The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-13

ness and 81 day during the time of his
sickness. Coward, it may be stated, in
the opinion of his physicians, will never
recover. He is said to be hopelessly and
fatally wounded. In a conversation,
which subsequently had with promi-
nent citizen he said to me that it was not
true that Cash had the whole place in o
state Of terror. Fifty men, he said,
could be obtained 10 undertake the exc
cution of the warrant for Cash's arrest
if the sheriff called upon them and au-
thorized them to do it. But without the
sheriti's order they could do nothing.
Cash, he admitted, was not a pleasant
man to deal with. If any man attempt,
ed to injure him in any way be would
probably shoot him in the back, and no
man wanted to render himself liable to
this kind of thing.
Everybody seems to unite IN tue opin'
ion that anybody can SO peacably to CoI
Cash's house and that the Colonel will
receive them and entertain them IN the
old.fashioncd style of the old.fashioned
Southern gentleman, of whom Coi. Casn
is supposed to be representative. Bu'
| have not heard of anybou: who has
veutured to go to look for W. B. Cash
although it seems to epretty well known
that he is at home.
A CHANGE OF TACTICS.
Mr.. Timmons, the deputy sheriff who
went down to Col. Cash's on WEDNESDAY
to serve the warrant, is reported to De
brave man, and to be one who is willing
to make the arrest. The result OF hi
visit have already tclegraphed. Since
his return to Cheraw the impressIo
seems to have got abroad that the Cashs
have changed their tactics; that tby
will not resist the service OF a warra.,
provided the officer who has it can "c1i,o 10
up" with Began, or, in the words oIt;ne
Colonel. can "outrun him and bring
ip." I am told by friend who i % a,so
"a friend of the Cashes," that theCoio-
mel has directed Began to look .u' l lol
himself, not to fire upon any of!sr, out
to outrun him and get away fro aha n'P paa !.
be can. The swamp lands ornse rec Z @
Dee, where Began Cash, it ifala, nas
spent the best part of his life non.ius, nag,
afford him safe retreat-a tiei ie.ieaI
probably than he could secuioy ieasing
the State. If be pursues Nc Pcilcy ~
would be difficult thing'o enec. us
arrest. He is provided wa ene nee!ess
of blood horses, knows eTy loo1 OF Inc
vast swamp, and is said toe suiIouuueu "
by stauuch adherents " , VIII give n'n
auy assistance he needs
THE STORY OF TE MURDER.
The inquest overthe body of the
murdered marshal ys held as already
published in the tel(raphic columns OF
the Ne,cs and CourT on the zStn uit.
The testimony aYbcen forwarded to
Chesterfield Court'use and is not acces'
sibIe. From wF | can gather here
from from witpe,A of the affair there
doss mt ,eem be much doubt as to
the character dthe homicide. If what
,hese witne,sesay is to be relied upon
! it was cruelj jwanton murder. Cash 1t
aeems had hd in town some days pre-
v vious to tbehootiDg, and had a fight
With the tod marshal. One of Cash's
fr;ends toldae that he had said that he
was drnnlbn that occasion and that
Richards hd beaten him pretty badly /;
a. .nv te the matter was thought to
have bel settled. Cash promised Mr..
McNaifhe intendant of Cheraw that
he Won not molest Richards, and MIR.
McNa1had told Richards that Cash had
nIedI his "word of honor" not to take
anv w flair advantage of him (Richards)
and hat he (the intendant) had every
conaeuce in his keeping his word. 1t
is lieyed by some here that W. 3. Cash
hS intended to keep his word. Col.
Gh was in Columbia at the time of the
fht between Richards and his son, and
lilly returned home on the Saturday Of
he shooting. II is said that upon find
Ing that w. B. Cash had been beaten he
started to clean up his gun and announc.
ed his intention Of coming to Cheraw to
kill Richards, and it is believed that in
order TO prevent bis father from carrying
out his threat Began Cash then took the
lob iuto his own bands. He reached
Cheraw about 4 o'clock on the fatal after
noon, and announced his intention to a
gentleman, whose name for obvious rea-
sons is suppressed. He brought three
horses with him and had them hitched
conveniently for use. Then he went out
cunning. Richards Was standing near
the corner of Front street leaning against
a tree, Coward near him. Cash passed
him twice, went to the telegraph Office
on Market street, sent off dispatch and
then returned Upon passing his victim
the third time he accosted him, hand in
pocket. "Hello Richards" said he,
i'are you watching me 2" TO this Rich
ards replied that he Vas only on duty,
Turning to Coward Cash said damn it,
are you watching me, too |" to which no
answer was returned. Cash thereupon
started to walk off and Richards, in his
anle.mortem statement, says he thought
he was going away. Not so. Quickly
pulling out self cooking Smith & Wes
son pistol, Cash fired, the ball hitting
Richards in the arm aud giving Coward
his death wound. A second shot gave
Richards his death wound and third
missed both men. Cash then ran off,
one of his three horses and
started for the castle of his family. In
the meantime he lugCed out fresh pis-
tol which he probably had on his person.
Passing the railroad station, which is on
the outskirts of the town, he shouted to
the agent: "I've got two of them, and
am ready for as many more as may
come" am informed that thero were
from fifty to seventy-five persons ia the
vicinity Of the place when the shooting
occurred.
1t is also said that when w. B. Cash
reached his home Cash senior was stand.
ing upon the platform armed with his
gun, and that, upon the arrival of his
SOD, he embraced him aud told him that
it was the best deed he had ever done.
1t is said that the Colonel wa, ready to
start for Cheraw himself on the next
rain, in order to take hand in the hunt.
OFFICIAL LUKEWARAlNEsS.
These are the details of the crime, as
far as have been able to gather them.