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Redmond the Bandit.
THE END OF THE REVENUE
TROUBLES.
Redmond's Followers Surrendered
Judge ~Mackey's COmmendable

Space will not permit US to make any
comments on the following documents,
which fully explain themselves; suffice
to say that we fully endorse Judge Mack
ey's course in these troubles az being The
ONLY true solution of them. The good
people Of this County are under lasting
obligations to the Judge for his truthful
expose, heretofore and yet to be made, OF
the conduct of Revenue officials operat-
ing in this county. and for tho complete
vindication of their good name and hon.
1 hereby guaranty that If any person,
who has been associated with the outlaw
Lewis R. Redmond, in violating the laws
of the State, shall surrender himself tn
the Sheriff Of Pickens county within ~
DAYS from this date, and shall give his
own bond, without sureties, in the sum OF
one hundred dollars, henceforth to keep
the peace and obey the laws Of the State,
and of the United States, such person
shall not be prosecuted for any such vio-
lation of the laws Of the State.
I further guaranty, upon the written
assurance given me this day by John l..
Thornley,, ESQ, United States Commits
sioner, in and for the county OF Pickens,
that if any person who s~urrenders him
self as herein stipulated, shall he charge
able with any offence against the Keve,
nue. laws of the United States, he shall
not DO arrested, and all proceedings
against him shall be suspended by the
| United States authorities, pending neSo-
tiations between his Excellency, Wade
HAMPTON, Governor of the States ut
South Carolina, and his Excellency Il. Is,
HAYES, President of the United States, to
obtain amnesty for such person, n all
others of the same class, in like manner
ohargeable with ~offenses against the laws
If the United States, except the said Lew
Witness nv hand at Pickens Court
House, this 18th day Of March, A. d.
1878. - 49,. -
Presiding Judge Sth Judicial Circuit.
To Messrs. Thomas Walker, curry
Chapman, and Jackson Hinckel, commit
tee, Eastoe P. D., Pickens county, ana u
all whom it may concern.
,P1cKENs G.. H, s. G.
Upon the request. Of the Presiding
Judge Of this Circuit, and the Solicitor o
The Sth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina
who inform me that the followers OF Lew
is r. Redmond, who have recently stood
with him in armed defiance Of the laws OF
the State and of the United states, propose
to surrender themselves to the State au'
thol tiles and to give their bonds to Keep the
peace and to obey hereafterthe Jaws OF tn
State and of the United States. proVl'
ded that they ore not subjected to- arres
or persecution for any offences against TIT
laws of the Slate or of the United States
with which they may now be charged.
hereby give the assurance that no pro
c ecdings shall be taken against any OF tint
class of persons above designated except
ing the outlaw Lewis K. Redmond,
pending negotiations between the Presi
dent of the United States and n lover
nor of this State, which I am informed
will be Immediately commenced by tn
Governor tn procure amnesty to the sale
person, above indicated. Given unde'
my hand, this 18th day OF March, n. ID
1878.
JOHN l.. THORNLEY,, .. 5. Com'r.
The above guaranty was given upon oul
earnest solicitation.
Z. J. MAcKEY, P Judge.
J. s. CdTHRAN, Sol. 9Th Circuit,
WIN. Z. EARLE. late Assistant u. 5. AT
tOrney.