Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-29

hailed us and said, who is that Cash came
out of the barn and started off in trot. AS
Cash got to the barn I heard a gun fire.
Cash fell Cash shot three times after he
fell. I saw through the lattice work in the
room. was in the feed room or left as
you come out of the barn. I saw no one fire
before Cash fell, but heard gun. [ was
in the room getting corn for the horse. l
was in the crib when the posse came from
thu, house with Sam Lee. I was in the feed
room and stayed in the feed room all the
time. Joe and myself both went from the
dwelling house to the barn. Cash was up
stairs when he hailed us and told Joe not to
give Border too much corn. Cash used
Shotgun first, and then took his rifle from
over his shoulder and commenced firing. !
could see Cash's guns. 1saW no one IN 'front.'
of Cash, but saw some one come around the
fence after the shooting was over. did not
see any shooting at all. Heard the guns:
Joe Wilson, Sam Lee, Nero Campbell and
myself stayed in the house. No woman in
the house. - = -. - as - Is - -.
The following is the verdict of the jury:
'That deceased came to his death on the
morning of the 18th of May, 1884, at his
place, from gunshot wounds at the hands of
Deputy Sheriff E. r. King and posse while
resisting arrest"
SKETCH OF BoGGAN CASH.
The following sketch of young Cash's ca
reer at this time will be of some interest
Boggan Cash was at the time of his TAX
ing off about % years of age, was six feet
eight inches high, weighed about NO pounds
avOirdupois; he was feshy man, rather
than muscular, with light blue eyes and
dark hair. He had beardless face, full,
round, oval-shaped, with forid complex
flor n o1,,l>x ri in
ne1s and movements, not prepOssessing in
his ways. He had rather boyish face, and
was rather amiable and good-humored in
look than otherwise, having an open and
frank expression. In his business dealings
with anybody there was nothing crooked,
underhand or tricky. BY his large, Off
hand generosity he made good many
friends. With those that had relations
with him on business or socially, he made
pleasant impressions. He was a man Of
culture, having had the advantages of clas-
sical training. He fought duel with Mil
Ter Williams, of Camden, in 1878, over the
North Carolina line, in Anson county; the
distance was ten PAGES ; two shots were eX
changed; nobody was hurt. In the spring
of 1919 he fought duel with Cantey, of
Camden, at Dubose's Bridge, in Darlington
county this likewise was attended with no
casualty. His difficulty with old man Her
ron, of Fairfield, during the political trials
in Columbia is too we'll known to repeat
here. Last year the big negro marshal,
Cutie, tried to arrest him for cutting up
shines while on drunk at Society Hill.
He chased him out of town, swapping his
pistol at him. 1t is said he instigated part
of the letters that passed between Col. Cash
and Shannon that resulted in the fatal duel.
A short time after his father made his un-
successful run for seat in Congress from the
Fifth District, Boggan was in Lancaster one
night when two pistol shots were fired in
his window, evidently with the intention of
killing him. If anything, by profession he
was farmer. He was very fond of blooded
stock, of which he had great many his
favorite amusements were horse racing and
target practice his besetting weakness was
fondness Of whisky, and his difficulties
were precipitated when under that evil in
fiuence. It is said his career of recklessness
and outlawry commenced from disappoint-
ment in love-he having been desper-
ately in love with young lady that re-
pulsed his attentions. There was devoted
attachment between father and son. The
old man, who is now tottering on the brink
of the grave between dissipation and physi-
cal infrmity, will rapidly sink under this
heavy blow, even if his own career is not
cut short by some bloody tragedy.