Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-16
rHE "a TRAGEDY Z on WHEELS.
The Latest Information to the Pursuit
of the Tay lors, os
Who Captured Passenger Train. Killed
Two on ers,


Two ON ers,
Rescued Their Man and Made Their Es-
cape to the Woods.
The bloody piece of outlawry was, to all
appearances, coneocted and prearranged
and carried out according to such arrange
ment. The killing was all over in much
CONSERVATION reigned supreme upon all the
eye witnesses, with several of whom we
have conversed. There was naturally, some
conflict in the statements of details, but all
agree as to the principal facts.
The Taylor brothers, especially the two
older ones, are decidedly Oh the daredevil,
wreckless order, as the details
of this transaction demonstrate.
They are sons of Tom Taylor, deceased,
and were raised at what is known as the
Work place, about two miles beyond Kings
ton. Their home lately has been in the
Lttleton neighborhood, in Roane County,
between Lenoir's and Kingston. John
who was the prisoner, is the fellow, 1t will
be remembered, who killed Captain Fletch-
er, an old steamboat and river man, at
Chattanooga, nearly two years ago. He
made his escape and was afterwards cap
tured by Sheriff Joe D. Foute, of Loudon
County, the deceased Conway, and others,
in Roane County. After several trials and
mistrlals, at the last term of court In Chat
tanooga, he was sentenced to ten years in
the penltentiary, for manslaughter, but took
an appeal, and his case would have come up
before the Supreme Court to day. Some
weeks ago Tay lor was Interrupted In an at
tempt to break jail at Chattanooga,
and 1t was through the efforts of Jake Car
ter that he was toled, Jake refusing to
! JOIN III the tempt. John has always been
known as desperate, dangerous character,
and has killed more than one man. He was
formerly railroader, and fred on the T.
T., Va. &. Ga. road for years, but
of late years he was en-
gagged in steamboating on the
tennessee River He is large, heavy
made man, badly pox- marked.
Bob Taylor, the older brother, is equally
as desl crate i'll character, if not really more
SO. Some years since he was sentenced
Roane County for being connected with a
man named Hamilton, of Washington, d. c.,
in robbing John Adkins of some money.
Hamilton was afterward pardoned out and
ofc noal hahaxiar
He has only been out some five or six
months He is large burly man of very
red complexion. b. & as 4 IA 81
The younger brother, Andy, is but a mere
peaceable and quiet fellow.
From all reports the Taylor brothers and
their confederates have been watching their
opportunity for several days, knowing that
the prisoners were to be brought up to Su-
preme Court. They told Engineer Toms
that they had been watching for them.
Capt. Bell remembers to have seen the same
men on and about his train in that locality
at different times in the past few days.
THE VICTIMS
of this villianous and dastardly piece of out
lawry are among the best known citizens of
Chattanooga Sheriff W. L. Cate-Squire
Cate-as he was familiarly known, has long
been well known citizen of Chattanooga.
He has for years held the posi-
ton of local mail transfer agent
at that place, until the August election,
when he was elected Sheriff of Hamilton
County. He was inducted into Office only a
week ago last Monday, and this was about
his first official act He was mau about
SO years of age, and leaves large family
children and grand children-and large
connection, who have the heart felt sympa-
thy of all.
Capt. j. ]. Conway was a single man,
about thirty years of age, leaving mother
and some sisters and host of personal
friends to mourn his tragic taking off. He
has for years taken lea ling part in local
politics, and official circles about Chat
tanooga; was for some time on the police
| force; served as deputy sheriff under Sheriff
Springfield, and was reappointed deputy
under sheriff Cate. He has always been
counted brave, fearless and good officer
and has made an enviable reputation as
such.
| Great excitement prevailed throughout
our city, on account of the occurrence, and
there was universal desire on the streets
| for particulars and details, and an equally
universal desire to hear of the desperadoes
being captured and having justice meted
out to them.
ROUTE OF THE DEsPERADoEs AND THEIR
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
LENoIR's, Tenn, September IA.
John, Bob and Andy Taylor came from
the train into the store of the Lenoir Broth
ers, fourishing pistols and demanding shot
| guns and pistols to defend themselves with,
but secured none. They talked freely !;
said John had been badly treated; they
had got him away; but had to kill two men
to do it. John wa, shot midway between
the wrist and elbow of the left arm. He
required Dr. Lenoir to go to his Office and
dress the wound.
They went to the stables and forcibly
took three horses belonging to VIM. Bus
sell, W. B. Hope and DR.. Foute, and left in
the direction of the Kingston road. They
sad they were going to Kentucky; would
ride the horses SIX or eight miles only, and
would return them, as friends were expect
ing them, and would help them away.
No effort was made to arrest them.
There we're but few persons about the
place, and all totally unprepared.
Sheriff Foute, of Loudon County, and a
posse started from Loudon tonight, in
pursuit. J.
AID Associated Press dispatch from Chat
tanooga says the city is in intense excite
ment, such as has not been known since the
war before. posse of 80 men, with
Springfield rifles, left on special train on the
Cincinnati Southern Railway for Kingston.
Another posse viii leave there overland. A