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KEDMONi)'S STUANWK STORY.
A TALK WITH TUB ol'TV** IN TUB UBAItT UK THK
uyxi K.
TickkSh C. II., Juno 28.?"Tho next
trouble I got iuto," continued Redmond,
'took place some time after that otic in which
Duckworth was killed, and it resulted in my
capture." "1 escaped however," he added
with a laugh of merriment over tho recollection
Omitting in my interesting particulars
which might bo considered irrelevant,
and would extend this letter to a greater
leugth than permissible, I commence iu the
uiiddlo of his story.
, THE WHISKEY BUSINESS.
A large reward has been ottered in North
Carolina lor his apprehension, nod having
his sisters to support and knowiug, moreover,
th uit arrest at that time meant trial in
A United States Court and very speedy con7iction,
Redmond transferred the scene of
his o'JiWtrfjftM lotb South Carolina, where
Jio drove a thriving trado almost in the
I 4 ^C iI.a ill?, "nniinc '9 w^a in "?? ?
IUIUHUI llll! XVC? V" ? *"?} ",vu *u ?Mll? I
to catch hiai. "I bought and soiu P"'v ihc j
best whiskey," he said, "aud could always
get ?1.50 per gallon for my stock where
other traders could only command ?1.?
'Redmond Whiskey* soon became well
known aud was sought after by everybody,
even the Rcvcuucs. 1 was always very liberal
with tny customers and have frequently
set out a ten-gallon keg for a 'treat,' aud
<?ee6r' them drink every drop in a few hours.
I havo no doubt that [ have 'treated' nwny
fully 1,500 gallon* in this way siuce I begun.
1 did uot mind trcatiug my friends,
but I did hato to treat a rascal, as I havo
often done, though I never said a word.?
The fact is," he added, "there is very little
profit in tho business, and what with losses
and captures, and the risk of arrest and
imprisonment a man ucccssarily runs, it
does uot pay to follow it. 1 havo not distilled
a drop for three years, aud have uot
sold any for over six mouths.
REDMOND BETRAYED.
Among others with whom 1 used to trade
was a man named Van Hendricks. 1 met
him one day aud he told me that lie wanted
to buy ft quantity. We finally agreed to
meet at a certain house that night, where 1
was to deliver the whiskey and receive the
moucy. He wanted it on credit, but 1
could not afford to let liirn have it, so he
promised to cou?.cjuid brjn^>tl)e lppnoy^?
lie wa? to meet 1 nVliml- ilmi
and after dark I drew off what he wanted
(I had to make the faucet out of a sweet
potato!) and carried it to an outhouse,
where 1 waited for him. Amos Lndd, niv
wagon driver, was with me, and wo kindled
a big tire on the hearth and laid down to
sleep. About half-past 12 Hendricks and
Jauiiison came in, and 1 drew a pint bottle
full and 'treated' them both. 1 then laid
down again with my coat and boots off and
wc commenced talking. 1 had my pistols
by uie, one in sight and one under my pillow,
and Hendricks asked me to let him see
what kind I used. He picked up one and
examined it and then asked mc to let him
sec the other. This made mc suspicions,
and I replied that I never allowed any man
<. to handle all my weapons at one time.
TUB CAPTURE.
Just then a crowd of men, who had been
waiting outside, burst open the door and
rushed in on uie and surrounded mc.?
There was a big light in the fireplace, and
I saw a dozen guns were cocked and pointed
right at me. Tluy were hollering,
"Surrender! Surrender!" as fast as they
could, and Amos Ladd said, "1 surrender."
I said nothing, and turned over to get my
pistoljVom under my pillow, and saw that
Jlendrieks had run around behind inc and
had uiy own pistol within a few inches of
my head. Several of thorn jumped upon
me at once, and held mc down and pinioned
my arms, and then they turned me over on
% my back and Barton and (lary tied my
wrists close together. It was all done in a
moment, but when they jumped on mc, I
thought to myself, 'if there were only two
of you, how quick I could turn you under.'
If 1 had done so, however, they .Would have
riddled me with buckshot and balls, so 1
thought I would wait.
Till UTA I. TltKATM ENT.
When tlicy were tying mo I hey used a
small strong rope, and they pulled mighty
hard on it. I had a 'rising' on one wrist
and they hurt me pretty badly ; they broke
the rising and cured it. Here is the scar
now, he Raid, laughing, but if they had torn
my arm off I wouldn't have said a word.?
