Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-19
BOGGAN CASH.
Is He in Canada?-sheriff Spofford's
Story.

story.
Sheriff Spohord, of Chesterfield county,
says the NeloS and Courier, of April II, is
in the city. He was interviewed as to
what he knew about the Cashes:
Reporter Sheriff Spofford, you have
seen the letter published about your hav-
ing received a letter from Baggan Cash
while on his way to Canada. Now | want
yOu to tell me all you know about Bog
gan, and whether it is true that when YOU
went to Col. L. b. G. Cash's house to ar
rest GOggan instead of doing your duty
you got drunk on Col. Cash's whisky, as
it has been frequently charged?
Sheriff Spofford-I don't pretend TO
vOuch for Boggan Cash's being in Canada.
| received a letter from him in Meridian,
Miss, about two weeks age. In that let
ter he first alluded to his being uniustly
censured, and said that he was sorry that
l had been put to any trouble on his ac-
count. He said that when the letter
reached me he would be long way from
Meridian. He also said that if he was
given an impartial jury he would be at
court to stand trial. This at any rate was
the impression made on my mind by what
he wrote. | don't know how he got away.
nor when he left. 1t is hard to tell whether
Boggan will come back to stand his trial.
L think he could be convicted by a Ches-
tertield jury if the evidence in the case
should warrant his conviction. That's nv
honest opinion in the matter.
About the time Of the murder of Rich
ards was taken sick. The only time 1
have seen Col. Cash was the day after the
killingo of Richards, when l went down to
his house to arrest Began. did not see
Boggan, but was told by the Colonel that
for the present BOggan would avoid ar
rest.
No, 1 don't think l got drunk at Cash's
bouse. The fact is, Cash had no whisky
when L was there. l had a little out in
my buggy, and told the Colonel about it,
when he said that he had none TO offer
me, and he went out to my buggy and
took drink of mine. | saw no evidence
of intoXication anywhere. L went home
from Col. Cash's and was sick. 1 am
troubled with dyspepsia and rheumatism.
| had a plan for securing the arrest of
BOggan Cash which | believe would have
been successful had l not been interfered
with. do not blame Gov. Thompson for
the course he pursued in this matter, but
my plans did not work out because they
were not allowed time. My first
plan for the arrest was to put two
men on the train on the Che
raw and Darlington Road and run
them up and down the road for several
days. | had heard that Boggan had been
seen at the depot, and my idea was that if
he should show himself at the depot while
my deputies were on the train, it would
be an easy thing to take him. If this plan
failed l intended to raise a sufficient posse
to go down and surround Cash's house
and capture him, and l think l would
have succeeded in my purpose, | was
just about getting ready to go down on
the Monday after the Sunday on which
Col. Cash was arrested, but l heard that
the State cOnstabulary were on the ground
and gave up my intention. / was salts
fled that it would now be utterly useless
to attempt to capture Boggan in the Pee
Dee swamp with posse, for he knows
every foot OF it, and had been informed
that he had videttes on post all the time.
L was also pretty well satisfied that
nothing could be mentioned in Cheraw
about getting up a posse but that Cash
would be informed of it in a few minutes.
So had to proceed with caution, and did
not intend to make known my course of
action. In reference to this matter /
think L was mjustly and unkindly
treated.