The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-08-18


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o'"HEE cnUHri. August D. 1851,
Il, Mc E,ftors Of the Nen, and to,ui,r
GENTLEMESI see in your paper Of August
i,h piece headed Mellow the murderer"
in which il is stated that have gone West
in buggy with n friend. Your corrcspon
dent is mistaken for once. for am in Oco-
nee County. where can't be found, and /
don't want the people Of South Carolina tn
think that have run away like sheep
killing dog. AS soon as the 'Brayton muir
der is looked into it will bc seen that
had good cause To kill Brayton for he WAS
4 scoundfd and not worth the powder and
lead wasted OH him. | am glad killed
him and il Butler had not run away So
fast would have got him too. Let all
such damned Revenue officers beware for
will kill some more Of them yet, if they
fool with me. am in Il good hiding place
now where can't be found So they needn't
hurt for me, for you remember il took
them powerful long time to catch Red
mond, and knew him we'll enough to find
ont where all his dens and caves were
As soon as think can get justice in the
court Of law ] will give myself up freely,
and think | can clear myself. To show
you how much. confidence | have got in you
and that am not afraid Of you, will meet
anybody you may send on "Wednesday
night. August l0tli, ut miiniyht, at the
mcnth of the tunnel, seven miles from Wal
hnlla, and think | can tell him something
that will surprise him. He needn't bc afraid
for swear | won't hurt him. will bring
| one friend with me. and he can ho the
same, but if he tries any tricks on me, or
tries to catch me, will kill him ns
| sure ny shot. If ho docs not come then,
| lie will never have another chance to see
me. and he will miss having heap of news.
| II you want To ask me any questions or
desire to know anything more about me,
ask them through your daily paper, and
will see them and answer them. want
YOU IL have this printed 50 that the people
can know something about me. and can see
that | am not whit some people want
to make ont, can write IA little but am
| getting enc of my friends to write this for
me, as he can do better. Let Ine know
i'll your paper, as soon rs yoH can, if you
| Will scnI anybody to meet me, for want
20 know before iiund. Don't forget to pub
lsll this, for you have been cussing me out
and, think, yon ought to give IL fellow
n chance. Don't forget that will be mt the
mouth Of the Tunnel "Wednesday night mid
night, August 10TH lsSl, rain or shine, and |
want to tell him Something important
which | can't write. Yours, respectfully,
Mellow, (per +. d. a.
| Your man can bring his pistols with him
if he wants to, but swear no harm shall
come to him. Mellow.
Upon the receipt Of this letter our
contemporary published the following
mysterious lines in its editorial columns
"T0 uhom il may Concern : Letter received
BE there as proposed and the appointment
will be kept. Full justice will be done all
concerned, but for obvious reasons no
further publications than this can be- made
| until after Wednesday,"
The curiosity Of the public was KEEP.
in suspense until the letter of Mr.. n. G.
Gonzalez. one of its most enterprisine
and successful reporters, was published
by the Ncrs and Courier on Saturday
giving the foregoing letter and an ac
count of how Mr. Gonzalez went to The
tunnel Mt the appointed time, and spent
the night, without meeting Mellow
Whether the letter was written by Nc
Dow's authority, or by some one to hoax
tine Ae~s and Courier has not transpircd
though it is probable the latter is the
true solution. The course of the Nem!
and Courier, however, was the natural
one for All enterprising newspaper tc
have pursued, and its deception was q
thing which could at any time be prac.
ticed upon paper under like circum.
stances. AS it is, Mr.. Gonzalez has fur
nished the readers Of the paper with au
amusing account Of an effort to give
them news which failed through no de.
fault on his part.