When L was tied, Barton asked ins if I was
Maj. Redmond'( L saiu, yes! He said,
'Yes, (1?d d?n you, you are the man who
wanted to kill me.' I replied, 'I have not
wanted to kill you ; I could easily have
done so if I had wanted.' He ordered mo
to get up, but pulled so hard on the end of
the rope he had me tied with that I couldn't
get up. It is no easy thing to rise when
you arc on your back with your hands tied.
I tried to do so, hut couldn't get up quick
enough to please hint, and then," said the
outlaw, his eyes flashing at the recollection
of the indignity, "then he kicked at mo,
bis boot grazing my side! If be bad
kicked me squarely be woitd have hurt me,
though I don't think he mnhj have hurt
nv miudi, that iiiuht. whatever lie did, but
( hat was enough. I I'-'t. like I was as strong
as three men, and sprang up I don't know
how. I kept quiet, however, and they held
ujc, and Burton run his hand into uiy pocket
and took out my pockctbook. I hud ouc
hundred and eigh'ty-six dollars. lie asked
me if it was uiino '( 1 said 'yes, put it baek
iu my pocket, you have no right to take my
money, lie said you have no right to it,'
and kept it. I then said, 'Look here, I
want uiy boots.'
A UASII FOR FREEDOM.
Barton dropped the end of the ropo he
j had been holding and started past me to get
the boots which were by uiy pallet. I was
mad because he had kicked me, and felt as
tall as if I wcro three feet above the flocr.
I turned my hands in the rope and 'whopped'
my uruis into Gary's breast and knocked
him down. 1 kuockcd Moore down iu the
same way ou tin other side ; the others
"Vrtfre all standing two-deep between mc and
the door. 1 kicked at Charley White, who
gave way ; the rest scattered, and I jumped
out of the door like I had been greased.?
My wagon was in front of the door, fortunately;
so I ran arouud it, gathering up as
'I ran the rope with which I was tied to
-Lc.p it from tripping uie, (I kucw they I
would catch mc if 1 fell.) They dashed I
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uuv iim-i iiiu. j>uug i uang: wcnc tueir
gUNS. Tim balls struck all around mo and
knocked up the snow. I heard one of them
say, 'By G?d, I know we have killed him;'
hut I knew they hadn't, aud kept on. 1
was still tied so tight I couldn't get loose,
though I kept tugging at the rope as I ran.
I had one pistol iu my pocket, and twisted
my hands round and got it out, hut dropped
it in juuipiug a big chcsnut log.
FIRST CATCII YOUR HARE.
TImk the way, bat I went
over it without any trouble. I think I flew
over, I got over so easily. The officers
turned hack ; they wore afraid to follow me
very far, and then I stopped aud untied the
rope with my teeth, aud knew I was safe.
The snow was thick on the ground, and I
was without hat or coat aud iu my stocking
feet. I knew they had my pistols, hut as
they had Amos, loo, I determined to rescue
him or die. - I thought they wouldu't stay
long about there after I was loose, so I ran
accross the fields in my stocking feet to a
neighbor's house. I won't tell his name ;
but when I got there the soles of my stockings
were cut to pieces by the ice, and the
legs were cliugiug around my nuklcs. 1
knocked and he let mo in, nnd I told him
those 'hell-fired devils' had captured me and
my driver, and I intended to take hiin away
from them. lie gave me a hat and a coat
and shoes, and a gun and ammunition. I
th^ went back to the load which I knew
tn^ would have to travel, and waited for
them. I heard tbeui getting ready to start
with Amos, and all were talking and shouting
together. They had captured a highstrung
black mara of mine, and when they
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uiicnuu ncr 10 me wagon to start one ot
them whipped her, and she began to kick
things to pieces generally. Uarton was
anxious to get away, so Amos told mo afterwards,
and stood by with his gun aiming at
every noise he heard in the bushes. They
got started finally ; the bay mare did all the
pulling, as the black was mad ; and I heard
thorn coming qp (he road. Amos was crying
; he was nothing but a boy, then, and I
can't tell you how I felt.
ATTEMPTED RESCUE OP AMOS LADD.
