Year: 1878

others. He had ,uutied himself in the
wagon, however, whilo We were fighting
and suddenly heard some one holler, He's
gone he's gone p and then several shots
were fired but knew that he had got of
safely. l then thought L would rnsh in
and cut the traces and recapture my horses
but thought they might hit me, so ] stood
still. They all went into the house, and |
went off and whistled for Amos, WHO came
to me and told me 1 had wounded Barton
and Hendricks. We went back together
to watch the house, and looked thrt oh
the window apd saw them all sitting before
the fire. | could have killed Barton or any
or them, they were nut ton feet FROM me
but wouldn't shoot any one down in an.
other mans house.


THE WAY TIE REVENUES RUN.


The next morning 1 saw them again in
the road In the one horse wagon and wan
ted to shoot Jannison, but Amos begged
me not to do it, and l wouldn't. Presently
tho others came along and Gary was riding
on my horse by the side of DR. Earle who
had been attending the wounded 1t made
me mad to sec him on my own horse, after
all that had happened, but wouldn't shoot
at him for fear of wounding Earle, who was
between us. Gary had gotten him to ride
by him. At last saw Earle go little
ahead, and saw my chance and fired at
Gary and hit him. Earle helped him back
Oh my horse, and then / mover saw men
run SO in my life. I thought would stop
them so shot my own horse --be COM
menccd staggering, but he was game and
kept going, and 1 followed on after them as
fast as they and l could runs Eheys crossed
a creek and all stopped and Gary holiered
back to me: Come over here and Iswill
kill you had only my pistol, but star
ted towards him. had to cross Tic creek
on small log, and loaded as went. Be
fore l could get across they seemmenced
running again, and called out to them to
wait and would kill every one ofethem.'
THAT is the way you do said, you steal
all mar has, and thea run = 1 then
I1n.rncd and went back. Gary had dropped
lhs'hat in the road. and l found it and tore
it all to pieces. He had my overcoat,
shawl | had paid twenty eight dollars for,
and also my hat and boots and fine dress
coat. They gave the hat and boots and
coat to negroes living on the -se,ds:de. /
heard of it and gave out word that'f would
kill them all if they didn't bring them back
They brought them that same night, and
found them hanging on the wagon next
morning. The revenue officers carried off
my shawl and overcoat and kept them for
their own USE" ct was attempting to re-
coOer this stolen property that Judge Mack
ey issued bench warrant for him for com.
mitting highway robbery)


MooNsHINER's RAID.


"The next day., continued Redmond, II
sent word to Barton that if he would re-
turn my horses and money and have my
wagon mended, would call all square be.
tween us and be done with it. He refused
to do it, so few days latter raised a COM
pany of about twelve men from--Creek,
and went to call on him. We rode all that
night. 1t was very dark and Wa misse1
the way and | rode into cut in the rail
road. 1t was very deep, and had hard
fall. My horse fell on me and knocked my
leg out Of joint. l thought it was broken
it hurt so, but L called to the boys to halt
or they would ride in too. One Of them
t'was so close that MS he wheeled his horses
hind legs slipped over the cage ana threw
dirt down on me. | heard one of them
say, III, is killed, let's go back home l
found my horse was not hurt much, so
got on him and rode down the track until
! could get out, and went back to them
My leg was hurting very badly, so | called
one OF the boys to me and told him to catch
hold and pull as hard as he could. He did
so, and my leg slipped back with pop
which | thought could have been heard IL
hundred yards off. 1 did not say anything
about it. We had no light except matches,
and burned about five boxes Of them in
trying to find our way. We got to Easlcy
Station that night. and some of the boys
wanted to go on at once to Barton's house
NO RoBBER OR HORSE THIEF.


| said no, let us wait until day and 60
like men; | am no robber or horse thief,
and what | do | propose to do by daylight.
'7hcy go in like dogs-don't let as do like
them !! We stayed at the station until
daylight, and a man asked me where was
going. l replied, bird huntingp That
was what the officers had said when they
started after mo. l got some ammunition
at Easley's and we started down the road
One of the boys tried to prime his old flint
and steel rifle as he galloped along, aud he
lefta black trail of powder for half amile !!
| THE RAIn IN II