The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-07-18
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GREENvILLE NEWS IL am reliably in-
'ormed that man by the name OF Gilbert
y. Green, who lives near Seneca City, South
Carolina, and Of whom it said is in the
Revenue service Of the United States Gov.
ernment as a spy. undertook to capture
Redmond. who lives in Transatlantic Coun.
ty, North Carolina, aud of whose history
your readers are familiar. The means re.
sorted to by this spy are as follows:
A man by the name of Fisher, who lives
in the same County with Redmond, shot u
Revenue officer, for which he was tried aud
convicted and sentenced for two years tc
the Albany peaitentiary, and on his way
there made his escape. This man Green,
learning that Fisher was in his neighbor-
hood, and having asccrtained that he was
an escaped prisoner of the United States,
and that he was from Rcdmonds ncishbor.
hood, induced Fisher to believe that be was
IN sympathy with the moonshiucrs and cs-
pecially so with Redmond, whereby, he in.
duced Fisher to come to his house, where
he harbored him for months, for the purpose
as subsequent developments have shown to
capture Redmond, as the Revenue Officers
had promised this spy, if he could capture
Redmond, he should have three thousand
dollars. This seeming friend OF Fishers,
proposed to Fisher, to take trip to the
neighborhood of Redmond, which Fisher
agreed to. They started on their journey
to Transylvania county, n. c., and when
they got into the vicinity of Redmond's s
house, this spy, Green, sent Fisher for
Redmond to come and see him. that he was
his friend and wanted to advise him for his
good what to do; but Redmond was too
smart to be taken that way, and sent word
to this man Green, that he could see him
in his own castle, provided the spy came
unarned, which proposition was acceded
to. When Green got to the house of Red.
mond, he soon learned that Redmond was
able to take care of himself: After Green
reSorted to every means to induce Redmond.
to leave his stronghold, upon the rcpresen-
tation that they so to Texas, he at last in
duced Redmond to go. Green left with
this understanding, and was to meet him at
Fishers next day. On the next day they
all met at Fishers, and while Green and
Redmond were planning their trip to Texas.
the house was surrounded by Revenue of.
tcers they, with Green, ordered Redmond
to Observation-Disclosures Redmond discov-
cred that this man Green was a spy in the
Revenue service and acting in concert with
these Revenue officers, drew his revolver
and opened fire on Green and his posse.
which produced such 4 stampede that they
all fled without making any halt for fifteen
miles.
Humanity, as well as justice, dictates
that this persecution Of a poor and faith
erless boy should stop, and the authorities
that be, ought to see that the Government
is not imposed upon by paying out large
sums of money to the spies and other off
GERS employed in the Revenue service.
1t is stated, upon good authority, that if
the Government will assure Redmond and
his friends fair and impartial, trial that
they will surrender themselves. What more
could be asked? More anon.
TRANSYLVANIA.