I just seemed to swell, I felt so big; but I
couldn't help from crying myself. I knew
my own wagon by the black marc, which I
could see against the snow bank. Their's
was a one-horse .concern and was in 'Vont,
and just as soon as it eumo within reach 1
levelled my gun and fired ! I heard some
one holler. 'Hun! run! run!' and hoard
liartou say, 'What's the math r?' I thought
to myself, you w ait a minute and I will show
you what's the matter. Then some one in
the foremost wagon fired at 1110 two or three
times and they till fell out of the wagon,
and as they ran up the snow bank into the
bushes I fired again. My gun was loaded
with buckshot, and when L hoard some one
groaning and I thought 'I have got meat
this time.' T shot six more times, hut the
banks were so high that 1 over-shot them
and didn't get anybody.
CHARLEY WHITE'S TERROR.
One ef thorn, Charley White had caught
a shot in his thigh, and as Amos who was
then dodging behind the barrels 4old me
afterwards, tried his best to get under orjiuto
Amos for protection. Amos told nim 't<>
get out niul take, his share;' and he replied, I
I have got my share already.'"
To do him justice, I luay say here that
the "Major" did not seem to think that,
under all the circumstances, there was anything
particularly wrong in his single-handed
attack upon the dozen Revenues, lie
certainly enjoyed telling how hard poor
Charley White had tried to crawl into Amos,
and how his faithful hlack marc had "fanned
timber" with her indignant heels. The
officers took Amos into their midst and
drovo off rapidly, and Redmond ceased firing
for fear of killing his friend.
AWAITING ANOTHER CHANCE.
"T hadn't got Amos out yet," ho continued,
"so as they drove ou I ran on down
the fence by their side until they got to the
next house, (Mr. Pepper's,) which was not
far off, and then 1 heard them holler
'whoa!' and call for old man Pepper. Mr.
Pepper started to bring out a light, but
Barton ordered him not to bring it there.
1 was standing a few feet from him in the
darkness watohiug for a chance to reacuo
Auios, but could not tell liiin from the
others. He had untied himself iu tho
wagon, however, wvtic wo wore fighting,
and suddenly I hcarcf some one holler, 'Ho's
gono ! he's gone I" iod then soveral shots
were fired ; but I knew that ho had got off
safely. 1 then thought I would rash in
and cut the traces nud recapture my Lorses,
but thought they might hit 1110, so J stood
still. They all went into the house, and I
went off and whistled for Amos, win came
to me and told inc I had wounded'Barton
and Hendricks. Wo went back together
to watch the house, and I looked through
the window and saw thctn all sitting before
the fire. I could have killed Dartwi or any
of them, they were nut ton>feeV .from mo j
but I wouldn't .shoot any ouo dotrti iu another
man's bouse.
THE WAY THE REVENUES RUN.
The next morning I saw them again in
j tne road in the one horse wagon and wanI
ted to shoot Janniaon, but Amos begged
uic uot to do it, and I wouldn't. Prosen tly
tbo others came slong aud Gary was riding
on my horse by the side of Dr. Earlc who
had been attendiug the wounded. It made
uie mad to seo biui on my own horse, after
all that had happened, but I wouldn't shoot
at liiui for fear of wounding Earlc, who was
between us. Gary had gotten him to ride
by him. At last I saw Earlc go a little
ahead, and I saw my chanco and fired at
Gary and hit him. Karlo helped him back
011 uiy horse, and then I navr.r saw men
run so in my life. I thought I would stop
theui so I shot my own horse;?be commenced
staggoring, but he was game and
kept going, and I followed pn after them as
fast as tliey and I could ruah^ vTUoy osossed
a creek and all stopped nud Gary ;holWed
back to uic : Tonic over hero and X will
kill you.' I had only my pistol, bftt I started
towards him. I had to cross infc crock
011 a small log, aud loaded na I JJo-j
fore I could gat across they pcmiuauccd
running again, and L called out to them to
'wait and I would kill every one sf^theua.'
That is the way you do,' I said, 'you steal
all a mar has, and tlion run !' I then
itemed and went back. Gary had dropped
lrtS*hat in the road, aud I found it and tore
it all to pieces. lie bad my overcoat, a
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cuuiti x u?u j)uiu iwcuiy-eignr- dollar? lor,
and also my hat and boots and a fine dress
coat. Tlicy gave the hat aud boots and
coat to negroes living ow th? I
heard of it and gave out word that-T would kill
them all if they didn't bring thcui back.
