He had returned to visit Greenville where he had been previously assigned to work prior to the civil war. On this day during his brief stay in Greenville, according to Madison, he walked into a local entertainment bar to get a drink. Upon approaching the counter, he noticed a man dressed in Liberia Immigration Services (LIS) uniform who he thought looked slightly familiar.
Wayebuyele eGreenville lapho ayeke waqokwa ukuba enze umsebenzi ngaphambi kwempi yomphakathi. Ngaleli langa ngesikhathi sokuhlala kancane eGreenville, ngokukaMadison, wangena endaweni yokuphuza yokuzijabulisa yasendaweni ukuze athole isiphuzo. Kuthe uma efika ekhawunteni, wabona indoda egqoke umfaniswano womsebenzi weLiberia Immigration Service (i-LIS) ayecabanga ukuthi ithi kayijwayeleke kancane emehlweni.