Year: 1878




of them. I did not want to kill him, however.
(this was said earnestly and feclingly, although
l knew that he had threatened repeatedly TO
kill me or take me. l said to him that had
| not come prepared to fight him, but he only re-
| Piled, That didn't make any dfference! 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 sac The flee balls IN The
chambers. Several men were sitting around,
| and Jim Paxton now came up ; he had been
with them and had heard what they were going
| to do. He spoke to me and drove on He. too.
knew they had no warrant for me, and thought
wouldn't be taken without one So ho rode
on, as he didn't want to see any fuss Duck
wtrth's pistol was aimed ut me, and I said =
Look here, Alfred, l don't want any man to
draw pistol on me- lie said, Get out of that
wagon. told him again to put up his pistol,
and said {: Il have given you no occasion to
draw weapons on inc, and want to fuss lie
then dropped his pistol from my face to my
breast. was sitting in the wagon @hitflinS n
stick. had no weapon but my driver had n
pistol Derringer, belonging to me, and which
had given him to carry. l had killed rab-
bit with it as we came on. When / bade Duck
worth u second tim to put up his weapon, I said.
ALFRED, l want you to understand that want
no trouble with you.' ~,


THE FATAL SHOT.


then dropped my hand into tho wagencr's
pocket and took tho pistol and cooked it. and
said again, the third time, Alfred, want no
fuss with you-l want only gentleman's
chance. He replied, Get out of that wagon -


His pistol was cooled and aimed ut me-
drew mine and fired OH him. AS did so, and
when the ball struck him, his pistol went off
and the ball struck under the wagon wheel. 1
suppose his finger contracted when he was hit
and fired off his weapon. He fell against tho
fence. Landlord was behind the wagon and
had two pistols in his-
pretty fast IN such moment, and thought .thc
best thing can do is to run around and take
landlords pistols from him.. Then thought
that would be q risk rs he might kill me.
started up the road and had gone about thirty
yards, when Landlord shot at mo and kent
shooting until he had shot four times lie miss
cd me every time, and thought If that is tho
this you can do will 60 back and kill you ,ciM
rock! Then thought. as he had two pistols
he might kill me, so l crossed the fence and
went on up up the hil,. waited for my wagon
to come on, but q man met it and turned it
back.


VISIT TO SOUTH CAROLINA.


l came over into So lth Carolina, and the next
DAY the news came TO me that they thought it
was oil right with Duckworth-the doctor had
attended him and dressed his wound, lit was in
the throat,) ald said he would get we'll if they
didn't move him. They moved him, the wound
bled afresh, and he died that night. They ex-





TOR me- Three men, however, jumped on their
horses and'went to Frank Cases to get the war
rant, and he wouldn't give il up Case soon
after sent me word that if would come and
give him TIVE dollars and half (coss) he would
give me the warrant. Thought il would do me,
no good, and so didn't go for it, He has it
yet. The names Of those who were present and
saw the killing were Peter Lince, his son, Will
liam Lince ana Joe and Bass CLASSIFY They
could prove all | have said. Duck
worth's father told Jim Cantrell, the other day,
that his son was higb-strung and had done
wrong. That when he was first killed he wanted
them to get me, but since had been so persecu-
ted he would do anything he could to help me-
He hoped, he said, that xwould get out of the
way. He said. Al the. samo time, that lie sup
posed Redmond would kill him, too, n ow, If he
got chance; but would not hurt him OF any
other man, unless they force me to do so. Can
trel told him as much, and that | would come
laughing, and if l had anything to drink he
would get it. He would be just us good to you
! as he weuld TO me-


WILLING TO SURRENDER.
.'The feeling against me account of Duck
worth killing has died out in North Carolina
said Redmond in concluding this portion of his
story, land would be perfectly willing to 90
there and surrender myself any day for trial if
my case could be tried in the State Courts. am
not willing to stand trial in United States
Court. where the revenue officers would have it
all their own way, and could swear what they
pleased against me, or pay some one else to do
it."


The remainder Of this story will be given to-
morrow. c. Nick.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
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