The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-11
The Raid on Gary and Hendricks-The
L Pickens Jail Delivery.
: PICKENs @. H., June %.

Il fi PICKENs G. a., June 29.
Redmond's second and last raid was
made against his. own wishes, was con.
trary to his judgment, and, as he de-
clares, is the only thing he has done tor
which he condemns himself. The cir
cumstances under which he told his brief
story concerning it deserve to be men
toned for many reasons which will pres
emily appear. ..5, ....f... 81
AN UNEXPECTED SENSATION.
At the close of our first interview, on
Tuesday afternoon, he accompanied my
companion and myself to the foot of the
mountain. Before we had reached that
point, however, and while we were saun-
ttering quietly along the "trail," we were
suddenly saluted with the summons
"Halt and surrender I am a revenue
officer" which proceeded from the bushes
on our right. At the same moment the
sound of horses feet was heard in the
road in our front, and for a moment /
thought I was about to have an expe-
rience had not bargained for. The
voice was that of one friend, however,
and the horse which quickly came into
sight was bestrode by another, wherefore
I was spared any further sensation than
the numerous unpleasant ones l had just
felt in my mind in view of an anticipated
skirmish. The newcomers brought the
information. that squad of thirteen
Revenues" had just passed down the
road mile or two distant, with o pris-
oner, friend of Redmond's, in charge /;
that they were in search of Redmond
himself, and that they had divided for
the purpose of 'beatipg up" the neigh
borhood. Some of them might be ex-
! pected any moment at the house nearest
to us, (where had left my buggy,) they
said, and it was advisable for ts to keep
sharp lookout. A sharp lookout was
accordingly kept, but Redmond accom-.
panied us 10 the house and remained
with us, and night had set in before he
left us, and returned, by another route
than that by which we had come, to the
mountain. 1 was quite i'll by this time,
in consequence of exposure to the hot
sun, and of the unwonted and excessive
exercise / had undergone in climbing,
but after supper l started again TO ind
him. .r
WHO CAN STAND THIS SORT OF LIFE
It was so dark under the. trees and in
the hollow of the hills that 1 could not
see my hand held within an inch of my
face. My guides seemed to know the
way by instinct, however, and one of
them taking my arm they led me by q
devious path which seemed endless, and
only to lead into deeper and deeper dark
ness until we came to the appointed ren.
devious. Here one struck match and
lighted small hand-lamp, and learned
for the first time that Redmond had
Joined us somewhere on the way. We
found seats on the ground or on rocks
and roots of trees as best we might, and
sat in silence around the Pickering light
while Redmond hastily ate the supper
| we had provided for him. I had brought
q kettle of coffee at the risk of my neck
but he "never drank Coffee" he said
Meat there was in abundance, but he
barely tasted it. "It was very seldom
thas he ever touched it, He appeared
YER. thoughtful, and spoke but once OF
| twice during the repast. Once he said
t., me, "Who can stand this sort of life
1t is enough to drive. an innocent man te
do wrong" .
THE SCENE WAS IMPRESSIVE
and gloomy enough. We sat within s
narrow circle of dim light, hedged in by
q thick darkness that might have con
cealed an hundred enemies within a
many feet from the lamp. The tree!
seemed to be whispering secrets to eacl
other or warnings to rs, and the leave
looked strangely as they reflected th'
light from their under sides. The nj
was heavy and oppressive, and seemet
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