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

| Uouu 1huIeus, SOmmoOOfc Kerry auC
thousands of others of the best and
pufest men who inhabit the civilized
portion OF the world. In their agony
and for the present occasion. they would
denounce es Criminals" our own Perry
aud 'iist, and McDnfiie, and Dnnuoyant,
Legare, and Rhett, and Taber, and
MagFatl.
/ Will this army corps of seraphs and
cherubs tell us poor deluded creatures
what they propose as 4 substitute Tor the
duel? viii they be SO kind as TO sug.
gest some better and more humane plan
! by which the weak can be put upon o
footing tsith the strong? Will they tell
ue how the pigmy is TO meet tho giant 7
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 z Respectfully,
e. B. @. CASH.
THE DEMAND ON sHANNoN By Ell.
LERBE.
While Col. Cash was dealing with
Capt: DePass, Capt. Ellerbe had dc.
manded satisfaction of Col. Shannon in
the following letter;
KERsHAw Co., S. O., May 81.
Col. IVn,. III. Shannon
SIR-In case entitled &C. M. Wien.
| ges Us. a. E. Cash and others.n and in
which you are acting as attorney for the
| plaintiff, you mako use of the following
| words: "That further. the plaintiff
alleges that tho pretended confession of
Judgment has been made By the said de.
fendant, Robt. E. Elierbe, to his own
sister, who Is the said A. E.. Cash, and
thus BY o 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.
cally disclained all 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 aud to obtain
an injunction in the case, and then, from
e.rceas Of prudence, you erase the charge
and disciaim all knowledge that it had
been used. But, sir, your subseauent
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 tho same time tried
TO avail yourself of all advantages to be
had from the false charges you had made
regret exceedingly that it has not been
In my power to call upon you at an ear
lier date, but you will SEQ could not
have done go without subjecting myself
to misconetruction end 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, l 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
!he necessary arrangements for meet
ing. Respectfully, s5as
To this letter Col. Shannon sent the
CAMDEN, S. c., May "a.
dL,. r. @. E1erbe Stoift Greek: 'i.Htle
SIR am in receipt of your note of
21st inst, handed to me on Saturday by
your friend, Col. r. @. Watts, wherein
You use the following LANGUAGE: "I feel
free to act and demand of you redress
for the false charges you made AGAINST
my character. Ny friend, Col. Il. @.
| Watts, will make the neceaanry arrange.
ments for hostile meeting.D The
ground upon which you base your de-
mand is statement Of certain proceed.
ings in court, and your statement is en-.
tirely without foundation in fact i
therefore, while Bhirking no responsi.
biiity, deny your right to call me to
account on any such statement. deny
your right to call me to the field of honor
on any account, and decline your invita-
tion. Your language, intended to be
offensive, makes no impression on me,
nor Wilt on any one who may happen
to know us both. Respectfully,
w. Nj. SHANNON.
ELLERBE's DENUNcIATIo7g OF SHANNON.
Capt. Ellerbe's rejoinder was as fol-
lows:
BoYKla's DEpor, s. g., MAJ "a.
": II. Shannon, Esq, Camden, g. c.:
| SIR-Your note Of this date has been
handed me by your friend, EIr. VIM. q.
johnson, by which said note you DENY
my righs to. cell yeu 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. I was under the impres.
sion from your letters To- Col. Cash that
such was the case, that. you would shiYk
no responsibility, but find / am mistaken
that you are one of those unenviable
men who insult gentlemen and then re.
| fuse to account to them the usual satis-
| -action that brage men award to thege
whe consider themselves agerieved.
Your refusal to fight leaves me no altern-
atiye than toidenonnee yc;: as q poltroon
and coward, and to hold you up as an
| object Of contempt tc all brave men.
r. G. ELLERBE.
oAsH's DEMAND ON SHANNON.
It will be noticed that prior to the
letter of Capt. Ellerbe to Col. Shannon
somewhat similar demand had Been
1Tiadesby Col. Cash, and that Col. Shan.
non had disclaimed all knowledge of the
offensive sentence In the papers, In the
case of Wiepges against Cash. and dia-
! s.ToWel sS.1TooWel any intention of giving offence.
Further Particulars OF sIIe Duel.
FLoREEoR, July7.
called on Col. z. b. %. Cash, OF s
o'clock yesterday evening, At his resi-
denee aE Caah's Depot, six miles below
Chersw, snd had an interview OF one
hCnr with him about the origin of du-
ell between Col. Shannon aud himsols.
and the incidents attending the meeting.
was courteously received. W. 3. Caeh.
/ a. II. Wariug and g. ). Bnsgass were
| present during the interview
1 Col. Cash said 5IFs. Caah had e1yer-
tised Robert Ellefbe'e pEopesty Eor sale.
blessEs. Shannon aud DePass obtained
an iEjunctio. against the sa1e Of the