They brought theui that same niglft, and I
found them hanging on the wagon next
morning. The revenue officers carried off
my shawl and overcoat and kept them for
their own use." (It was attempting to recover
this stolen property that Judge Mackey
issued a bench warraut lor him for committing
highway robbery.)
a moonshiner's raid.
"The next day,', continued Redmond, "I
sent word to Barton that if ho would return
my horses and moacy and havo my
wagon mended, I would call all square betweeu
us aud be done with it. Ify refused
to do it, so a few days latter I raised a company
of about twelve meu from Creek.
and wont to call on him. We rode all that
night. It was very dark and missed
the way, and I rode into a cut in the railroad.
It was very deep, and I had a hard
fall. My horse fell on me and knocked my
leg out of joint. I thought it was brokeu
it hurt so, but I called to the boys to halt
or they would ride in too. One of them
,?\yn? no oiono tinit as wheeled his horse's
hind legs slipped over the edge arflfthrcw
dirt down on me. I heard one of them
say, 'II3 is killed, let's go hack home.' 1
found my horse was not hurt much, so I
got on him and rode down the track until
I could get out, and went back to them.?
.My leg was hurting very Httdly, so I called
one ot the boys to uie and'"told him to catch
bold and pull as bard as lie could, lie did
I so, and my leg slipped back with a pop
which I thought could have been heard a
hundred yards off. I did not say anything
about it. Wo had no light -exempt matches,
and burned about five boxes of them in
trying to find our way. Wo got to Kasley
Station that night, and some of the boys
wanted to go on at once to Barton's house.
NO llOliliKIl OR HORSE TIIIF.F.
1 saiil no. Iff. Il? u-nit Itroil /lntr nn/l rr
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like men ; I am no robber or horse thief,
and what I do I propose to do by daylight.
' They go in like dogs?don't let ?? do like
them!' We stayed at the station until
daylight, and a man asked ine where I was
going. I replied, 'bird hunting!' That
was what tbo officers had said when they
started after mo. * I got some ammunition
at ftasley's and we started down the road.
One of the boys tried to primo bis old Hint
and steel rifle as lie galloped along, and lie
left a black trail of powder for half amile !'
TIIB RAID ON HAUTO.N'S
When we got nearly to Jtr.rlon's house
we saw a negro run in, and as we closed
ar und the house 1 saw Barton steal out
ami crawl under it. Mrs. Barton came out
wringing her hands and screaming, but 1
'old her not to be alarmed as T didn't want
to hurt anybody. I asked where her husband
was and she said lie was in Greenville.
I told her lie was under the house and asked
her to call him out. She said I had come
to kill him, but T told her no, T only came
to get my horscireffind utjnoy. .She '
asked if I would give UW my hand on ibat?
I did so and she called Barton, who cauic
crawling out on his hands and knees. It
had been raining and he was very muddy ;
he cstno forward arm in arm with his wife
and said to uie, 'Redmond, I know you have
couie to kill uie, and 1 want to die right
here at home with my wife., I tolu him
that I only came for my property?my horses
and wagon?and he replied that they
were in Greenville, but that ho would go
there and get them, or 1 could send one of
the boys for theui. 1 told him I hadn't
como for auy foolishucss, and would have
them or his hide I
REDMOND DEMANDS ftlS 0%N.
lie asked for a chair and Btartod off to
get one, but I ordered hiin to stand where
he was. lie then asked for a dry pair of
socks, and 1 let him send and get them.?
I thou told him I wanted my money, lie 1
asked mo how much it was. I said you i
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get it.. ^It was 818(1.) lie said I have a 1
check on tho banA lor SI 00. You can have 1
that; it is ail the money I have, and you 1
can take my horses. 1 said I don't want '
your horses. 1 want my own, and I won't 1
have your cheek. You tcok money from (
me ; pay it back and I will go lje offered '
to send Mrs. Barton to Easley to get tho '
money, and 1 said all right, lie then said '
I could go to his stable and take his horses. '
I replied that I was no horse thief, and did !
uot propose to go near his stable; lie could 1
go and bring thcui to me in the presence of 1
those witnesses, if he desired to pay mo for \
what he had taken from mo wrongfully.?
