The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-12-16
you'd better stay. I'll be back in IA

hour
But want to go said. I'm sick
of hanging around the tent
"He said no more and we went out
together. There were no guards bur
the provost guards and the men could
wander around ut will. We went into
the town and stopped ut saloon.
where Redmond made me gasp by
drinking nearly half a tumbler OF
whiskey without wincing. We went
to several other places and had drinks.
and finally, at my suggestion. started
back for camp. We were passing
through a very dark street when Red
mond suddenly came to standstill.
and, hauling out his big cavalry re-
volver, examined it carefully and then
turning to me, said: You'd better step
in that doorway a moment. Ill be
right back
II looked up and then noticed. about
hundred yards away, n man coming
toward us. He was n we'll dressed,
prosperous looking man, and as l saw
Redmond take Il step in his direction
1t came over me all Of sudden what
he intended to do
".See here, Redmond called,
walking forward and catching him by
the shoulder, what are you going to
dO?'
Hold him up he said In his soft
voice. Go into n doorway; 1t won't
take moment
".Not bit of it, said. You'll
ta> -a,a such work as that WAuea tm
lstcr c.apression wnich pe.'" cver, his
es aa real aaSSssSlAan eaaaasSSssGAnsi siasrah!y 9,
face and for a second 1 thought no
was going to shoot me. Before he got
4 chance l continued:
Redmond, il you need some
money I'll help you out I've got a
little. l won't stand for any such
game as this. though
" L can get along until we get nav
day on So. Can you let me have that
much?'
Certainly said. and I gave him /
bill in n hurry, for the stranger was
getting dangerouly near us. He nut
mp his revolver and the stranger pass
'd us. little knowing what q narrow
escape he had had.
redmond never made the slightest
'e!erencc to the affair on our way
o camp, but when we got into our
ent l told him very plainly that I
vas going to quit him. and | made an
Xchangc with another man the mex,
lay. He wasn't the least disturbed
W my leaving him. and always gree.
a me pleasantly when he met me. :.
week later he came around and gave
'ack my 81. We hadn't had pay
49, "s, " ~, ,ot mi fhto knnow n to this day
"From this incident l guessed that
Redmond was IN unscrupulous feilow
,ut never had the rnintest concep-
ion of what scoundrel he was. i.
wasn't until got to Camp WiKoii
hat | learned all about Redmond. l
.ame ND to that camp from CUBA. lie
came from Tampa and got therc
ahead OF me. When l got there ne
was under guard. although he wasn't
supposcl to know II. He was wanted
in Kansas for numbering two women.
md the Kansas officers who DfouShl
OH the warrant told taie. Oh .co-
mond's career that WAS Dioohcuruiihs'
In addition to being murderer ho
was notorious rs train robbcr anu
all-around desperate. Sergeant WAS
put on guard over him SO that re
couldn't got away. hut one night whhc
the Sergeant was peacefully sleeping
Redmond cut out the whole pach u
the tent and escaped. The next uaS
the detective came on TO arrest lieu
mond. having procured the riGht iro",
the War Department. but the Diru ia"
flown, and have never heard that hc
was captured. That was all there was
to 1t, but If you could meet Redmond
by thc way. that was merely IN
olIos--you would never believe that
he was anything but mothers uar'
ling"