The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13

WHit lad tt6 u6, ann 4 now add TINT
nod mysclf'Is btiible to YOU for all
tllc faiso positions you and yours have
seen ut to assign mo. ~t
Without investigation you have sgorl
proper TO place me there, andI see no
reason for adjourning to others tliffl-
Guilty which YOU inaugurated
Motives Of convenience and privacy
both induce me to forward this by mail.
Respectfully, = WM. NJ. SHANNON.
CAsM's pEror, S. G., Jmle IS, 1880,
COL. W. NJ. SHANNON:
SIR--fours of the 11th came to han d
last night. In reply have to say that
l nave with g,eat reluctance come to
the settled conclusion that you are the
llnmlhgated ScOuildrcl YOU have been
! represented to be by those who have
known YOU better thpn | did. When
L called upon YOU in November for an
explanation Of your conduct towards
Mrs. Cash. you professnd entire igno-
rance Of the charge against her clarac
ter, and most cmphatically disayowcd
any Intention Of being offensive, and
your dcceitful and trCacherous behay-
lori to me OIL the day tle injunction was
served Oh your sheriff aided YOU in de-
celVlng me, and inducing me to believe
your false professions were sincere and
true, andl was truly gfatiticd to know
there waste be no trouble between us,
ana l wrote you a candid and honest
letter, expressing my pleasure that we
were TO remain friendly. But, sir,
have since found that your assertions
were bascly false, and that you were
acting the part ola hypocrite to avoid
your responsibility to inc. After dis
claiming in the most positive manner
any intention to charge Mrs. Cash with
fraud, you went into court and did all
III your power 10 establish u case of
fraud against her. y
This, sir, was after you had dcniett to
ne that you had made charge of
fraud. But, sir, to 7icct a,,d ciinch
|. .to/Sehood "pon you, l call your atten-
tlon to the decision Of the presiding
Judge: IT you made no chayye Of
.jI'dnd, hoW conld he decide thot mcttH-
en- Wrs. Cash Or her brother qras mil
ily. V J'aud? You cannot get around
TINS matter by putting it Off OH the
luhlor counsel in the case. Your at
tentlon had been called to this matter
oefo1e the trial, and if you and he
cou'd not agree upon the manner in
Which the case was to be conducted.
if was your duty ifyou had been hon.
est, 10 have WITHDRAWN from the man
agcmcnt of the case, and any one with
spark OF principle in his character
would surely have done so.
When heard the nature orthc ones
mons proFoundnd to Mr.. Ellcrbc, and
the decision Tie Judge had made, I be-
came convinced that you hud Iicd to
me; and it was my purpose to have
called on you for Il settlement MS soon
rs circumstances wo;lia make it safe
tor me to proceed against YOU; but
H,"n refused to fight Mr.. IIllcrbc. and
the fact that you have been advertised
rs poitroon and coward bv man
who is your superior by birii and in
all the essentials and characteristics
that constitute an honorable mar.
places You beyond the rccoglij on oil
those who wish to be regarded as Gen.
tlcmcn. The position has been assum-
ca by some that Il gentleman man ri
chGhcnGcd fight his bootblack, and Tic
good opinion once had of YOU, and
the inhorn sympathy / possess for
nose " distress, prompts me to adopt
(tor the prcsenO that position towards
You, and l.1link J. have given YOU in
THIS .noteaap}e and sufficient grounds
to Justify Yen IN taking action against
nc, and should you determine to act
on my suggestion allow me TO assure
you That "nfafend oFminc will mean
ly resort to lhc law to punish You for
sending me challenge. Nor will
attempt 10 o'rGy pUdHc opinion
"g0'"@ YoH by claiming that YOU have
placed me in false position.
Il. Is. c. CASH.
CASns DEroT, S. c.; june 10, 1880.
Cor. ", NJ. SHANNON:
SlH'-l have seen your letter to my
father. | am truly gra,ificd TO know
that the medicine 1 administered to Won
is having such a happy effect: II
placed it where ! thought it would do
the most good, but from fear of failure
sent you Il notice of what course was
pursuing. You, sir, meanly and base
ly. slandcrcd my mother and my uncle
with the hope of filling YOUR empty
pockets. When called to account by
my father YOU deceived Iim by the
most nnhluSh!ng falscboods which he
as nor prepared 10 prore n1,ou vou to
ne SttfiIuctiOn Of uny infeWiqen oud
0t"nfcrcSfed man.. When my uncle
demanded salisfacfion from Won for
the injury YOU had done him YOU took
water like Il dog. although You had
previously claimed that YOU would
shlrk no responsibility. You now
write my father and intimate that you
arc willing to answer for the wrongs
hat You have done, but at The same
time you beg the question by saving
ne "has placed you in false position.o
But apart from that you know he
could not challenge You without 90
ing back OH my uncle, who had bralid
cd you rs pOltroon and coward.
You fcit that You were in bomb-proof.
and there is where You intend to re-
main SD long as you live. Aside from
your recent disgraccful conduct, the
great disparity in our ages prevents nv
going upon you, but if there is any of
your blood who would like to cspo,,sc
your Infamous cause ! am ready and
will gladly meet them at any time
and place that will be mutually con-
ycnicnt. w. B. C,s1,
CAMDEN, S. c., june 1S, 1880:
zen. f.: Is. G. CASH, CAsn's DEPOT:
GENERAL: My absence from town
for any noticeable period of time or