Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-07-07
COUGHT AT THE HOME OF HIS
FATHER -IN-LAW.
Offered no Resistance and Made no At
tempt to Escape When He Saw
He Was covered" by Nine
ReSoIute Officers

Owing to the lateness of catching
of Bob Davis, we were unable to give
more than brief mention of it last
week.
1t will be remembered that Bob
Davis is charged with having shot
Huglin Price dead, about six o'clock
some five weeks ago, as he and his
brother were going to the woods to
work. After killing Price they
fired five shots into his body, three
through the head, from a high-power
gun, and ran away.
In response to petition signed by
many people, Governor Roberts Of
fered reward of 5000 for the ar
rest and conviction of Davis. Mon
day night of last week a posse head
ed by Deputy Sheriff ]. H. Henry,
and assisted by Deputies J. D. Tur-
ner, Isaac Barringer and Dock
Scott, also by Ed. Cordell, Bill Da-
Wis, Major Davis and E. M. McCartt,
started to arrest Bob Davis. {
They expected to find him at the
home of his father-in-law, Charles
Price, who lives on top of the noun
tain near Big Spring Gap, in Bled-
soc county The posse reached the
vicinity of the Price home about 2
A. M, Tuesday, and by previous ar
rangement arranged themselves in
squads of two and so stationed them
selves that they could see and com-
nand the Price home from four diff
ferent points.
About daylight the women folks
got up and took careful survey of
the situation for every point, but
failed to see any of the POSSE that
was laying in the bushes . short dis
tance away. In a short time Bob Da-
Wis got W and went out en- the porch
with his shoes in his hands. They
waited until he had one shoe on then
rushed to the house from all sides
and before Davis was aware they
were at hand he was looking into
nine guns pointed at him with the
eyes OF resolute men cleaning along
the barrels and he was told to "put
'enn up" which he did promptly He
was 50 scared he shook and held his
hands high above his head. He
quickly informed thu posse that he
would go with them without trouble.
Some one in the house saw the
condition and said: Get that gun"
Deputies J. D. Turner and Dock
Scott rushed into the house and
killing was narrowly averted there
as hot words passed between Scott
and Charles Price. Price finally
said he did not know what Bob Da-
Wis had done and that he did not in
lend to in any way interfere with the
officers.
Bob Davis asked them if they in
tended to handcuff him. They
,oolly informed him that they would
lot and said: ooh, you will not |
'un, no danger of that" Davis ev- |
IDENTIFY understood what that meant
md made no effort to get away.
The posse took Davis to the near
st telephone at Vandever and called
or a car to come after them. He
vas brought to town about noon and
t once placed in Jail along with
hree other prisoners, who are con-
ned there for less serious crimes.
Davis does not look to be a man
much less force of character, he
not what any person is likely to
all a brave man, but close inspect
m of his countenance would lead
ost people to think he is capable Of
lst the crime he is charged with. {
e is Al years of age, has a wife and |
lree children. ,
He stoutly denies having killed
ughlin Price and says he knows
,thing about it who did the killing.
e declines to give any information
/ the subject. He said he had not
zen scouting" from the officers,
1t had been on the lookout for other
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