Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-07-15

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black frock coat, white vest and white pants.
Before the word was given the principals
bade their seconds good bye, shaking hands
with them. Col. Cash kissed bis wifes pic
ture, which be carried in bis pocket. At the
word one Col. Shannon fred, his ball striking
two-thirds of the distance between himself
and COL Cash, and on direct line with Col.
his ball striking Col. Shannon in the right
breast, about the nipple, and passed into the
body about two inches above the heart. Col.
Shannon stood some two seconds or more in
an erect position, and, turning to the right,
dropped to his knees After the usual form.
alities Col. Cash and his party left the field.
Both parties seemed to. be very cool end COL
lected Col. Shannon looked pale, but exhib-
tied no fear. Drs. Wallace, Galloway and
Lee at once rushed to COL Shannon after the
firing, and about FIVE minutes after he had
fallen the wound was probed. He did not
struggle and seemed to die without any pain.
I was in about twenty steps of the parties
when the duel took place. There were about
one hundred people standing around from one
to FIVE hundred yards from the duel, nearly
all of whom rushed to the ground on the dis.
charge of the pistols and the fall of Col.
Shannon. Col. Cash's son was stationed about
five hundred yards from the field and watched
the fight through his glasses. When the
firing was done he at once repaired to the
scene, meeting his father as he left the ground.
After the duel, stayed on the ground for per.
haps ten or fifteen minutes. 1t was very
sad scene, and never care to witness another.
The fact that the duel would take place was
known in the community the evening before
(Sunday.) and every one who heard of it went
to the ground So far as know there were
no officers of the law on the ground. The
dueling ground is kind of sandy barren
with stunted growth Of trees and bushes
near Lynches Creek or river, which runs al
most due north and south. The day of the
meeting was very pleasant and the sky was
overcast with clouds which shielded the com
batants from the fierce heat of the sun.
Both parties went into the fight with a
determination to kill his antagonist, and q
double tragedy was only prevented Ly d
lack of proper deliberation on Colonel Shan
mons part, who fred without taking aim, but
upon a line with Col. CASH g body. Col. Cash
is said to have drawn fine bead on his op
ponent, and was in most excellent practice
He is very expert shot, and can cut 8 string
with his pistol or hit coin at an almost in
credible distance He comes from fighting
stock, and does not know what fear is. Col
Shannon was also u man of most remarkable
nerve and unimpeachable courage. He was
at one time affected by kind of nervousness
or paralysis of the wrist which made his hand
somewhat unsteady, but / have heard had en-
tirely recovered from the affliction during
the last year or two. Col. Cash will stand
his trial. He has not left home to avoid
arrest, and will not attempt to shirk any of
the responsibility of his acts. He told me
that he was ready to ma ke showing in the
courts, and only asked the suspension of pop
ular judgment until the case can be properly
and fully investigated.
1t is generally conceded that the strongest
point Of Col. Cash's defence will be the
fact that he was the challenged party, and
although public sympathy is most deeply at:
fected by Col. Shannon's death, it is claimed
that to certain extent at least, he was the
author Of his undoing, and that he might
have avoided the meeting which resulted in
his tragic death. No one at first suspected
that Col. Shannon had sent the challenge
and since this fact has been made public have
noticed that it has been set down to Col
Cash's credit as strong extenuating circum
stance.
4 dispatch Of last Monday from Society
Hill to the Ners and Courier, says that on
the afternoon of that day, Col. E. B. G.
Cash, the surviving principal, was arrested
in Cheraw by the Sheriff of Chesterfield coun
ty, upon the warrant of the coroner of Che
raw county, charging him with the unlawful
killing of VIM. M. Shannon. COL Cash has
remained at his home since the duel, in no
way seeking to avoid the expected arrest, and
his readiness for trial.
y, EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The Bank Bill Scandal.
There have been no new developments
during the week in the Office of Commissioner
Colt. The counting Of the bills has not yet
been completed, although eight expert ac.
countants have been hard at work at it ever
since the detection of the stealing. The Co
lumbia correspondent of the News and Cou'
rier telegraphs on this subject, under date
of Sunday night, that "it is impossible to state
anything except rumors about the whole
matter, and great injustice might follow from
repeating in print the suppositions and
speculations spoken Of upon the, streets
concerning the matter. 1t is impossible to
say what the result may be-" The Court
of General Sessions, Judge Hudson presiding,
in session in Columbia for the past two
weeks, adjourned Saturday until next Mon.
day, by which time it is thought the bank
bill matter will be brought to the attention
of the grand jury.
The Edgefleld Tragedy.
DIR. Wallace Bland, who was wounded
in an affray at Edge6eld c. H., on the 18th
of April last. with the particulars of which
our readers are familiar, died at his residence
in that town, on Monday of last week, at 6
o'clock P. M. After post mortem exami-
nation, he was buried on Tuesday by the
knights of Honor, of which be was member.
A. A. Clisby, who fred the fatal shot which
terminated the life of Dr. Bland was arrest
ed, and also A. A. Glover, charged with be-
ing concerned in the affair, and on Friday,
represented by Gen. Gary as counsel for
Clisby, they made application before Judge
Hudson, holding the Court of General Ses'
sions in Columbia, for an order granting bail.
A number of affidavits were read by Gen.
Gary concerning the ARRAY, and after argu-
ment, the Judge granted Clisby bail in $4,000,