The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-15

pureSt men VINO lnna0lt the clvlllZeC
portion of the world. In their agony
and for the present occasion, they woult
denounce as "criminals" our own Perry
and Gist, and McDufie, and Dunnorant
Legare, and Rhett, and Taber, ant
Magrath.
Will this army corps of seraphs anc
cherubs tell us poor deluded creatures
what they propose as substitute for the
duel? Will they be 80 kind as to sug
gest some better and more humane plan
by which the weak can be put upon o
footing with the strong? Will they tell
US how the pigmy is to meet the giant
Or are they such fools as to think the
Millennium is at hand, or that from the
date of their first meeting all strife and
contention will cease throughout the
world? Respectfully,
E. B. c. CASH.
THE DEMAND ON SHANNON BY Ell
LERBE.
While Col. Cash was dealing with
Capt. DePass, Capt. Ellerbe had de-
manded satisfaction of Col. Shannon in
the following letter:
KERsHAw Co., S. c., Nay 81.
Col. 1Vm. M. Shannon
S1R-In a case entitled &c. NJ. Wien.
ges VS.. A. E. Cash and Others" and in
which you are acting as attorney for the
plaintiff, you make use of the following
words: "That further, the plaintiff
alleges that the pretended confession of
judgment has been made by the said de.
fendant, Robt. E. Ellerbe, to his own
sister, who is the said A. E. Cash, and
thus by family arrangement the said
defendant intends to defeat the recovery
of the plaintiff" When called upon by
Col. Cash for an explanation of this
charge you have expressly and emphati-
callye disclaimed ali knowledge Of the
sentence alluded to, and disavowed any
intention of giving offence, but you have
availed yourself Of the benefit of this
clause in your pleadings and to obtain
an injunction in the case, and then, from
excess Of prudence, you erase the charge
and disclaim all knowledge that it had
been used. But, sir, your subsequent
conduct in the management of the case,
and especially the character of your in
terrogatories to me while was on the
witness stand, prove conclusively that,
while you wished to avoid responsibility
to Col. Cash, you at the same time tried
to avail yourself of all advantages to be
had from the false charges you had made.
I regret exceedingly that it has not been
in my power to call upon you at an ear
lier date, but you will see I could not
have done so without subjecting myself
to misconstruction and initiating against
the rights of Mrs. Cash before the courts.
Now that the case has been postponed
and that you have abandoned your
charge of fraud, and that question is no
longer at issue, I feel free to act and de.
mand of you redress for the false charges
you have made against my character.
My friend, Col. R. G. Watts, will make
the necessary arrangements for meet.
ing. Respectfully,
r. G. ELLERBE.
To this letter Col. Shannon sent the
following reply:
CAMDEN, S. c., May 24.
Mr.. r. G. Elerbe. S,0if Creek:
SIR am in receipt of your note of
21st inst, handed to me on Saturday by
your friend, Col. R. c. Watts, wherein
you use the following language: u feel
free to act and demand of you redress
for the false charges you made against
my character. My friend, Col. r. G.
Watts, will make the necessary arrange
ments for q hostile meeting" The
ground upon which you base your de-
mand is q statement of certain proceed
ings in court, and your statement is en-
tirely without foundation in fact. I
therefore, while Sinking no response.
bility, deny your right to call me to
account on any such statement. I deny
your right to call me to the field of honor
on any account, and decline your invita-
ton. Your language, intended to be
offensive, makes no impression on me,
nor will it on any one who may happen
to know us both. Respectfully,
w. NJ. SHANNON.
ELLERBE'r DESUNCIATIoN OF SHANNON.
Capt. Ellerbe's rejoinder was as fol-
lows:
BoYK1N's DEPOT, S. c., May "a.
". AZ Shannon. Esq, Camden, S. c.:
S1R-Your note of this date has been
handed me by your friend, Mr.. VIM. E.
johnson, by which said note you deny
my right to call you to account for any
statements made in certain proceedings
in court; though you insist that you
shirk no responsibility. You also deny
my right to call you to the field of honor
on any account, and decline my invita-.
ton to fight. 1 was under the impress
sion from your letters to Col. Cash that
such was the case, that you would shirk
no responsibility, but find 1 am mistaken
that you are one of those unenyiable
men who insult gentlemen and then re-
fuse to account to them the usual satis-
faction that brave men award to those
who consider themselves aggrieved.
Your refusal to fight leaves me no altern-
ative than to denounce you as poltroon
and coward, and to hold you up as an
object Of contempt to all brave men.
r. G. ELLERBE.
CAsHs DEMAND ON SHANNON.
1t will be noticed that prior to the
letter OF Capt. Ellerbe to Col. Shannon
a somewhat similar demand had been
made by Col. Cash, and that Col. Shan
non had disclaimed all knowledge of the
offensive sentence in the papers, in the
case Of Wienges against Cash, and dis
avowed any intention Of giving offence
Further Particulars of the Duel.
FLORENCE, July 7.
called on Col. E. B. c. Cash, at S
o'clock Yesterday evening, at his resi-
dence at Cash's Depot, six miles below
Cheraw, and had an interview of one
hour with him about the origin of the du-
ell between Col. Shannon and himself,
and the incidents attending the meeting.
I was courteously received. w. B. Cash,
A. Fl. Waring and B. J. Burgess were
present during the interview.
Col. Cash said: Mrs. Cash had adver-
tised Robert Ellerbe's property for sale.
Messrs. Shannon and DePass obtained
an injunction against the sale of the
| properly on account Of q Judgment deed