The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-14
HARD CASH.


A Sheriff. Posse Pursues the South Carolins
Desperate and Captures Several.
COLUMBIA, s. c., March 1O.-A posse Of
twelve armed men, commanded by Chief
State Constable Richburg, left the city under
orders from the Governor to proceed to
Chesterfield County and capture W. B. Cash,
who killed w. H. Richards, Town Marshal
Of Cheraw, and whom the Governor had pro-
claimed a fugitive from justice. The posse
arrived at Cash's place early and
surrounded the residence. Col. b.
Cash, the father of the fugitive, was arrested.
Began Cash, who was sleeping in an out
building, escaped into the Swamps which
are now being searched. E. b. Cash, dis
covering the picket at daylight armed HIM
a member of the posse, who leveled his rifle
and compelled Cash to drop his weapons.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 1O.-Under
special instructions from Governor Thomp-
son, State Constable r. NJ. RichbOurg with
twelve picked men armed with Springfield
rifles left Columbia at midnight and arrived
at Florence at $3.50 a. n. They were there
met by Sheriff Cole, of Darlington, and took
a special train for Cash's
depot. The force reached q point
a mile below Cash's depot
at 5 a. IN. Here the train stopped and the
force disembarked and proceeded up the
track on foot to Cash's house. Before day
light the house was surrounded. About six
HeCash, the elder, rose and saw the pickets.
armed himself with y Winchester repeating
rifle and pistols and tried to escape from the
premises, but he ran against John II. Pear
son, one OF the SentinelS, who presented his
rifle, demanded a surrender. Cash hesitated,
and Pearson said: Drop your gun or I'll
shoot you in two seconds" Cash dropped
his gun quickly. He admits having
been taken completely by surprise. When
captured he was ~endeavoring to make his
way to a log house where young Cash had
been stopping every night since the murder.
The force closed in and searched old Cash'S
house thoroughly but could find nothing of
Began Cash. The party then started for the
log house. When they were half way there
Cash, getting alarmed for his sons safety,
proposed to go to the log house
alone and pledged his honor he would nave
his son surrender within two hours. The
proposition was accepted and the force re-
called. Cash went and soon returned say
ing his son had left the house an hour be-
fore and he did not know where he was.
He offered, however, if the force
would withdraw that his son would
surrender before Wednesday. He
stated that he only wanted to come
off with flying cOlOrs, that neither he nor
his son desired to be considered outlaws. but
that he desired to effect capitulation on
his W terms. Bearing in mind the desire
of Thompson that Cash should be captured
rather than be allowed to surrender, Chief
RichbOurg declined these terms.
Cash'S home was then surrounded by guards
with instructions to allow no one to leave OF
enter. Cash's pistols and rifles were taken
from him. Cash protested strongly against
this, but said he yielded to force. Captain
RichbOurg having determined to let nothing
prevent a most thorough search for young
Cash, left the most of the men at the house,
and at nine O'Clock proceeded TO Cheraw to
a larger posse with which to enter
the swamp and attack the fugitive.
At Cheraw about thirty additional
men, including a number of horsemen were
and these secured the county
around for miles during the evening, but
find no trace of Began Cash. The
search will be resumed at daylight and
strong hopes are entertained that the muir
ierer will be taken. Old Cash was taken
to Columbia by to-night's train, charged
with completely in his sons crime,