He took two negroes with hiui, and I told 1
them not to touch the horses, lie brought
thcui out, and all who saw them said that
neither of them was as good as mine, but it
ffas tho last chance, so 1 took them. He '
culled a man who lived near him to witness '
that ho gave up the horses freely, as I had i
told him that 1 wonld't take thcui on any '
I other terms. I told him he had to pay Amos *
also six dollars he had taken from him the (
night of our capture, and he said ho had 1
no money to pay him with. Mrs. Barton 1
said there was some loose silver in the house, 1
and went to get it, and counted out five j
dollars and gave it to Amos, lie had lost J
his wages in my service, so I paid him the 1
remaining dollar afterwards out of my own 1
pocket. .Barton then brought out a jug of f
whiskey and nffi'.red tn prnw.l 1
Both Mr. and Mrs. Barton drank a little to 1
show that if was all right, and one or two of (
the boys drank with them. I could not
driuk his whiskey alter all that had passed
between us, but 1 had some of my own,
and the rest of boys drank it with me. 1
THE VISIT TO EASLEY'S. f
Mrs. Barton then went on to Easley's
cfutimi tvWV\ iic nnil elm n??/1 T #11
If IVII W^J IIUU OIIU Iiuu A liimuu tu^ctll*
cr all the way. Slie is a good woman, and
I was nevor so sorry for auy one in my life
as I was for her. She said they were broken
up completely, and b^qotkidg to live '
j on or to work with.' Whfett'Verg^t to Kasley's
she had the chcekoaajti^jta^u^iMrtV^t|
one huudrad thinking
of what sho told mo on the road, so I told. ;
her never mind about the eighty-six dollars;
she might have that. It was not the inou- ]
ey that I had cared for, E only didn't waut
to be robbed and abused. A crowd ha?
collected at the station by this time, flMlshe
wtis afraid to go hotno by herself. 1 sent j
one of my friends to keep her company,
and told her to keep the horse to help make
bread for her and her children. She did not
want to take it, as she said L would come
I Imuli ? ? Itwr ) >>...?J it I i.J.j lior tlwit.
r^Riid not, bul that 1 didn't want to hear j
of him on any more raids. She was satisfied
and went off. ^
A KIND INVITATION. ,
I bought five gallons of whiskey at Eas- i
ley's Station, and treated the whole crowd <
that had collected there. It looked like a
regiment, and 1 didn't know there were half
that number of men at the station. While i
they were drinking I saw Moore, oue of the
men who had helped to capture me, standing
at a corner, ami some opo asked me to treat |
him too. I called to him and invited him (
to join us. I said 'Ucllo, Lieutenant, conic <
up and take a drink with inc.' lie said he
wouldn't come, and I told him I would bring
him, and turned my horse to go after
him. He said, 'All right, I will come.' 1
said, I paid my own money for this whiskey,
it is not stolen, come and drink with mo.?
lie refused again but 1 made him take two
drinks. Amos Ladd said to him, 'You were
the man who tied mo. Do you remember
what you said when you did it?' Moore
said, No, 1 don't remember.' Amos replied,
'You said to mo you have got the best man
hold of you you ever saw, and yet you wtro
the lirat to run !' This turned the laugh on
Moore, and soon alter we rode oil". Harton
went on one raid after this; Moore never
went on another."
tiif. second i.ettf.r.
Pickens C. 11., June 21).?Redmond's
second and last raid was made against his
own wishes, was contrary to his judgment,
and, as lie declares, is the only thing he has
done for which ho condemns himself. The
circumstances nnd< r wh'oli lie told his brief
story concerning it deserve to he mentioned
for many reasons which will presently appear.
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AN UKBX EJECTKI> SENSATION.
*: At the close of our first interview, on
Tuesday afternoon, he accompanied my companion
Hnd myself to the foot of the uioun- ^ - ?
tain. Before we had reached that point, f
however, and while we wore sauntering ...
quietly along the "trail," we were suddenly
saluted with the summons "Halt and surrender
! I aui a revenue officer," which proceed
from tho bushes on our light. At tho
same moment the sound of horses' feet was
heard in the road in our front, and for a
moment I thought I was about to. have an
expericuco I had uot bargained for. Tho
voice wa6 that oi one friend, however, aud
tho horse which quickly came into sight was
bestrode by another, wheroforo 1 was spared
any further sensation than tho nnmcrovw
unpleasant ones I had just felt iu my mind
in view of an anticipated skirmish. Tho
newcomers brought the information that a
squad of thirteen ".Revenues" had just
passed down the road, a mile or two distant,
with a prisoner, a friend of Jlcduiond'b in
t?hnrt*f? th.-lt. tllf?w u-nrn ir? -c J
p. , ..V>v Pir.MVII U1 I\CUtnond
himself, and that they had divided
for the purpose of "beating np" tho neighborhood.
