The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-08-05
ANDERSON, S. c., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST B. 1880

Mrs. Cash. We made arguments in the
case and discussed, Of course, the legal
fraudulency of the confession of judg-
ment. But if Gen. Cash had been in the
Court House at the time, he would not
have heard one word from either Col.
Shannon or myself connecting Mrs. Cash
with even legal fraud, or referring to her
in any way as having any knowledge Of
it at the time it was made.
Where, ask then, is the proof that j.
G. H. has to offer that after making this
charge of fraud against Mrs. Cash that !
then denied it, and suffered my friend
and associate to be killed rather than
assume the responsibility of my own
acts? This trumped up charge and out
rageous SANDER into which he has been
led by my enemies is apparent, when it
is shown that the fatal duel was not
caused by this marginal clause, but by
subsequent alleged conduct of Col. Shan
non in the management of the cause at
its trial.
To many of my friends and other per-
sons was the origin of this marginal
clause known, aud how by mistake it
came to be in any paper at all, though
not in any way connected with the case.
Upon the application of my friend, Col.
Blair, I furnished a full and complete
statement of the whole matter in aUriting,
to be used at his discretion; also SINH
lar statement to Mr.. J. 4. Hay, to be
published in the event fell in the duel
with Gen. Cash, both of which exon.
Grated Col. Shannon, and to many others
made verbal statements, never for one
moment holding him in any way respon-
sible for the matter, and yet but two
men were entitled to know anything at
all about it. These two were Gen. Cash
and Col. Shannon. The former, because
it was deemed by him as fecting upon
his wife, and the latter because he, as the
associate attorney, had o right to know
of any matter that had been inserted into
the case by mistake or otherwise. As to
the former he certainly knew was the
author, for he held me to account for it,
and gladly would l have given at any
time this explanation in full if he bad
allowed me the opportunity to do so, but
when he sent me Il peremptory challenge
he forever sealed my mouth, and it is
now only forced open by the insidious
suggestions of man who, unknown to
me and a stranger in this community,
has been taken advantage of and hound
ed on by some of my bitterest enemies to
build up public opinion against me for
the purpose of destroying my reputation.
Up to the day Of his death the relations
of Col. Shannon towards me were undis-
turbed not for one moment did he ever
complain, or was ever heard by any one
to do so, of any want of fair dealing
upon my part. He knew that had been
called to account by Gen. Cash for these
very words, in this marginal clause, Gen.
Cash insisting that had withdrawn the
charge, he being ignorant at the time,
however, of the real state Of facts. Does
this show that Gen. Cash was ignorant of
who was the author, when he had sum-
moned me to mortal combat on account
of it2 But if there remains the possi-
bility of doubt upon this point in the
mind of my bitterest and most malignant
enemy, Col. Shannon himself in his last
utterances before his lamented death, in
his letter of June the 5th, 1880, gives to
it u lasting and most positive refutation.
Here is his language: 81 knos0 Capt De-
Pass's explanation Of this marginal clause,
but qvhile his explanation croncrates me en-
tircly, it is property matter for his oaon
justification, and therefore have no right
to intrude further than I did in my reply
to Gen. Cash, in which it will be OBJ
served that although hurliedly written,
that letter does entire justice to Gen.
Cash, and to Capt. DePass, a0ih the lights
thcn before me, and also to preserve the
first status of the law" Now does not
this show that Col. Shannon, when he
wrote his letter of November 25th, 1879,
to Gen. Cash, had received from me an
explanation of how this marginal clause
came to be accidentally seen by Gen.
Cash, for that he expresses when he says
"6y the lights then before him." But he
says further: Moreover, so far as 1
know, Capt. DePass has never been
called on to Explain, and therefore can
not refer to that matter, as it is peculiar
ly and exclusively his" Now / ask any
candid mind if this does not show that
Col. Shannon received from me the his
tory of this marginal clause, which he
says was peculiarly mine, and does he
not so state in his letter to Gen. Cash of
November 25, 1879, and that it was all
my doing, and while assuring Gen. Cash
that che was sure and was confident that
I, as the regular attorney, said and meant
to say nothing that would be regarded as
charge of fraud in the sense you (he)
deemed it as applicable" he get did not
assume one particle Of responsibility upon
himself. The reply Of Gen. Cash to Col.
Shannon's answer also shows that he was
satisfied with his disclaimer. and with
the information impaired that Iauas the
author Of the clause, a fact with which he
was already acquainted, for he had been
informed by his own attorneys that the
papers served on Sheriff Dolby were in
my handwriting. This fact by me was
also positively stated to Col. Watts, Gen.
Cash's friend, as early as March last,
with the further fact that Col. Shannon
knew nothing of it. Again, when my
friend, MIR. w. +. DeLoache, bore to my
friend, Col. Blair, a certain letter mu-
tually addressed to Gen. Cash and my
self, IA similar one having been borne by
Capts. Clyburn and Clark to Gen. Cash, J
who passed the night at Gen. Cash's res:
idence, mentioned that the marginal
clause when put there by Capt. DePass
WAS by mistake seen by Gen. Cash in get
ting hold of the wrong paper. He was
answered if it was the intent manifest, not
to speak of Col. Blair, who showed the
same to prominent gentlemen Of Ches-
terfield Court House, and j. T. Hay,
Esq, and Col. Stobu Darlington, of Lau-
rens Court House, who had written state
ments as aforesaid. Capt. VIM. Clyburn,
Capt. Clark, Gen. Kennedy, Mr.. JAS. R.
DeLoache, Mr.. S. c. Clyburn, Mr.. j. W.
DePass, DR.. Lcgare, and several other