The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-03-29
IN ANOlIIEK DIEfIClLIY.
Some Interesting ourstions before the
Mayor oil Columbia.

| IODRftbS, WIS III ND!u!ilDiti l'b'biE III
consultation with Snyder, i, j. believed,
in regard 10 the prosecution OF Demo
Gratis in the 9TH district Ii is said that
he WAS going 10 Chester 10 look after the
cases there Cash WAS at the Grand
Central Hotel to night talking loudly
and boastingy, and declaiming about
fraud a, elections. a number Of people
in the lobby of the hotel were observing
his actions with curiosity. According
To these witnesses. Cash, after S O'clock,
got into q discussion with James Heron,
one Of the Monticello prisoners, who
| with others Ot the prosecuted Democrats
sat about the stove in the lobby. Mr.
Heron !" fifty seven years old and quite
feeble They state that Cash was
clustering about unfair count" in South
! Carolina, and that Heron asked him if
lie meant To say that there had Eot been
a fair count in Fairfield. The discus
sion wa1ed hotter, aud Cash began to
threaten the old man, saying that il Il
younger man would repeat his assertions,
he would stand him 1T ten PAGES. Her
ron said that he did not ask considcra.
ton for his age, and Cash then struck
him terrible blow with his fist which
sent the old man rceling oil. Cash is
physically ii giant. HERON is under
sized and BEN, with age. Several men
rushed in to separate them, but Cash
managed to strike Heron twice more be
fore they were separated. All agree that
! Heron did not curse or strike. lie wa,
carried off with blood flowing from an
ugly cut under his right eye. This is
my best information. Cash remained in
the lobby. alternately daring any young
man To take up Herron's quarrel, and
| protesting tha. before Gad hc had nn,
intended TO hur. he old man. He
abused the rewsp .pers, but kindly c1
cluded the .Ncrs dn,t (Uuri"r's corrcsp0n-
dent, who had Just come in, from his
anathemas.
i pu!iccInaii ";,s sent fer by the ;.ro-
prietor Of the hotel, and after awhile ar.
rived and took Cash and Heron into
custody. Sergeant Wier, of the police
force, Joined the officer and the prison
ers were escorted to the guard house
There they were searched. Cash had on
his person two rev0lvers, one of which
had been seen sticking out OF his panta-
looms pocket before the fracas occurred
He had also q hundred and one dollars
about him. Heron had no weapon and
but few dollars. In the guardh0usc
Cash apoiogized To- Heron for his assault,
saying he respected his gray hairs.
The prisoners were placed in cells.
Presently Herron's friends came up aud
upon the representations made as 10 his
innocence OF the assault, he vas allowed
to go on ten dollars collateral security.
Cash, his assault being ilagrant. occupies
cell TO night. The parties will appear
before the Mayor tomorrow.
COLUMBIA, March 22.-The Police
Court this morning was densely thronged
by many prominent citizens to witness
the examination of Cash and Heron.
About halt.past 10 O'Clock last night,
after the telegraph office was closed,
Snyder, the Government lawyer in the
Fairfield cases, and Jack Little drove to
Mayor Rhett to ask Cush's release on
bail The Mayor declined to interfere
and referred them to the chief Of police.
Chief Fickling, about | | O'Clock, alIowr;!
him to go on deposit of one hundred
dollars.
The examination began at Q O'Clock
this morning. Willard and Snyder 81,
by Cash as his counsel. a number of
Fairfield prisoners were present. Most
oi the witnesses were absent and those
who could be found were those who saw
least of the actual attack. Other eve.
witnesses, who were not found, confirmed
the report in the Ne~s and Courier. The
testimony Cs various parties was that
Heron asked Cash if his allusions to a
false count were meant for Fairfield.
lie replied that he alluded to Chester
County and the Fifth district. Both
parties we're i:nder the influence ue liauor.
The discussion was not all heard, but it
waved warm and Cash was asked by two
of the elderly Fairfield prisoners not to
notice Heron as he was rather intoxca,
ted. He agreed not to do So but pres
emily the discussion was renewed. One
of the proprietOrs Of the hotel tried TO
stop Cash, but he began cursing again.
; In response to some statement by Cash
Heron called him liar. Cash then
struck him, as told in last nights dis
patches.
Cash himself testified that Heron had
made, at the beginning of the discussion,
some remark that grated on him. He
saw some of the crowd snicker, and
feared that if he went away it would
look as if he were backing out. Heron
caiiod him liar, anu ne struck him
without stopping 20 think, and twice
again. When he found Heron did not
resist, he stopped. Alter Heron was
taken away Cash drew his pistol, but
not on Heron. He saw some men clos.
) ing around, and feared some combination
OF which Heron was only the tool.
That was his reason for drawing the
weapon.
Snyder said that he regretted the un.
fortunate occurrence. Whiskey was the
, cause.
Mayor Rhett said that it was not n
personal question. but one of violating
the Ordinances of Columbia.
Snyder said that Cash was a deputy
United States marshal and had been in.
structed to carry arms. He had the
right to do so.
Major T. w. Woodward said that the
only Fairfield men present when Cash
had asked for some young man to take
up Herrons cause were three old gentle.
men, members of the church and wear.
ing gray boards. If any of the young
men of Fairfield had been there they
! would have taken no banter or threats.
Mayor Rhett replied that he was conf
dent Of that.
, The mayor in sentencing Heron said
that there was no excuse for him. He
had applied term to Cash which was
a very aggravating. He was compelled "a
, fine him 800 or ten days. The fine wa.
at once paid.
To Cash Mayor Rhett said that he ad
mitted that he had been provoked, and
that If young man had called him a
liar as Heron had done and he had
, struck him he would make his fine nom
inal. People were not called on to take
, such words, but Heron was too old a
man to be knocked down. He told