The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-22
THE CASE OF COL. CASH.
A Disgraceful Scene in Cheraw-No Ar
rests, and the Offenders Return to their
Home.
Charleston Sunday Ners.

CNERAw, S. c., Saturday, July 16.
Col. E. B. G. Cash and his son, W. B.
Cash, accompanied by Col. Watts, of
Laurcns, came into town yesterday for
the purpose of obtaining the release
of Col. Cash on writ Of habeas corpus,
and also with the avowed intention of
attacking Mr.. Pegues, the publisher of
the local paper, THE Carolina Sun, which
in its comments on the recent duel, has
expressed the general sentiment of the
State. A threat Of horse. whipping had
been ps viously made by young Cash,
who came to Cheraw some nights since
to carry it out, but WAS persuaded by
friends to relinquish his purpose. After
few days spent in state of siege, the
threatened Journalist was assured by
people of standing that the trouble was
entirely over and was thus thrown off his
guard. Col. Cash and his son lounged
about Front street all day, awaiting the
arrival of Solicitor Sellers. Mr.. Pegucs,
when going quietly home to dinner,
passed the group sitting at a street corner
and eating watermelons. AS he turned
the corner, his back being to them, young
Cash drew his pistol, calling out: "Stop
YOU ID scoundrel," with other words
to the same effect. The father threw off
his coat and drawing his pistol vowed
that he "would see fair fight Some
gentlemen forming part of the group
hastily interviewed an1 put Mr.. Pegues
out of reach, thrustng him into an open
doorway and locking him up. There
was cursing and threats Of violence out
side for while, which finally ended in
an adjournment to the nearest barroom
in company with the sheriff. There was
great excitement. The Intendant was
out of town, but a member of council
was called upon to arrest the pair, which
he declined to do, but said it should be
done in the event of another demonstra-
ton. In the meantime and until dark,
having been warned that another attack
was threatened, Mr.. Pegues, who had
made his way To his office, was forced to
remained there on guard, while free and
untrammellcd his assailants paraded the
streets in the face of community that
nominalIy condemns their whole action.
Mr.. Solicitor Sellers arrived on the
evening train; a hearing was had before
Judge McIver, and Col. Cash was admit,
ted to bail in the sum of three thousand
dollars. The Solicitor at first demanded
that the bail be fixed at twenty thousand
dollars then at ten thousand dollars /;
but the counsel for the accused succeeded
in getting it reduced to three thousand
dollars. No proceedings whatever we're
taken against young Cash for his cow
ardly attack upon Mr.. Peguess, and he
aud his father returned to Cash's depot,
openly continuing their threats against
tho proprietor Of the ,SW.
Col. Cash will be tried for murder ut
the September term in Darlington
County.
The NcpS and Courier containing Gen.
Buffers manly letter had been received
before the party left town, and Col. p. B.
G. Cash indulgod in some of his choicest
explelives respecting it, vowing that he
would give the Senator "a wooden heart
to match his wooden leg" but without
clearly indicating how this remarkable
present was to be made.