Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20

end of the poker, and men are apt to make re-
marks before they stop to inquire into the par
| ticulars. If Boggan had not killed Richards
would have done it on the same day he was shot,
and if he had recovered intended to kill him on
sight. We have heard from five hundred people
and there is almost universal rejoicing over the
| condemn the deed. OF course our enemies will
try to blow, but we ask no sort of odds. Yours
| truly, Il. Is. Z. CASH.
Besides the tone of Col. Cash's note above
quoted it is claimed that he was accessory
| to the murder before the fact, and the effort
will be made to establish that point. 1t is
claimed that the State can produce evidence
showing that on the day of the murder
Boggan Cash was quietly shopping in Che
him note He read it; told the boy, "All
right" and abandoning his business, imme-
diately went off in search of Richards and
shot him. 1t is also claimed that there is
evidence that when Boggan Cash returned
after the shooting to Cash's Depot, he ex-
claimed to his father: "Father, got your
letter, and 1 have killed the damned scoun-
dreln' One thea~y is that Col. Cash melted
his son to commit the deed, and these sto-
ries are given in support of that hypothesis.
COL. CAsH's STATEMENT.
After his incarceration, on Monday, 10th
| instant, Col. Cash was interviewed by a
staff reporter Of the Columbia Register, and
from the report of this interview, we copy
of the difficulty and the preceding events
which led to the fatal shooting onthe 23rd
of February:
An inquiry in reference to w. Boggan
Cash elected the statement that he was a
tall, muscular man, tWenty-eight years OF
age, and had graduated with the highest
military honors first captain) at the Nir-
ginia Military Institute, since the war. tie
had been at Washington and Lee Universi-
ty for one year. whittier he was sent from
school in Charleston.
Speaking of his own arrest, Col. Cash said
it was farcical proceeding. He had viola
ted no law, had committed no act calling
for arrest, and that the test of the power OF
Captain Richbourg and his posse to disarm
and arrest him without warrant would be
made at the proper time. He said the COM
ing of the posse after Boggan, and, failing
to capture their man, capturing his father,
reminded him of the familiar couplet:
'The King of France, with twice ten thousand
| men,
Marched up the hill and then marched down
| again."
TO the question, Where were you, Colonel,
when the first difficulty occurred between
ruary? he replied:
| II was in Laurens county, visiting my
daughter Mrs. r. C.Watts."
| When did you learn of the difficulty?
81 knew nothing of it until Friday, the
22d, and then my information was scant.
1t was casually mentioned in letter from
Cash's Depot, giving an ordinary account of
local happenings since my absence. paid
little attention to it at the time, knowing
nothing of its serious character.
"When did you leave Laurens? and did
Boggan's difficulty cause you to go home %
asked the reporter.
"Your double-barreled inquiry can be
depot in Laurensville, on the 22d of Febru-
ary, on my return home, when the letter
| refer to was handed me. l arrived in
Columbia that afternoon and saw the parade
| in the streets here in honor of WaShingtOn's s
birthday. That night took the cars for
Cash's Depot and arrived there on Saturday,
the 23rd, about noon day."
Was your son at home or in CheraW when
you arrived at your residence?
"Boggan was in the act of leaving home
to go to Cheraw, about seven miles distant,
lotte Corday, plated, as. he had agreed to
run his animal against the Sherold mare at
Marlboro the following week."
Now, Colonel, as we are approaching the
second difficulty rapidly, let us return to
the first. Please relate the circumstances
of that occasion, as far as you have informa-
tion in reference to them.
"The first difficulty occurred on Saturday,
the 1Gth a little after nightfall. Some five
rsiX highly respectable citizens OF CheraW,
who witnessed the attack on Boggan, in
formed me of the facts. But first let me
give you an idea of the antecedents Of this
| ,4sr, DS1Io orlr
had repeatedly committed the most inhu-
man assaults upon aged and defenseless cit
liens when in his power. He was power
| fully built man and his strength was enOr-
nous. This he knew and his brutality,
committed under the guise Of official action,
was the town talk, and the poor and de-
fenseless citizens dreaded him. He had
outrageously maltreated Mr.. Gibson, Mr..
Briggman and many others. Mr.. Gibson
plead for the release of his nephew from
Richards grasp, and his reply was show
er of blows upon the head Of the old citizen,
which disabled him for three weeks. A
party from Marlboro was in Cheraw on
another occasion, and drinking rather free
ly, when Richards arrested one of them.
The prisoners father interceded for his
sons release, with the promise to take him
home but the only reply he got was blow
across the mouth from Richards club, which
knocked every front tooth out of the old
gentleman's mouth and felled him to the
ground. / could go on and enumerate
scores of instances of his cruelty and bru-
tality, practced on whites and blacks, but
! it is useless now. 1t will come out on the
trial. Also the brutal, cowardly invasion
of an inotfenSive mans domestic sanctlty,
even IN the Uery presence Of the outraged httS-
band, and his abandoned character general
ly, will appear on the trial. Well, to re-
sumo about the difficulty between Boggan
and Richards. Richards had so terrified
the inoffensive citizens of CheraW that he
was taunted with questions like this: why
don't you tackle Boggan Cash" why
don't you tackle King Timmons" These
taunts had made him resolve to take the
advantage Of Boggan upon the first oppor-
tunity. He had endeavored to induce 9TH
ers to do so, but had failed. On the even
| ing specified, as l have said, Boggan went
to Cheraw. He rode his blooded stallion,
Border Ruffian, to the village, and after
being there an hour or two, started to re-
turn. Richards saw him with one foot
on the ground and the other in the stirrup.
The horse was little unruly, and Boggan
damned him for his bad behavior. At this
Boggan: Here, this thing has got to be
stopped. No cllrsing is allowed on these
Streets 1t was after dark, and not lady
on the street. Boggan, with one foot still
in the stirrup, asked: who are you"
Richards answered Il am the Town Mar
shall Boggan said: Il beg your PARDON
Richards answered: 1T is not granted,
and at the same time struck Boggan lat
eral blow down the left side of the top part
of his head. Richards, think, was a left
handed man. Boggan, who was in the act