Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-08-18
A MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS,
MCDOvv'S TRRST Ar TEEgi BLUE
RIDGE TUNNEL.
-, On TifE Train.
WALifAI,LAiTO CottNutA Anon.t II

10 ,chom IL may Concern: Letter re.
ceieod. 30 there no proposed aid tic ap-
pointmcnt will DO kept. Full Justice will be
dohe nll concerned but for, obvious reasons
no further publications lan this can bo mado
until at,er Wednesday,"
Tho above mysterious line. ia tho editorial
columns of tho Nc,cs and Courier on Mon
day last excited many imaginutions and
afforded IL Convenient thcmo rnr tho making
"t many prophecies. Ducls we're to be fought,
arrests nude nnd many impending midnight
deeds were tceming III tho busy brains OF tho
curinhs. Doubtless thousnnds have clutchod
the raper with more than ordinary cngcrncss
''aiter Wednesday," 1t Is my fortune to
sat'siS tho ycarnings Of tLeso tnnny Lewil-
dered minds. The mysterious announce"
ucnt was called out hy tho following letter:
Oc'NEE CnuNrY August S, 1881,
TO The Editors Of The Ncms and Courier:
HENTLEAEN-l REQ iE your mrer Of August
9TH Tiecc headed 'McDnw the Murderer
IN which il is suited that have gone West
in buggy with n friend Your GORE .pou-
dent is mistaken for once. for nm in ,onee
County, where can't bo found, and ] don't
want the people Of South Carolina to think
that have run away like shccp.klling
dog. As soon ns the "Brayton murder" is
looked into it will DO seen that I had good
cause to kill Brayton. for he was scou,,drcl
and not worth the powder and lead wasted
on him. am glad killed him and if But
lsr had not run away 80 fast | would hare got
him too Let n!l such danced Revonuc of;
them yet if they fool Will, me. am in
good hiding place now, where | can't be
found; so they needn't hunt r,r ne, for you
remember it took them n powerful long time
to catch Redmond, and I knew him well
enough to find out whore all his dcns and
| caves were.
AS soon as think can get Justice in n
court of law will give myself up freely and
l think can clear myself. 10 show you
how much confidence have got in you and
Stat am not afraid Of you, will meet asy,
body you mny send Oh Wednesday night,
August 10 at midntyh mt tho @,outh Of the
tnnnel. seven miles from Wa!ha,iu, anu
think can tell him something that will
surprise him. Twill bring one f,ioud with
catch me will kill him rs sure as shot. If
he docs not come then he will never. have
another chance to see me. md he will miss
having heap Of news. IL 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.
l want you to have this printed So that tho
people can know something about me, and
Gun sec that am not what some people want
to make cut ] can write Il itllc, but am
getting one Of my triGnds to write this for me.
rs ic can do better. Let nc know in your
paper, rs soon .ss you can, if you will send
any body to meet me, for want to know
beforehand. Don't forget to publish lhis for
you have been cussing the out and think
you ought to give fellow a chance. Don't
forget that | will bo ut the month Of the
T"nnel Wednesday night. at midnight, August
loth 1881, rain Or shine, and l want your
man to meet mo there. for want to tell him
something important which 1 can't write.
Yours, respectfully,
Mellow, (rcr p. D. o.
Your man cali bring his pistols with him if
he wants to. but swear no harm shall como
to him. McDOW
was instructed to proceed to Walhula on
Tuesday aud keep the appointment on behalf
of tho Nc'cs and Courier, airlrding no clue
by which his pursuers could interrupt Mellow
IN hs recital and use his confidence MS a
means CT capture There were grave doubts
as to tho genuineness Of the appointment,
but it was thought best to take the chance
of its being kept. accordingly left Co.
lumbia on Tuesday morning without attract.
ing attention, aud reached Wa!hallu at 8
p. NJ.
TRUE AND TRUSTED
One Of the first persons encountered was
MIR. Carlos ]. Stobrand, ex-Congressional
contester, and ex-screral things elsc now
one OF the true and trusted eight appointed
by the revenue Office to police the dstric, in
consequence of the murder of Bray,on. Mr.,
Stolbrnnd found congcnal nook on the
piazza of Bemanp's Hotel, where hc was de-
claiming to IN interested audience in peculiar
naeal shrek about tho threatened incursion of
Der Bope Of Rhomc" into America, Der
Brcachcr and Drummer Contest" and other
interesting matters. 1t was funny to hear
his going on and to think that one would soon
have tefe-a.fefc with The man who caused
MIR. sso!brand's appointment aud upon whose
head price was set.
PUMPING.
Next morning by jupicious but dcsultory
pumping, | learned McDow's personal apo
pearanco and also the location Of the tunnel
dictated us tho place OF meeting The tun.
DCl HuS not on tha rond tb " rlh,.Ilo a.. +
had supposed, but beyond it, being on the
partly grl dcd extension of tho Blue Ridge
kairond, where it struck low range of