The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-06
HIS TERMINATE A MURDERER
NEW rom LAWYERS EXPERIENCE
As A ROUGH RIDER.

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His smooth-Faced Chum, Who Talked Lik.
n Woman and Seemed So FrlendIcss n,
to Excite His Pity, Proved to Bc n Dc,.
perado who Was Wanted in Kansas f,r
Murder-Arrestcd but Escaped.
A number OF the New York boys who en-.
listed with the rough riders experienced som,
severe shocks during the first few days that
that regiment was In cnmp in Tampa, Whit.
getting acquainted with their associates In ths
organization. The New York BOYS were scat.
tered around the various troops and thrown IN
with men from the West and Southwest. win,
we're OF a type with which they were not famil.
lar. A young New York clubman who served
through the Santiago campaign with Co,
Roosevelt told the following story Of his first
days in the regiment at the University Club
The other night.
II went to Tampa alone. after the regimen,
had been there for several days. armed with
letters which. 1 felt pretty sure, would result
in my being taken in. Soldering was n thing
1 had never given any thought to befa,r the
war broke out. and 1 was about as green a
youth as ever made application at a recruiting
station. All Of my time had been devoted Il,
the study Of law and a struggle TO establish
myself, and my Ill success probably had as
much to do with the birth OF n desire 10 fight
for my country as anything else.
Il had heard much about the rough riders.
but never having been In the West. / had no
idea what kind OF men formed the nucleus ~
the regiment, although I had heard thers
were lots OF cowboys and Western bad mon in
the ranks. The day l struck Tampa / present.
ed my letters to Col. Wood, and the next day
was a trooper. My troop was made up almost
entirely OF Westerners, and at that time was
the only New Yorker in II. / didn't maks
friends very rapidly. but my. Terminate seemed
a decent sort Of a.fellow. and Twas soon On
pretty good terms with him. He was a little.
smooth faced fellow, with n firm Jaw and a
keen eye. and, l should say. about 70 years
OF age. He was very quiet. but when he did
talk it was in a voice as soft as a woman's
Il made up my mind that he was a good fell
low. but rather difident. and that in order 10
make our relations more cordial I must draw
him out. | felt rather sorry for him. and for
a time made a point Of going everywhere with
able. He took my oyertures in good part and
seemed to enjoy, my company. About the
bashful little '6unkie' knew all about me. my
name my stationin life and all the'other things
knew about him IN s Was that his sn name w was Red Rs
mond; So 1 Just tackled him one day and told
hin i that, as we might he together for month.
came cam p from and whether he had a family You
Sc. we might as well know one another,
ii gave me a queer look. inumhled some
some sad secret in his life that he couldn't talk
l didn't bother him again. / was so blue my
self about being away from my friends and
fellow. who seemed so much less able to stand
t ni@hf than nj l. Swspt over me; The second
s RaEPi he awe! %as 'e epins ee eat fDr q R% ~a tx MS H fGd' on and d
mi!n91ts,'I said; and RI g, viii, you
ter stay, I'll he back I'm nm hour"
n,nB Put want to 60, said. I'm sick Of
He said no more and we went out together.
There were no guards but the provost guards
and the men could wander around at will. We
went INTO the town and stopped at a saloon,
nearly hall a tumbler Of Whiskey, without
Suited eaa ar'f baek af fr i eamg. S We my ye 5ssg Sssi;ns
suddenly came to a standstill. and. hauling
f Gnf h and fi fhe eav targ EI rev fo me e kan Sdn (! care
Ter step IN that doorway a moment. III be
Il looked up and then noticed. about a hum
drsd Yards away, a man coming toward us.
mar, me T nnd a a. Ye saw Rs5% prosperous looking
hirection It came over me all OF a sudden what
See here. Richmond 1 called. walking for
S Msrg You ans eo Si4tsh To So alm by the shoulder what
u,o,,: Not 2 bit q t. j said. 'Y%uli do " no such
WIZ 10 tlub WlIlle L Ill AROUND.
An EXPRESSION which betrayed, the mans
second %dhd I tnoTg sane he over over hi face and for a
Beiors he got a chance / I coptinae ed S"o'' "e.
helm K Eed nIi i you need some money II
foIr. any such game as this. though"
S.. cs enn vG get la along %na unit until we we get a pay day ON
Certainly / said. and | gave MIN n bill in
q hurry. Tor the stranger was getting danger
fhe str near n s.sI HE I put y q ! his rsy9lver and
narrow escape he had had.
never made the slightest refer
ence to the affair on:our way back to "ami.. but
when we got in our tent ] told him very plain
~ that was going to qui. him. and ! made an
exchange with another man the next dny. lie
wasn't the least bit disturbed 'y my leaving
ne met me. A.week later he came around and
gave back my 50. We hadn't had u nay dry.
and don't know to this day where he got the
money.
From this incident ! guessed that Redmond
was an unscrupulous fellow. but ] never had the
aintest conception OF what a scoundrel he was.
learned all about Red j cam" M to HAT
camp, from Cuba. He came from Tanrra nrd
got there ahead Of me, When i got there hc
posed to know 1t. He was wanted ia Kansas
l9r murdering two women, and the Kansas
oshceT VINO brought on the warrant told a tale
IN addition to being II murderer he was no
as q train robber and all-around dcs-
perado 4 Sergeant was Put on guard over
MN SO that he couldn't get away. but ore
night while the Sergeant was peacefully sleep
ing hedmon cut out the whole back Of The
tent u and ESCAPED; The next Jay the detective
the right from theWar Departmental hut the bird
mad nown. and l have never heard that he was
captured; That was all there was to il. but II
merely an alias-you would never beliove
that lie was anything but q mothers darling"