Redgrave and Karlosky had a close friendship, occasionally engaging in a good-natured exchange of insults. He was also a frequent guest of the McDonaghs, who invited him over for dinners on several occasions. This meant a great deal to Redgrave, who commonly experienced discrimination from the other lighter skinned citizens of the city. Both Redgrave and Karlosky spent Christmas Eve of 1958 at the McDonagh residence, where they played poker and sampled Karlosky's homebrewed vodka. Redgrave was one of the few loyal constables guarding the 1958 New Year's Eve party at the Kashmir Restaurant when the bombings and riots began. Redgrave received a leg wound during the conflict, but he escaped alive with Karlosky and the McDonaghs.