The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-13
served Is the authorized copv.

! am sure that I am confident tl,at
the regular attorney said, and meant
to say nothing that could bc REGARDED
as charge of fraud, in the sense Won
deem 1t as applicable. k,,ow [ ueye,
was rude to lady iii all these long
years. e
l. know nothing whatever Of the
rights Mrs. Cash has in the property of
Mr. IL. u. Ellcrbe-whcthcr her claims
can be established Or not. If thcy fail
to be established, it would be because
the law would hold that such q prcfcr-
ence, as was thus made by the confcs-
sion itself, is Irregular, to one creditor
over another, would work lc0ol
.J'Uud, not fraud as you construc it !:
and judge that was all that tic
drau2htsmun ofthe complaint intend
ca. Ihat is matter Of law and fact to
De determined by the evidence, and is
in no way offensive.
hope that you will find that This
answer is. as frank and kindly and
satisfactory as You expected.
'., Very truly yours,
WIN. NJ. SHANNON.
| CAsII'S DEPOT, S. c., Dec. |, 1879.
COL: WM. NJ. SHANNON, CAMDEN, S. c.:
CoLoNEL-Iour letter does not re-
Quire reply, but | wish to say it is
substantially what chopped and be-
lieved" you would write to me. | feel
greatly relieved, for have had no de-
sire at any time to have a rupture
with you. 1t is true l felt very in
dighant at what appeared to be your
course toward Mrs. Cash and I sent
challenge to be delivered to you at
COLUMBIA, Fair week, or at Camden on
| tnllnNvinr kS,t,
wisely and prudcntly stopped the de-
livery Of the challenge; and whcn 7
went TO Camden, on The 18th. persons
mutually friendly to us expressed their
belief that the imputations cast upon
MIS-. Cash's character have been made
without your knowledge or approval.
In scntling YOU the
challenge acted from sense Of duty
to myself and my family, land from no
ueslrc to injurc you, and | am truly
| happy TO know there is 10 cause for
any change of the friendly relations
that have existed between It's for many
years. Truly yours,
L. Il. C. CASH.
After the conclusion of the case re-
ierrcn to, which was tried in May,
| Col. Cash challenged Mai. DcPass and
Col. Ellcrbc challenged Col. SHANNON
The latter refused TO fight Col. Ellcrbc.
Mai. DcI'aSs agreed to fight but was
arrested and put under bonds to keen
the peace. Thcrcupon Col. Cash and
Col: E'lcrbc published circulars de-
nunciatory Of their respective oDpo-
ncnts. On the back Of Col. Ellcrbe's
| circulars sent to Camden appeared in
manuscript an endorsement signed by
W. IS. Cash, the son Of Col. Cash. Ii!
is us follows:
CAMDEN sOLILoQutEs.
Now amt this shameful? DcPass is
to blame for it all. lie said he could
stir up old Wicngcs to sec IIllcrbc. and
we won q make II fat thing oft. Wen,
he has played tie devil. No money
up to date and the prospect growing
dim, and | have had to take water like
Il dog. | knew would not fight, but
dld not want others to know it.
They say blood will tell, and believe
it IS true. My daddy was gin-makcr,
and don't think people ought to cx-
pcct me to fight; but have tried TO
make them believe would. It's over
with me now, and I dm ''Bully Billy:
no longer. | wish | had never heard
OF the case, and, oh, God, if could
i
devil, Cash; but know he has GOT
them, and viii show them. / made
him believe ! was game, but gave him
no chance TO try me. want nothing
to do with that old wretch. They say
he kills people and then cats them up,
and believe he meant to cat DcPass
up, if he could have found him.
1T may he am not snch bad blood
after all. am sometimes afraid it is
my OWN lucanncsS that makes nc
weak. / let my darling boy risk lis
life for nc, and then this bridge bnei-
ness is sore TO me. am afraid the
people don't know how honest am.
Then | have cheated widows and or
p'ans and my owl. sister out Of all she
had-took her toy clock and put her
out to the highest bidder: but after
all fellow must live, and is worse
han an iniittcl if lie don't provide for
his own family. | shall now join old
Wilson's AntiDuelling Society and |
think | ought TO be first president.
My daddy was a gin maker
And worked cheek by jowl,
With Ellison, a negro,
Girls sccrct,) by my soul.
My daddy was ein-makcr--
And worked on old saws,
am stealing Oily,
An cxpomdcr of the laws:
My daddy was a gin-makcr,
~ damned old TOOL was he;
made my money,
BY bridging the Watcrcc:
My daddy was a gin-makcr,
Damn sHch an occupation,
| can live by swindling.
And on my reputation.
My daddy was gin-makcr-
| No fighting man was he
And rs long as have legs to run,
No man will shoot at nc.
Compliments Of W. CASH.
CAMDEN, S. c., June II, 1880.
Gen. E. B. G. CASH, CAsu's DEPor:
Silt In the correspondence between
rs from 2ith November to lst Dcccm-