Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-11-10
THE OLD DOMINION.
A Days Happenings As Told By
The Wires.
ABB REDMOND LYNCHED
Another Tragedy at Roanoke-rataI
Collision on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad-A Oh cken
Thief Shot Suicide Of Saml.
L. Payne at Columbia

Thief Shot-SuicIde of Saml.
L. Payne at Columbia.
Abe r edmond, who had been known for
years as the worst man that ever lived il
Charlotte county, was taken from trio o
officers and hung by mob OF unknown
men.
Redmond was arrested at daybreak by an
| offic and dozen assistants, and it was one
| of the few times that he was ever captured
without trouble. He mistook the officer foi
friend. A few days ago he was after q
negro to kill him and caught the wrong one
by mistake, but did not let him go without
having beaten him nearly to DEATH He was
taken before a justice of the peace and with
out any evidence was discharged.
Later, after threatening a number OF the
best citizens In the yilest manner, he ac-
knowledged that he was the man who had
served tho negro so shamelully, and only
wanted al opportunity to kill the right one.
The prisoner was taken to Dupres for ex.
animation before Justices Booth and Graf.
ton. After a day spent in looking up wit.
nesses be waived examination and was sent
on to the grand jury. 1t being night Con-
stable G. utcher was ordered to take the
prisoner to bis house. which was on the way
to the courthouse, under the guard of three
men, Messrs. Hamilton, Drigg, and Haynie.
They arrived safely at Crutchers hou 30
without any sign of disturbance. About /
o'clock two of the guards were asleep and
one on duty when the door was broken in
with crash and pistols. Without word
the prisoner was taken out. 1t was thor
oughly organized crowd every one knew his
place. and in less than minute every thing
was as quiet as before the mob came.
One OF the guards when asked the number
in the party replied: Don't know They
came in the light like men coming up out of
the ground and disappeared in like manner"
The body was found by negro on Crutch-
er's place swinging from q tree white with
frost. A coroners inquest was held, and the
verdict was that Redmond came to his death
by the hands Of a mob of unknown men.
hOutuOnu 0 ilic MNo iuii VI uVOuo VI bhO
blacklist hue and the community was in
state OF terror while no lived. No one felt
safe around him. II COW or horse crossed
his place he would often shoot them down.
Redmond was man of means and his
whole fortune was spent in paying lawyers.
When but boy some hot words passed
between him and his old father. Shortly
afterward the old man was walking along
with his gun on his shoulder, when he was
suddenly shot by Abb from behind the corner
of the fence With the aid of the ablest law
yers 10 the State he got off with few years
in prison. Then came the burning OF the
house Of c,t,zen. Redmond confessed to
the burning, but said that it was his own
house.
Shortly after this tho same man had
number Of his barns burned Later neigh
Dor had few words with Redm ond, and in
a day or two four of his horses were pois-
oned. An old negro was cut almost to, death
by Redmond, and for this crime he got two
years in prison. When he came back he
professed religion, joined the church, and
pretended to lead q new life, but no sooner
were liabilities removed then he went back
to his old ways.