The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-11

UIiu3 tne money. ne was 70 meet me
ct l o'clock that night, and after dark
crew OF what he wanted Il had to make
she tadess out of g sweet potato I, aad
casfied 1t to an clubhouse, where I waited
Tor him: Amos IAaad my wagon driver,
was With lime, and VIC kindled q big fire
on the hearth ard laid down 10 sleep.
about half-past u Hendricks and JAN
nisen ceme ia, end drew q pint bottle
full and treated them both. I then laid
down again with my coat and boots of
pietols by me, one in sight and one under
letrhim see what kind ! used. He pick.
ed up onei,and examined it, and then
asked me to lee him SEQ the other. This
m9de me suspicious, and j replied that 1
never allowed any man to handle aIl'my
weapons at one time. W, {" f,,1 ~. 'eF'M
THE CAPTURE ,f:,..i ~, :.
3nst tke., sescsd 90 csen, .ho ha:
been waiting outside. burst open the
door and rushed in on me and surround
cd me. There was q big light in. the
fireplace and J saw ) dozen gums were
cooked aud pointed right at me- They
were hollering, Surrender SurrenderF'
80 taat. ~ they. Gouid, aud- Amos Ladd
said, II surrender" said nothing, and
turned oser TO get: my pistol from under
my pillow, and sas-- that Hendricks had
run around behind me and had my own
pistol within . fewo inches of my head.
Several Of them jumped upon me at
Iopce, ana held me down and pinioned
my arn,s, and then they turned me oyer
on ny. back and Barton and Gafy tied
my wrists close together. It was all
done ina moment, buttEllef, siay iump.f
ed on nte, Ethuught, 20 myself, If there
rwere only sWo Of ,yuu, ;aoW: .uuicL i conjd
turn ;yon UNDER IT, had done 30, how
ever, they would have riddled ms -.;tht
wait. .'4. 2 E .-l'i
- BRUTAL TREATMENr. dsteltj
Wiiien they were tying inc they ,issds d.
y hard 81 e 0Rs aaF shsz f.RsR Rned On mgh ena
wrist and they fhufe mo pretty. badly !,
they broke theifising and curetl'it. Eaf5
is the scae aow, he said, laughing, but if
they had torn my. arm of 7 wouldn's
hsye said 9 word. When I was tied!
Barton asked me If I was Mai. RedmondS
l said, veal He said, yes, Cd d----Iri
you, you are the man who wEnted to kill
7E!e.f i replied, q have moi wanted I'd
XIII You; ], could easily have done 60 II
l had wanted He ordered me to get
up, but pulled hard on the end of the
rope he had me tied with chat I coufdn't
get up. 1t is' no easy thing to rise when
you are on your back with your hands
tied, tried to do so, but couldn't get
up quick enough 10 please him. and
then," said the outlaw, his eyes flashing
at The recoilection Of the ;hdignity, s'thefi
ne. Kicked at me, his boot grazing INV
sid5 4 90 ilaa kicked mo 5u1;a7osy DO
wonld have hurt me, though I don't
think he could have hurt me much. .nat
night, whatever he did, but that was
enough. ! felt like, was "a strong az
three men, and eprang,up don't know
how. I kept quiet, hcyevs:, and thsv
held no, and Barton ran .liia hand into
my, pocket and took out my pocketbook.
:! had one hundred and eiEhty.six dol
lara. he asked me If it was iniiie h I
aaid yes, pne it back in my pocket, you
have no right to take my money. He
said you have no right to it, and kept
It, then said, Look here, I want nv
49, a DASH FOR RnEEDoM.
Barton dropped the end of the rope he
had been ,holdine end detarted past. me TO
get the boots which were lying By my
pallet. I was inhN because he had kick
ed'me, and felt as tall as if Ir,ware three
'.etta ehaee the aeee I t..<neA n.y heads
= the rope and .whopped' my arms into
gary breast and knocked him down.
l Knocked Moore down In The same wav
on tho other side the Others vera al
standing two.desp between me ard thei
door. fkicked at Charley White. ysI6
gave way; the rest scat6 tered. and Tirr5p.
ed out of the door like liad been preas.
ed: My, wagon was ii front of the door !.
fortunately; 90 ] ran around Il, gather
ing up as ] ran the rope with which /
was tied to keep It from tripping me.
Il knew they would catch me If I fall.)
They dashed out after me. Bang banai
went their guns. The balls struck ali
around me and knocked up the snow. I
heard one Of them cay, By Cid, I know
we have killed him but I knew thew
hadn't, and kept on I was stili tied SO
tight 15.s::is:sf 15s::i:ss:sf sc. sc. loose, ls.st. kent
tugglng at the rope as ! ran. I had one
pistol in my pocket, and twisted my
isnds round and got se out, hut droppeii
it In jumping big chestnut Log. ~
= FIRST CATCH yoUB HAZE.
There was fence in the way. htit /.
went over it without any tronbia. 4
think Z faW fover, Ifsot over 10 o|ea5fly.
Tho officers turned back; they were
afraid TO follow me very far. and then I
stopped and united the r0pe With fmy
teeth, and I knew was cafe. The snow
was thick on the ground, and was With,
out hat or coat and in, my stocking fest,
I knew they .had my; pistols, but as they
had Amos, too, ] determined to rescue
him or die. I Thought they wouldn't
stay long about there after L was loose.
so / ran across the fields in my stocking
Ieet 10 nelgnbors mouse. I.Won-t tell
his name nr.a but when ] got. .shere the soles
of E,y stockings were cut to pieces by
the ice, and the legs were clinging around
my ankles knocked and he let'mo in. {
and ! told him those .sheIl-dred devils
had captured me and my driver, and Il
intended to- take him away froui them.
He gavo me e. hat and, coat and shoes.
and a gun aud auimunition.} i then.
wentiback 70 the road which I knew4Iiey
would hnYS to travel, and waited for:
them. I heard them getting ready to
etart with Amos, and ali Were. talking
and shouting together. They had cap.
tured high.strung black mare OF nina
and when they hitched her to tho wagon
to Stare Jd1sIof fEhemo whipped Ter, and,
she began to kick, things to pieces gene-i
irally.i Barton was anxious 10 get eTny.
SO, Amos to j. me afterwards, and stood
by with his gun shining at every noise
he heard ia the bushes. . They got start
cd finally tho bay mare did all The pull
ing, as She black was rnad ! and ] heard