Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-18

night, and / found then hanging on the
wagon next morning. The revenue officers
carried off my shawl and oyereaat and kept
them for their own uso." ct was. for at
tempting to recover this stolen property that
Judge Maokoy issued bench warrant for
him for committing highway robbery.).
A MoONsHINERs RAID.
"Tho next day." continued Redmond,
81 sent word to Barton that if ho would
return my horses and money and have my
wagon mended, would call oil square
bctwccn us, aud be done with it. He ro-
fused to do it, 80 few days later raised
company of. about twelve mon from -----.
Crcok, and went to Gull on him. We rode
all that night. 1t was very dark aud we
missed the way, and I rode into a cut in
tho railroad. It was very deep, and. 1 had
hard full. My. horse foil ON me and
knocked my leg out Of joint I thought it
was broken it hurt 80, but I called to tho
boys to halt or thoy would ride in too. One
Of them was 30 CLOSE that US he wheeled his
horso's hind legs slipped over the edge and
threw dirt down on, mo. I heard one
of them say, 'Ho's killed, let's go back
home l found my horse was not hurt
track until | could get out; aud won't back
to them. My leg was hurting very badly,
so l called one of the boys to me and told
him to catch hold aud pull as hard os he
could. He did SO, and my leg slipped back
with q pop which I thought could have
been heard hundred yards of. Ldid not
say anything about it. We had 10 light
except. matches, and burned about five
boxes of thom trying to ind our way. NY6
got to Eusley Station that night, and some
of the boys wanted to 60 on at once to Bar.
tons house.
NO ROBDER OR HORSE THIEF.
"I said, mo, let us wait until day aud
60 like men; am no robber or horse thief
and what do propose to do by day light.
They go in like dogs-dou't let US do like
them Vie stayed at the station until day.
light, and a man asked inc whcro | was
going. replied, 'bird huntiugp That
was what the officers had said when they
started after me. got some ammunition
at Easlcy, aud VIC started down tho road.
Ono of the boys tried to prime his old flint
and steel rife. as he galiopei along, and he
loft n black trail of powder for half mile!"
Crhe reader will doubtless have remarked
that our autobiographer has grim sense
Of humor, and nothing ridiculous escapes
him even under the most serious circum--
stances.
THE RAID ON DARToN's
When We got nearly to Barton's house we
saw negro run in, and as We closed around
the house, [ saw Barton steal out and crawl
under it. Mrs. Barton oamo out wringing
her hands and screaming, but told her
not to be alarmed as l dido't want to hurt
anybody. L asked where her husband was
and she said he was in Greenvillo. I told
her he was under the house and asked her
to call him out. She said 1 had come to
kill him, but / told her no, only came to
get my horses and money. She asked me
if I would; give her my hand on that? I
did so, and she called Barton, who oame
crawling opt ou his hands and knees. It
had been raining and ho was very muddy;
ho came forward, arm-in-arm with his wife,
and said to me, Redmond, I know you
have como to kill mo, and want to die
right here at home with my, wife, I told
him that I only came for my property--my
horses and wagon-and he replied that thoy
were in Groenville, but that he would go
there aud get them, or could send one Of
tho boys for them. told him ! hadn't
como for any foolishness, and would have
thcm or his hide!
REDMOND DEMANDS HIS OWN.
lie asked for chair and started off to
get one, but ordered him to stand where
he was. He then asked for pair of dry
socks, and let him send and get them. l
then told him | wanted ny money. He
asked me how much 1t was. | said, you
know how much you stole frou,. mc-go and
get it, ct was S186) He said, 4 havo
o chook Oh tho bank for 500. You can
have that; it is all the money I have, and
you can take my horses. l said l don't
want your horses. I want my own, and l
won't havo your check. You took money
FROM me; pay it back and will go. He
offered to send Mrs. Barton to Easlcy to
get tho money, and l said oil right. lie
then said | could 90 to his stable and take
his horses. Ircplicd that | was no horse
thief, and did not propose to 70 noar his.
stable; he could 90 and bring them and give
them to ne in tho presence of these wit.
uossos, IL ho uesiieu w pay me LOT Wliat ne
had taken from inc wrongfuly. Hn took
two negroes with him, aud told them not
to touch tho horses. He brought thom out,
and all who saw them said that neither Of
them was as good as mine, but it was the
last chance, 80 ! took thcm. Ho called
man who lived noar him to witness that ho
gave up tho horses freely, as l had told
him that wouldn't take them on any other.
terms. told him ho had to pay Amos
also six dollars he had taken from him tho
night of our capture, and ho said ho had
M mnnnu 10 nav linn with Mrs. RnnAa.,