The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-22
B0GGAN CASH KILLED.
The Tragic End Ola Turbulcn, Career.

Quite sensation was created in the
patch posted on the bulletin board Of
W. Boggan Cash, the Cheraw murderer
resisting arrest. A little later the follow
ing dispatch was received:
COLUMBIA, May l5.-Thc Governor
received the following at 10 q. M:
CHEEAw, May IS 5-9.35 a. N.
went with posse last nigh, to arrcs, w.
j. Cash. instructed the men no, TO
fire unless absolutely necessary. | sur.
rounded the house and barn, placing two
men between the house and barn and two
between barn and swamp. Finding Cash
in the barn / ordered j, surrounded.
Cash came out and fred Oh the posse.
The fire was returned, and after Cash
fired several shots he was Killed, being
riddled with bullets. None Of the posse
were struck except W II. Hilton, whose
fingers were shot Oft by Cash.
l.. 7. KING,
Deputy Sheriff
CnEGAw, May l4.-Lest night about
o'clock Deputy Sheriff +. I. King left
Cheraw with posse Of eight picked men
for the purpose Of arrcsting w. Is. Cash
They at once proceeded to his own place,
few miles from his fathers, where it
Was supposed he was hiding. They
arrived at this point about o'clock and
surrounded the house aud barn, at the
same time cutting of all communication
and means Of escape.
About half.past 1 q voice was heard in
the barn, which was recognized by one Of
the posse to be that Of Boggan. The
d"puty sheriff then surrounded the barn
6 d instructed the posse 70 take him alive,
and not to fire unless it was an absolute
necessity. While the posse was sur.
rounding the barn Boggan stepped out
Of the door and closed it behind him
lie was armed with double barrel shot
gun, a Winchester rifle and numerous
pistols, which were hanging about his
person. AS he moved toward where two
of the posse were stationed, one Of them,
w. II. Hilton, ordered him to halt. He
Immediately raised his gun and fired Il:
Hilton. The fire was returned. BoggaD
then fell on his knees and fired four times
at Hilton, but the posse firing on him, he
fell dead, riddled with bullets.
The posse then returned to Cheraw and
notified the coroner, who will proceed TO
hold al inquest.
Sam Lee, Boggan's pal, was in the
house and when Boggan first fired Sam
jumped out Of the house with Winches.
ter rifle and leveled it on NJ. l.. Rhodes.
Rhodes ordered him to drop his gun.
This he refused t do, whereupon he was
fired upon by one OF the posse, the ball
taking effect in his leg just below the
knee. He was again ordered TO drop his
gun and throw up his hands, which he
then did. He was arrested and carried
before Justice Mcqueen on the charge of
obslructing officers in the discharge Of
their duty. After preliminary hearing
he has been bound over in bond Of one
thousand dollars to appear at Court. He
expects Col. Cash to go on his bond.
\ liberal subscription is being raised
for Mr.. Hilton, whose wound proves
to be very painful. The coroner's jury is
just leaving town.
The names Of the posse are: Z. T.
King, deputy sheriff II. G. Hendrix,
w. II. Hilton, Si. l.. Rhodes, Henry
Jackson, julie Sellers, Ned Avery, J. T.
McNair, and one more whose name I
have not obtained.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CRIME.
The circumstances of the crime which
caused n reward to be offered for the ar
rest of w. Boggan Cash, son of Col. f.
b. G. Cash, of Cash's Depot, Chesterfield
County, are IA follows:
On February 16 w. Boggan CT u went
into Cheraw, got drunk and raised a dis
turbanCe in the streets Town Marshal
Richards demonstrated with him, and an
alteration ensued. 4 collision took
place and Cash was beaten severely.
The following Saturday, February %,
Cash again went 10 Cheraw. 1t is stated
that Cash promised the intcndant of the
town that he would not mo'est Richards.
Cash passed him twice, and upon passing
him the third time he accost 1 him, hand
in pocket: "Hello! Richards" said he,
ARE you watching ine?" To this Rich
ards replied that he was only on duty
Cash thereupon started to walk of and
Richards, in his ante. mortem statement,
says he thought he was going away.
Not 80. Quickly pulling ont self.
cooking Smith & Wesson pistol, Cash
fired, the ball hitting Richards in the
arm and wounding mOrtally Mr. Coward
who was standing by. A second shot
gave Richards his death wound. A third
shot missed. Cash mounted horse.
rode off and escaped. Richards died on
February 80. AS the sheriff did not
arrest Cash, special posse was sent to
Cash's Depot to secure him, but succeed
ed only in capturing Col. +. b. G. Cash,
who was detained as an accessory before
the fact. Coz. Cash was taken to Colnm-
5ia, sr;sigmed before the Chief Justice on
6 writ of habsas corpus and released On
giving bail in the sum of 81, 500 to appear
for trial. 81
Mr.. Coward, who was shot by Cash
when Richards was killed, was paralyzed
by the wound and cannot possibly recov.
or: The announcement of his death is
expected daily. He lives in Marlboro
County, near the Chesterfield line.
1t was reported at first that Boggan
Cash had left the State and pains were
taken to foster the idea. Letters were
received from him which bore the post
mark of Meridian, Miss. Another letter
came from Canada. 1t was reported thai
he had crossed the Savannah River dis.
Guised as negro. One story was that
he had been shot while so disguised. II
is reasonably certain, however, that he
did not range far from Cash's Depot, and
that Oil 0iis GISasi0H, II least, be Tss
able to watch in safety the man9uvres of
the posse who were in search of him. It
is asserted that last Sunday and the
Sunday before hewent over to Cash's
Depot and had cock fight there. Prob.
ably he grew imprudent, and hence the
success Of the lastparty who sought him.
THE coRoNER's INQUEST.
The acting coroner with jury of
fourteen men left here ahout I o'clock