Year: 1878

Redmond Proposes to Surrender to the


State Authorities.


From the Pictens Sentinel


We are reliably informed that
Lewis D. Redmond, who has so
recently become notorious through
out the length and breadth of the
United States, expresses desire to
accept the terms imposed upon his
followers by Judge Mackey, and
give his bond and security, if
necessary, to keep the peace and
obey the laws in the future. AS to
the killing of Duckworth, he says
that the offence was committed in
North Carolina, and he is willing to
take his chances in that State, rs he
is satisfied that, with fair trial, he
would be acquitted, for the killing
was done in self-defcnce; that
Duckworth drew his pistol on him
and had no warrant for his arrest,
or at least he would not show it.
AS to the shooting of Barton md
Hendricks in this State last year
he says that he would not have
done SO if they and party had not
robbed him when they arrested
him. He says that if they had only
taken his horses, wagon and whis-
key he would not have resisted, but
would have quietly submitted and
gone along with the officials. But
when they tied and robbed him of
his overcoat, dress coat, boots, hat
and money, it was too much for
human nature to bear, and he at
once determined to defend himself
and resent the insults hoaped upon
hlm. This was the beginning of
his troubles in this State, and had
the revenue officials treated him as
human being he would not have
resisted them. AS to the State
laws, he says he never intended to
violate them; that he was not in
any sense connected with the
release of prisoners from the Jail at
this place, and that if he has vio-
lated any State law he is willing to
give his bond aud security to keep
the peace, and become q loyal and
law-abiding citizen in tho future.


COLoRED MAN BRUTALLY TREATED BY
REVENUE OFFICERS.


Joe Gibson, colored, came into
our Office Thursday and gave us the
following particulars of an outrage
committed on his person by revenue
officials. We give the narrative in
his own words as near as we can,
which he says he is willing to be
qualified to. His statement is as
follows:


II live with Mr.. Josiah Chapman,
and on Wednesday, March 26, three
revenue officials came to Mr.. Chap
mans house. I knew only one of
them-Mr. Gary. They asked me
where Mr.. Chapman was, and 1
replied that he had gone to Wall
halla. They said You are damned
liar, jerked me out of the door and
struck me on the head with the
butt Of gun, which knocked me-
down. They then carried me to q
still house-the still had been car.
ried away-and tried to make me
tell where the still was I told
them I didn't know. They then
put me in 'fex stand, which at
that time had no water in it, and
one Of them commenced pouring
water Oh my head from gourd.
When one of the party said: THAT
is not furnishing him enough.
They then took me out, filled the
stand about half full of water,
caught me by the heels and plunged
me, head foremost, into it, and held
me there till knew nothing. They
then pulled me out, md when [
came to my senses was lying on the
ground. Mr.. Gary said: Never
mind, we can find the still anyhow
Another one of the party said: He
has been punished enough. If he
knew anything he would tell u.s.
but they jerked me outside Of tho
still house, threw me into q branch,
which was close by, jumped on me
and stamped me with their feet,
brnising and hurting mo badly"


They had no warrant whatever
for this colored man, nor was he, so
far as our information extends,