Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-22

kind, whatever, religious or otherwise.
The body was simply borne in silence to the
grave and covered with the earth, the whole
proceeding occupying but a very few min
utes. There being no public notice OF the
time or place of burial, the attendance was
quite small. Col. Cash was very uncommu-
nicative during the entire proceedings of the
inquest, and so far as is known has express
Ell no opinion on the event.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE KILLING.
The following graphic account of the kill
ing of Boggan Cash was written by mem
ber of the coroner's jury, Mr.. H. w. Fin
lsyson of Cheraw, to his son in Wilmington,
n. c., and published in the Star of that city
"Solicitor Newton, not satisfied with Spof-
ford's course in the Cash affair, last week
wrote him to place the warrant in the hands
of Zeke King. The latter Immediately and
quietly went to work and selected him a
a posse of eight men, M. l.. Rhodes, Ed.
Avery, Henry Jackson, Julian Sellers, II.
J. Hendricks, VIM. Hilton and ]. E. Nc
Nair. They quietly left town Wednesday
night, rode seven miles to Bethel Church,
left their horses there in charge of McNair
and walked five miles to Boggan's lower
year. He has been staying in swamp at
night, superintendent his farming operations
in the day time; but this was a gloomy
night, raining hard. They arrived there
about day and surrounded the house and
barn. Pretty soon negro boy was aroused
by the barking of dogs and came out, saw
the men and went up stairs in the barn.
BOggan's voice was soon heard up there
talking with him and in about fifteen min
utes he came down with sixteen shooter
rife) strapped around him and his double
barrel gun in his hand. He started side
ways towards the SWAMP, which was only
800 yards distant, and was looking back in
the direction Of where the men were sup
posed to be; as he neared the fence on his
way to the swamp, and when within 20 feet
Of Hilton and Avery they rose upon him
behind pile Of wood and ordered him to
surrender. He turned his face and discharg-
ed both barrels of his gun at them-with-
out speaking word. Hilton's gun-stock
was hit and broken and his finger shot
almost off. Avery and Hilton then shot at
him and ball from a sixteen-shot Win
chester broke his thigh and he fell to his
knee. Grasping his rifle he began using it,
but before he could fire but twice he was
riddled with bullets, buckshot, &C., the
others coming to the rescue and firing at
him. He fell and expired almost imme-
diately. His only words were: oh Lord J
f1lltOn'S Injury WAS dll GlldI was lllllCVcu
on the posse and as soon as it was found
out in CheraW and the fact made known
that he was poor man, purse of $75 was
Immediately made up and presented him.
While all this was going on Sam Lee ran
out of the dwelling house, which was sur
rounded by Rhodes and Hendricks, gun in
hand, and fired at Rhodes. Hendricks, on
the opposite side of the house, stopped
down and shot him through the leg, under
the house. Rhodes in the meantime fired
two or three times at him, and made him
throw up his hands and surrender. Lee
has been committed to Jail, and Cash will
be buried to-day in his fathers yard, at
Cash's Depot. The posse was armed with
the latest improved rifles, 16-shooters, a
large number of which have been brought
here since the shooting of Richards. People
appear to breathe easier now, as Boggan was
feared more than his father. was on the
jury of inquest that met on Friday, but we
went down yesterday and adjourned until
next Monday. Col. Cash was not there; he
remained at home and has done so ever
since he was released at Columbia. There
was great excitement here and all over the
State. People appear to be almost unani-
nous in naming King as the next sheriff,
and he will doubtless be elected at the elec-
ton this fall"