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

aatters Of individual interest will be charged fol
and deaths, and notices ofe religious character Ar
respectfully solicited and win be inserted graft,
REDM0HD'S STRANGE STORY.
A TALK WITH THE OUTLAW IN THE
HEART OF THE RIDGE.
From tho Netps and Courier.
PICKENs Q. H., June q.
1t is not necessary thet should be at
any pains to introduce the subject of this
sketch to any well informed ma,. woman
or child in South Carolina, or perhaps in
any State of the Union. That kind office
has been pretty we'll discharged for me
end for him, on many occasions within
the past few years, by his man, friends
and admirers of the United States In.
ternal Revenue Service, and there ia hut
little that can now add, save ip the
way of truth, to what has been already
said concerning "the great criminal s.
"the notorious desperado," "the bloated
brigand of the Blue Ridge" "the infa-
nous outlaw "the red-handed royerU-
Lewis Il. Redmond This ii he that
has turned two States upside down: set
OH iGW, human and Divine, at na,iphi !.
defied the power of the best goyernment
the EorldFever saw; chased it's officers
pell.meil across county; committed
Highway robbery; ambushed the faithful
an ths discharge of their duty released
criminals from jail; frightened women
and children; E.endeeke .eraHn men into
fits, and who finally, if the truth we're we're
known, was doubtless at the bottom Of
the disturbances in the Bald Mountains;
Are not these things so, beside MANY
others like not here, set DOWN., The
proof is not far to seek since his enemies
declare it, and the law has confirmed it
by setting price on his young head. and
in giving authority to his fellow-men "to
bring his body into court-alive or
dead - s..-.---7- --.-s. ~. 49,.
AT THE BAR OF PUBLIC OPINION.
This last thing HAS Been father diff:
cult, not 70 say impossible, of perform
ancejit seeIS, and has remained undone
until accomplished by the Nctta and C5,..
rter, in the person of its humble repre-
sentative, by whom the redoubtable has
been captured alive and who now pro.
duces the prisoner ins court; that great,
court OF public opinion where he shall be
called upon to answer to the charges pre-
ferred against him 1t happened in this
wise. a week or ten days ago, / was
commissioned by the Neifs and Courier
TO go and find Redmond" if possible,
and to obtain from him personal nara.
tive of his eYent.al career. -s
~-z-...-.,,-.-.-. A .FRUITLEss QUEST.
: The quest was not very satisfactory, as
l learned that its object had LETT the
country, and no man knew ofhis where
abouts, concerning which / was further
informed that they we're changed with
every sun. at the end of the second day
was compelled to abandon the search
started, no whit wiser than when left if.
Through the kindness and superior
knowledge of the gentleman who accom-
panied mo, nJmever, had been piaco{i
In communication with two of the ont
laws most trusted friends, and had left
with them, to be forwarded to some un-
known postoffice, a note addressed TO
him, in which requested an interview
af any time end place he might designate
and under any restrictions he should
choose to impose upon me. His verbal
reply granting my request was received
Monday. morning, and for instructions
anu guidahce 4 was directed simply; tc,
accompany, Mr.. w. G. Fields, OF Pickens
Y, n, wnithersoeVer he might lead me,
: Reporting to this gentleman without de.
lay, an understanding We: quickly had,
ana our plan ofprcceeding agreed upon
to be carried into effect the same night.
lssl ~ THE RENDEZVOUS.
BY this time, and in spite OF. great pre-
caution, the; fact of my first visit: to the
mountain had become known and its true
The E0o1a people PssoT,,s, &C
Plckens have iearned to be suspicious of
watched ,witA; fond solicitude.) It was
therefore necessary to move With caution
for Redmond's sake, as we'll az 60 that of
the success of M endeayor. aud / have
since learned that our pains were not
taken altogether in vain, as one or moro
interested and iaould-bs.captors Of the
fugitive were on the q,ii vise to learn the
wayJwe went aud other information
which might lead to his capture. The
24th day of June seemed longer or Sex
eral hours than the 21et, but it 6nally
came 70 q close, and about dusk yalked
quietly out of town alone into fhe ada
cent woods, and by q e;rcuit0us ronte
reached the rendezvous appointed for the
night After n few hours of rest here
for IL u mutt {. tiiIia,s II iioi
could be dimly seen by the light OF dawn.
;ar OF 10 tho Horthward and avoitd n.
the town and more frequented ways by a
detour at sHeVefal mites drove rapidly
until after noon.
q Is s. AHARD ab1 40 ToFTR1vrI.If
The country through which we passed
end the linaidents of the journey fur,
! nished abundant material for an interest
Ing lettef, bhE'I am not az liberty, under
premise, ito; indicate our sFoate, aud am
therefore regretfully compelled to keep
silence, to my readers positive loss.
:Ehe7 road vas all that road, even q
mountain road, ought not 10 be-but .
forbear, again. At the end of il ~
stopped at q cottage in the hills, and after
Kind reception and excellent dinner,
lieaving our buggies behind as being of
su pAItipuisI ti5e, MS rsiJ ,i,i5sS;s - -
{ other guide sand resumed on FCotj the
journey that Was to, conduct Sus ts the
Apresence Of stheiaa yet tnseen chief My
flfst compepipn did lnnki now know.
itheEg we 7;are bound, and our guide.
ekeese lltlle hlore than that lRe W'ere to
! 3jolltss certain trail until halted by. ."the
8 8 fcE so Rednon6 is ciliea) az
snchfa point as he might choose TO await
!; ;Sitr fqrling be trail seemed to lead,
;dlrectl .lttsa to sbfne vesitable land of
{ ans lat times SStok S direct acutn
s5A1 sznra IN thnk xlirecticn hvs leading
igsis ifeeeS,ss sIs such Paths are said' to do
when tiI61 ClisaI,Ylear N thaundprgrovth