Some of them might be expec- * ^
led any moment at the house nearest to us,
[where 1 had left my buggy,) they said,
ind it was advisable for us to keep n sharp
lookout. A sharp lookout was aceordingly
kept, but Redmond accompanied us to tho
bouse and remained with us, and uigbt hud
*ct in before ho left us, and returned, by
another route than that by which we had
come, to the monntaiu. -I^was quite ill by
time, in consiK(fcM?4$htetoocurQ to tho
hot sun, and ofTTio unweuTea and excessive
exercise I had undergone iu climbing,
but after supper I started again to find him.
WIIO CAN STAND THIS SORT OF LIFE ?
It was so dark under the trees and in tho
hollow of tho hills that I could not see my
band held within nn inch of my face. My
guides seemed to know the way by instinct,
lowcvcr, aud one of them taking my arm
,hey led me by n devious path which seemed
ndlcss, nud only to lead into deeper and
lcepcr darkness until wo came to the appointed
rendezvous. Here one struck a
natch aud lighted a small hand-lamp, and 1
earned for the first time that Redmond had
oined us somewhere on tho way. Wo
bund scats on the ground or on rocks and
oots of trees as best w* ??*
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dlcuce around tlio flickering light wliilo
TnP mnM -v
jf coffcc at tho risk of my neck, but lio
never drank coflcc," ho said. Meat there
was in abundance, but ho barely tasted it.
'It was very seldom that he ever touched
it." lie appeared very thoughtful and
ipoko but once or twice during tho repast.
Dnce ho said to inc, "Who can stand this
iort of life? It is enough to drive an iulocent
man to do wrong."
THE SCENE WAS IMPRESSIVE
ind gloomy enough. We sat within a narrow
circle of dim light, hedged iu by a
.hick darkness that might havo .rnnnnrlT^
mlii|iijlyid mi?'' wHfMfc as many feet
fromtno lamp. Tho trees seemed to bo
whispering seorcts to each other or warnings
to us, and tho leaves.looked strangely
us they reflected the light fVoth their under
sides. The air was heavy and oppressive,
ind seemed fraught with danger, and wo
looked in each other's faces with feelings
aot unlike what we might havo experienced
had all instead of one only been under ban
ind expecting betrayal and a death-dealing
volley out of the night at any moment! It
could not have been worse had we been on
the frontier and surrounded by hostile Infinite.
Wor were thomo o..n/>?ocI to
;,hat little group out there in the forest.?
It was shared in kind by every household
lor miles around us. One of our party
?aid : "There is not one man iu ten iu this
neighborhood, be be guilty or innocent, who
will sleep in his house to-night!" "And
you say true," echoed every voice but mine,
within liis hearing. I, too, learned its
truth in part before many hours had passed.
TIIK HAII) AFTER GARY.
T reminded Redmond of my errand, and
his promise to tell me of his "raid" after
flary. "It was not my doing," he said.?
"I did not lead tho imrtv. and nt firsf. m.
fused to go with them. They said they
had gone with nie when T needed them,
and now 1 refused to help them when they
needed me. iSo I went. Ga:y had broken
up a still and behaved badly, and tho
man the still belonged to collected the crowd
and went to thrash him. 1 said to them,
'lie has done nothing to be killed for?
this thing of killing a man won't do; but I
will go with you, if you wish rue, to get
satisfaction for cutting up the still.' They
said they did not intend to kill him, but
only to 'put tlio withe on him,' (i. c., whip
him.) This was distinctly understood before
we started. We did not cbase any
revenue officers, but went directly to Gary's
house at Liberty, lie was not there, and
wc returned home. Wc started ono Monday
afternoon about 1 o'clock and cauio
back through Pickens Courthouso by 10
o'clock next morning. Thcro would not
have been anything said about this raid but
for what was done at Hendricks house.??
Ho was a brother of 'Van,' and the boys
hearing that the overcoat and shawl which
they had stolen from me were in the house,
determined to take them away.
[roNTisrr.o xr.xT wkiiic.]