ
lealrd o. the supreme Court. whIea j. ir
session 81 Knoxville. and tae c-.e va. o.
come mp to-day.
Al noon sheriff tateand Deputy CCnWcv
took the East Tennessee train with Tag 10Y.
vino was handcWIed. several mcr boarded
the train ~ ~wrefwa,er or Philadelphia.
about scvcnry-tivc miles from here. and
while the train was between There and
Loudon deliberately shot cate and 1nwat
dead and wounded another man. They
then released tht Prisoner and took Charge
OF the train, running ii through Louuon
and at L"uOlr> station.
John TAYLOR and DIE brother Boil and
ANDY cot of. anG. forcib.v taking some
horses. icff ior tho mountain. John Icy
l0r was wounded ~ TIE arm. TA!- city ls
IN intense excitement. a posse %, thirty
men. with springfield rifle. ie'f on -pe-
cia' train on tie Cincinnati. southern raii-
road f. k!u-s;on Another posse w.il
leave here overland. A V0ss. hs> already
lett Kingston. and another from Lon
don. Cate was sheriff TWO Weeks. Tie
was one % the mos. pc9Clar men in ii-
civ He WAS ah0u. fifty wears old. and
leaves o large family. CONWAY WIS about
thirty. and was prominent I'D local poll
ties. such excitement has not .een seen
In Chattanooga since the war. a special
,rain viii bring ;ht bodie, oi TIE victims
here Tonight. The shooting tooA Ect
about 3 O'Clock.
ANoTEEE ACCOUNT oF TIKI TRAGEDY.
WASHINGTON. september IA dispatch
from Knoxville. Tenn. gives the following
account ~ The murder OF sheriff Cate ana
Ill, dcputv. Tie officers had ~ custody
three prisoners. Two OF the prisoner
John TAYLOR and SAN Iarter-wcre under
sentence for murder and were chained IT,
rether The other prl-oncr-a nc-To-W ID,
chained 10 thc-.at. When the train stopped
NJ -veerwater three men entered She CAT.
one WAS the brother NJ thu prisoner lay
Tor. and entered the CIR from One rear.
rf.ije fb. other two entered from fnc irDH,.
Tavlor', brother approached Deputy Con-
wav from behind. placed pi-to' 90 tht
ha.k OF bis head. and l,eV Conway
brain. ou.. lie theu took ric kov- from
Conway pocket and unlocked tic lri-
,onsr TAYLOR. and the Latter secured
the drpu-v', psio. ~ this instant
sheriff cate rushed a the men
firing "a, thcm and tAt prisoners. As h
fired lie prisoner Iayisr sho' E.n
through the bowels, and the other 49, mos
SHOT aim through size breast. and thr sn"ri
FIN dead. THE prisoner Taylor $50, -.i,.iti.
wounded iu the am. Carter was ~l-n,
wounded H. the le-. Tine tArec re,t'. .r
wc-o moi hut. and with Taylor tA''
iumped O.. thc engine. ana VIA
ui~toi at the engineer head com
nru.d him 90 pull out immediate
and 10 pu. on moro steam. ilt rii
twenty nl!ie- MP 90 Lenoir,. runn.n-
Through three towns without, stop
nine. AZ Leuoir, the .our men jump.
IRON m, engine and secured hor-t- "hic.
were waiting for them. and all escape"
Tbs prisoner Carter and tine nero cam
IN Knoxville without guard ana -uireA
dered o. the sheriff o. Knox county. con
way'. dead body was Brought o. hno~Vl.'
Catc.'- body was thrown irom the cai I.-'
form N ~wl etwatcr b, the re>cue--.