The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-13
The action of Governor Thompson in

to have W. B. Cash, the
rlffianly murderer, arrested and brought
to justice is commended on all sides.
There has never before in our recollection
been an incident in times of peace that
has so gravely reflected upon the eficien'
cy of our laws in South Carolina, us the
killing of the town marshal of Caeraw
by this desperate in the presence OF
some seventy men, and his excape with
out an effort to detain him, and the SUBJ
sequent apathy of the County officers in
not trying to arrest the murderer. 1t
was, therefore, the duty of the Governor
to interfere, to the end that it might be
established that criminals canno, so free
in South Carolina because County
government is too cowardly or too apa-
thetic to do its duty. If the reports
about the Sheriff of Chesterfield, in con-
nection with the failure to arrest W. B.
Cash be true, he should be u dicted for
failure to discharge his duties in so grave
an occurrence. The Cash family have
influence, wealth and intelligence, which
has given them a prominent position in
their section of the State, but they are
not entitled to violate the laws any more
than the humblest citizen, and instead of
being granted immunity, they should be
more severely held to account for their
atrocious conduct. They know better,
and their association with gentlemen de-
priyes them of the slightest excuse or
paliation for their brutality. 1t is high
time that their clustering insolence and
their reckless disregard for human life
were stopped by the strong hand OF the
law lust as such crimes in the poorest
and most ignorant would be stopped, and
Governor Thompson has done worthily
in putting the power of the State to bear
to suppress these defiant violators Of the
law. This action of the Governor has
to day made w. B. Cash fugitive and
an outlaw, with price set upon his head,
lust as all other red handed murdersrs
are in South Carolina, where they elude
arrest. 1t has put him upon the crimi-
nal level where he belongs, and which he
has deserted the association of gentle
men to assume. It is not probable that
he can long escape arrest, and then ne
will certainly be tried for the murder
with which he is charged. The arrest
of Col. Z. B. G. Cash was also eminent
ly proper. There is every reason to be-
lieye him at least an accessory after the
fact Of the murder, and his violence was
menace to the peace and order OF the
community. Indeed his threats to Kill
and burn, mark him as public enemy
He is old enough to know bettes thar
pursue the course he has seen fit to take
of late years. He has but recently kiilet
a gentleman of high character in defiance
of all law, but through the inexp:icabl'
mercy of Darlington jury was give1
immunity. Since this time he has beer
more vipdictive and violent thar ever
his highest ambition seeming to BE-
appear before the wcsla sla-rs-sdespefaoo
The poas,s~s''ane OF ooutn oafolina re
s,asses that these things should be stopped
and it is to the credit of our Governo
that he has the pluck to perform hi
duty and use the power of the Slate t.
stop it. The Courts will doubtless prop
erly finish the good work which tn
Governor has begun.