The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-07-19
to get my borscaS Find n,5ney, She
asked it would give hsf my hand on that7

asked if would give ksF nv hand Oh thst7
did so and,she called Barton who came
crawling out on his hands and knees. 1t
had been raining and he was very muddy !;
he came forward arm In arm with his wife
and soid to me, Redmond, know you have
come to kill me, and l want to die right
here at home with my wife, l told him
that only came for my property-my bor-
ses and wagon-and he replied that they
were in Grecnvillc, but that he would 90
there and get them, or could send one of
the boys tor them. | told him [ hadn't
como for any foolishness, and would have
them or his hide ! .,,.,.,....
REDMOND DEMANDS HIS own.
lie asked for chair and started off to
set one, but [ ordered him to stand where
he was. lie then asked for dry pair of
socks, and let him send and get them
| then told him wanted my money. lie
asked mo how much it was. I said you
know how much you stole from me-go and
get it.. ct was S1SG.) lie said have
check on tho banh for 500. You can have
that; it is all the money have, and you
can take my horses. said | don't want
your horses. want my own, aud won't
have your check. You took money from
me /; pay it back and will 80 He offered
to send Mrs. Barton to Easley to get the
money, and said all right He then said
could so to his stable and take his horses.
l replied that was no horse thief, and did
not propose to so near his stable he could
go and bring them to me in the presence of
those witnesses, if he desired to pay mo for;
what he had taken from me wrongfally.-
He took two negroes with him, and 1 told
them not to touch the horses. He brought
them out, and all who saw them said that
neither of them was as good as mine, but it
vas the last chance, so / took them. He
called man who lived near him to witness
that he gave up the horses freely, as had
told him that wonld't take them on any
othcr terms. l told him he had to pay Amos
also six dollars he had taken from him the
night of our capture, and he said he had
no money to pay him with. Mrs Barton
said there was some loose silver in the house,
and went to get it, and counted out five
dollars and gave it to Amos. He had lost
his wages in my service, so paid him the
remaining dollar afterwards out of my own
pocket Barton then brought out Jug of
whiskey and -nffered to. treat the crowd.-
| Both MIR. and Mrs. Barton drank little to
| show that if was all right, and one or two of
the boys drank with them. could not
drink his whiskey after all that had passed
between us, but L had some of my own,
and the rest of boys drank it with me.
| TIE VISIT TO EAsLEY's.
| Mrs. Barton then went on to Easley's
station with us, and she and talked togeth-
er all the way. She is a good woman, and
| was never SO sorry for any one in nv life
as was for her. She said they were bro
ken up completely, and had nothing 80 live
on orto work with. h57is ~ Is sEas,.
ley's she had the. check easbed Ind ss sssss siss
one hundred dopsrs. 6 hdd been thinking
of what she told mo on the road so Il told
her never mind about the eighty-six dollars !;
she might have that. 1t was not the mon.
ey that had cared for, only didn't want.
to be robbed and abused. A crowd had
collected at the station by this time, did she
\ was afraid to 60 home by herself / sent
one Of my friends to keep her company,
and told her to keep the horse to help make
bread for her and her children. She did not
want to take it, as she said 1 would come
Saokson- -husbaDd for it, 1 told h0r that
| WVuiu HUI, ouo tHdI ulun want 10 near
of him on any more raids She was salts
fed and went off.
KIND INVITATION.
| bought five gallons Of whiskey at Eas-
ley's Station, and treated the whole crowd
that had collected there. 1t looked like
regiment, and didn't know there we're half
that number of men at the station. While
they We're drinking [ saw Moore, one of the
men who had helped to capture me, standing
Mt a corner, and some one asked me to treat
him too. called to him and invited him
to join US. [ said Hello, Lieutenant, come
up and take drink with me- He said he
wouldn't come, and told him would bring
him, and turned my horse to 60 after
him. He said, All right, 1 will come
said, paid my own money for this whskey
it is not stolen, come and drink with me-
He refused again but made him take two
drinks. Amos Ladd said to him, ~ ou were
the man who tied me. Do you remember
what you said when you did it? Moore
said, No, don't remember Amos replied,
You said to me you have got the best man
hold Of you you ever saw, and yet you were
tho first to run! Tins turned the laugh on
Moore, and soon after we rode off. Barton
went on one raid after this; Moore never
went on another"