Year: 1878

AIter an interval spent IN c0nver-
sation on indifferent subjects, I led
Redmond back to the matter in hand
by asking what was his next
"trouble." He replied that it was


THE KILLING OF DucKwoRrH,


and conforming this we'll known
affair he gave the following &C
count:


"When Deputy Marshal Leo was
discharged from the revenue service
he had in his possession a warrant
against me, which he turned over to
Frank Case. This warrant Alfred
Duckworth, who had been recently
appointed on the revenue force,
tried to get from Case who refused
to let him have it. Duckworth then
swore he would take me, warrant
or no warrar , or would kill me in
the attempt He had taken one
highhyer,' he said, and by God, he
intended to take another. Duck.
worth had been almost raised with
me from childhood, and we knew
each other we'll. He was very bigot-
ed, and was always Dragging and
doing rash things. He rode one
day by his own grandfather's house,
where there was Il picture of Gen.
Washington hanging against tho
wall of q room, and he shot several
balls into it through tho open door
or window from where he sat on his
horse. Tho holes Ii ~ DO seen in
the picture now. People told
me what he had Threatened against
me, but only said, surely he has
better sense than to try to take me
without a warrant 1 said I would
meet Alf, as I always called him.
and try to laugh him out of it. He
will give me the same chance he
gives other people. A few days
later l had to haul wagon load of
corn and went over to got it. The
driver was sitting by mo, and on the
road he saw Il crowd coming. [ said
'There comes the revenue officers
now The driver asked what will
they do I said, Nothing, they
have no warrant for NO. knew
that Case had it. They came up to
us and stopped, and we talked to-
gether about about one hour and q
half.


DUcKwoRTH sULKY.


[ asked Duckworth about old
times, but saw that he looked sulky,
and that there was something
wrong. At last he said, Major, did
you know that I had o warrant for
you ?" I said, No He said, do
you want to hear it read 2 T said,
'Yes, if you have ono He got off
his horse and drew from his pocket
O bunch Of warrants. I saw that he
had one for q man named Southerly,
but mono for me, and I thought ho
was joking. He read the warrant
and called my name in place of
Ssoutherly's. still thought he was
only joking, and asked him to let
mo see the warrant. He said NO,
by God, there's no use in it. He
then asked if I was going to submit
to it? I replied, IF you don't want
me to handle the warrant, let some
of these fellows see it-that is all T
want. I don't want to tear it up.'
He says, 4 suppose you don't in
tend to submit to it? I replied, T
am willing to submit if you will
make me certain it is for me. can
give you security He said, There
is no use in that you have got to
walk before me to Brevard to-
night I said, Il don't know that T
will see Brevard to- night. I have
other business. You ought to give
me tho same chance you give other
men, He then went to his horse to
get his pistols.


GOING FOR HIS PISTOLS.


Iknew what he was going for as
soon rs he started. His horse was
several steps from him, and could
have killed him before he got hold
Of them. did not want to kill him,
however, (this was said earnestly
and feelingly), although I knew
that he had threatened repeatedly
to kill me or take me. I said to
him that I had not come prepared
to fight him, but he only replied,
THAT didn't make any difference !
So he went up to the side of his
horse and took two pistols from the
holsters and pointed one of them in
my face. / saao the .tsve balls u, the
chambers. Several men were sit