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

ness and 81 day during the time OF hi:
sickness. Coward, it may be- stated, in
the opinion Of his physicians will never
recover. He is said 10 be hopcleasly and
fatally wounded. In conversation
which subsequently had with a promi
nent citizen lie said TO me that it Was moi
true that CASH had the whole place in I
state of terror. Fifty men, he said
could be obtained To undertake the exc
cu,ion Of the warrant for Cash's arres
If the sheriff called upon them and au
,hOrilcd them 10 do il. But without tn,
Cash, he admitted, WAS not Il p.ea+an
man 20 deal with. If any man attempt
Ell 10 iujurc iilm III any way he mou!'
probably Shoot him III the bac., and ~
man wanted 10 reader himseIi liable t
this kind of thing.
I.vcrybody seems to unite III The 0r!n
ION that anybody can 90 pcncably to Col
Cashs hou-c and tina: the Colonel VII
receive them and entertain them III th'
old. fashioned style Of the Old iarhione,
southern gentleman, Of whom Coz. Casi
is supposed 10 be IL representatives. ia
| have no, heard of anybody who la
ycnturcd 10 90 70 look Tor W. Il. Cash
although !: ,ccn.s L. be pretty well knowf
that hc i "A! home.
a cIiA:;GE OF TACTICS.
Mr. rimmDm~. The deputy sheriff who
wcu, down 10 Col. ta-h'+ on "Wednesday
10 serve the warrant, l. reported To De
brave man, and 10 he on" Who i willing
,u make HE arrest. The result Of hi
yi,i, have a!rcnhy ic!cgraphed. Since
hi, .e;.ff, 20 Cnrraw the imrressio
seem. 10 have go, abroad that the CASH
have changed their taCLlc-; that try
wi!l not resist IIc service OF Il warr"t
provided the officer who has it can "c'iie
up wiki Began, Dr, III the words one
Colonel, can ''Outruu him and briDil,'h
in" | am told hy friend who ai'o
"a friend Of The Cnshcs," that thfCoio-
mel has directed Began to look III TOT
himself not 10 fire upon any Offer, out
10 outrun him and get away fr,- him II
hc can. The swamp lands o me Zee
Dee, where Began Cash, it i'hlo, mas
yppnt tho best part of his life Huhtihe,
ailord him safe rctrcat-a ,ier retreat
probably than he could sccu.oy leaving
the STATE. Ii lie pursues rs poiIcy IL
would be Il difficult ;hiugto ei1ect his
arrest. He is provided WI the -.ee'est
of blood horses, knows evy loot OF the
vast swamp, and is said Ue surrounded
by .:atlucii adNerents II VIII give him
any assistance he need.
TIE STORY OF lE MURDER.
The inquest overihe body OF the
murdered marshal - held SIS already
nuhl,sh,d in tho iel raphic columns of
The N,r. anal f5ur on the 18th u!t.
The testimony ha been forwarded to
Chesterfield Cour,use and is not acccs.
sibIc. From wi. | Can gather here
from eye.witnes' of the affair there
docs not seem be much doubt rs to
the character the homicide. If what
these wi,uessc.ay is to be relied upon
il WAS a uclSanton murder. Cash it
seems had b,l in town some days pre-
yious to thehoUting, and had fight
with the to- marshal One Of Cash's
friends toi,se that he had said hat he
was drunpn that occasion and that
Richards I'd beaten him pretty badly
At unv e the matter was thought to
have b,. settled. Cash promised Mr..
McNui. the intendant of Cheraw that
he vo, not molest Richards, and Mr..
Men had told Richards that Cash had
pled,. his word of honor" not to take
any fair advantage of him (Richards)
andnat he (the intendanp had every
col lence in his keeping his word. 1t
is iieved by some here that w. B. Cash
fr intended to keep his word. Col.
On was in Columbia ut the time OF the
Int between Richards and his son, and
lily returned home on the Saturday of
ne shooting. 1t is said That upon find.
ng that w. B. Cash had been beaten he
tartcd to clean up his gun and announc.
d his intention Of coming to Cheraw to
ill Richards, and it is believed that in
'rdcr 10 prevent his father from carving
nut his threat Began Cash then took the
ob into his own hands. He reached
Jheraw about t O'Clock on the fatal after
loon, and announced his intention to a
Gentleman, whose name for obvious rea-
ons is suppressed. He brought three
,orses with him and had them hitched
conveniently for use. Then he went out
,un.inq. Richards was standing near
he corner Of Front street leaning against
! tree, Coward near him. Cash passed
>im twice, went to the telegraph office
IN Market street, sent off dispatch an,l
hen returned. Upon passing his victim
he third time he accosted him, hand in
pocket. Hello! Richards" said he,
are you watching mel 2" TO this Rich
.rds replied that he vas only on duty,
Turning to Coward Cash said Damn il.
ire you watching me, too - to which no
answer was returned. Cash thereupon
started to walk off and Richards, in his
n.I NJ h. a.
he was going away. Not 80. Quickly
pulling out - self cooking Smith & Yves.
,on pistol, Cash fired, the ball hitting
Richards in the arm and giving Coward
,is death wound. A second shot gave
Richards his death wound and third
missed both men. Cash then ran off,
mounted one of his three horses and
started for the castle of his family. In
the meantime he lugged 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: 1--WE got two of them, and
am ready Tor as many more as may
come" / am informed that lhero were
from fifty to seventy-five persons 10 the
vicinity Of the place when the shooting
occurred.
1t is also said that when W. B. Cash
reached hia homo Cash senior was stand
ing upon the platform armed with hi
gun, and that, upon the arrival Of hi
son, he embraced him aud told him tha
it was the best deed he had ever done
1t is said that tho Colonel was ready I,
start for Cheraw himself on the mex
train, in order to take hand in the hunt
OFFICIAL LCKEWARMNEss,
These are the details of the crime. a
far as l have been able to gather them
AS to Cash's subsequent movement