The misty mountains of Tennessee had borne witness to the infamous exploits of Lonnie Taylor, a man as elusive as the wind. On a fateful day in May, Taylor sat on the stoop of his hillside home above the quiet town of Newport, watching a stranger stroll along a winding pathway. ‘Who might that be?’ he mused to himself. ‘A revenuer?’ he speculated. But Taylor’s thoughts were cut short when a woman appeared on the scene, asking him to shoot a stranger in the heel. Taylor chuckled, raising his rifle to the task. ‘Which heel?’ the woman inquired. Taylor quipped, ‘The right one, gal.’ With a steady hand, he picked off his target at 500 yards, a feat that would become the stuff of legend. This was no ordinary man; Lonnie Taylor was the wildest of gunslingers, and his reputation preceded him.
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Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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