The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-07-19
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Amos, but could not tell him from the
others. lie had uutied himself in the
wagon, however, whie we were fighting,
and suddenly heard some one holler, He's
gone he's gone p aud then several shots
were fired but knew that he had got off
safely. l then thought I would rnsh in
and cut the traces and recapture niy horses
but thought they might hit mo, so ! stood
still. They all went into the house. and |
went Oft and whistled for Amos, WHO came
to me and told me had wounded Barton
and Hendricks. We went back together
to watch the house, and looked thrt ugh
the window apd saw them all sitting before
the fire. could have killed Bartoa or any
OF them. they were NIT toni feet .from me
but wouldn't shoot any one down in an.
other mans house.
THE WAY THE REVENUES RUN.
The next morning 1 saw them again in
the road In the one horse wagon and wan
ted to shoot Jannison, but Amos begged
me not to do it, and wouldn't. Presently
tho others came along and Gary was riding
on my horse by the side of DR. Earle who
had bcen attending the wounded 1t made
ME mad to see him on my own horse, after
all that had happened, but I wouldn't shoot
at him for fear Of wounding Earle, who was
between us. Gary had gotten him to ride
by him. At last saw Earle 20 a little
ahead, and saw my chance and fred at
Gary and hit him. Earle helped him back
on my horse, and then naver saw men
run SO in my life. I thoug6t, would stop
them SO shot my, own horse; be com.
menced staggering, but he was ssamc and
kept going, and followed on after then, as
fast as they aud could rum They Gsossed
creek and all stopped and Gasy2 aoliored
back to me: Come over here aid Twill
Kill YOU had only my, pistol, bGts i STAR
ted towards him. had to cross tSe:crsek
on small log, and loaded as + WSnta BE,
fore could get across they sec mmenced
running again, and called out to them to
wait and would kill e4cry onc u theu.'
That is the way you do I said, you steal
all mar has, and then run I then
IsnaEncd and went back. Gary had dropped
ias'hat in the road, and I found itand tore
it all to pieces. He had my overcoat,
shawl L had paid twenty eight dollars for,
and also my hat and boots and fine dress
coat. They gave the hat aud boots and
coat to negroes living onr tho sccds:de. L
heard of it and gave out word that9would
kill them all if they didn't bring them back.
They brought them that same night, 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." ct was attempting to re-
cover this stolen property that Judge Mack
ey issued bench warrant for him for CON-
mitting highway robbery)
A MooNsHINEB's RAID.
The next day., continued Redmond, ~
sent word to Barton that if he would re.
turn my horses and money, add hayo my.
wagon mended, would call all square be.
tween US and be done with it. He refused
to do it, SO a.few days latter raised q COM
pany Of about twelve men Rom--C Greek,
and went to call on him. We rode all that
| night. 1t was very dark and va. misse1.
the way, and l rode into cut in the rail
road. 1t was very deep, and had hard
fall. My horse fell on me and knocked nv
leg out Of joint. thought it was broken
it hurt so, but [ called to the boys to halt
or they would ride in too. One of them
fwas 60 oloso' that as he wheeled his horse 8
hind legs slipped over the edge ana threw
dirt down on me- I heard one of them
say, III is killed, let's go back home l
found my horse was not hurt much so
got on him and rode down the track until
| could get out, and went back to them
My leg was hurting very badly, so called
one OF the boys to me ahd told him to catch
hold and pull as hard as he could. He did
so, and my leg slipped back with pop
which l thought could have been heard u
hundred yards off. did not say anything
about it. We had no light cxespt matches,
and burned about five boxes of them in
trying to find our way. We got to Essley
Station that night. and some Of the boys
wanted to 60 on at once to Bartons house
| NO RoBBER OR HORSE THIEF.
[ said no, let us wait until day and 60
like men; | am no rob5er or horse thief,
and what l do ! propose to do by daylight.
'They 90 IN like dogs-don't let as do like
them! We stayed at the station until
daylight, and man asked me where was
going Isreplicd, bird hunting 7 That
was what tbe officers had said when they
started afAy ma = u got some Ananunition
at Easley sand We started down the road.
One Of the boys tried to primo his old flint
and steel rifle as he gslloped alonk, aud he
left a black trail Of powder for ha!f amile |!
| THERAID ON ,BARToN's