The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-21
Cash's Career Cut Short!- ~ Sad
Ending Of a Bad Life!

Ii having come to the knowledge Of
the people about CheraW that young Cash
was quietly resting upon his oars at his
own home near his fathers plantation,
it was decided that his capture should be
made, and accordingly, about one week
since. a party under command OF Sheriff
Spotford started out to effect the cap
ture. Spofford, however, got so drunk
as to be unable to command the raiding
party, and the attempt to capture Cash
failed. The solicitor of the district at
once ordered the sheriff to turn over all
papers in the matter to deputy sheriff
King. This the sheriff did. and on We'd
nesday night, the deputy sheriff, with
ten men, all well armed, struck out for
Boggan Cash's plantation. They arrived
there just before daylight, and the depu-
ty sheriff stationed his men at conyen
lent points about the premises. Ii was
soon learned that Cash was 10 his barn.
and the deputy sheriff quickly had it
surrounded. In the meantime, one of
Cash's friends slipped into the barn and
informed him of the situation. Young
Cash Immediately emerged Into the gray
dawn, carrying a double barreled shot
gun and a Winchester rifle.
THE ORDER TO HALT.
As Cash appeared thus equipped, one
of the posse called to him in a loud, COM
handing ton to halt. Cash's reply was
one shot after another from his rifle.
While Cash was rapidly pulling the trig-
ger. a nun Der of the posse fired upon
him and he fell, literally riddled with
bullets. After be struck the ground he
continued firing his repeating rifle until
death stilled his finger. Only one of his
shots did any damage. Mr.. W. H. Hill
ton was wounded in the hand, two Of his
fingers being shot off. Cash's bullet
struck Hilton's gun barrel and wa. thus
turned from its aim at Hllton's breast.
CAsH'S FRIEND OPENS FIRE.
While the posse we're firing at Cash a
flank fire was opened upon them by Sam
Lee. a friend of Cash's, who was con-
cealed under Cash's house. His fire was
returned by a vo!ley from the posse, aud
a minnie ball in his leg caused him to
strike his colors. Lee was tried several
years ago for the murder of a young man
named PRESLEY. but escaped conviction.
The posse arrested him aud carried him
before a trial justice in Cheraw, who
sent him to jail.
luc COIODcT was UOlluGl Ol the Killing
OF Cash and was to have held an inquest
yesterday afternoon.
NAMES OF II POSSE.
The following named citizens constitu-
ted the posse: Deputy sheriff King,
w. l.. Rhodes, Henry Rhodes, Henry
Jackson, W. Ii. Hilton, Ned Avery, w.
ID Hendricks, Jules Sellers and J.. E.
McNair.-Charlotte Observer.
Wilmington Reriew: Mr.. Vance
Finlayson received a letter from his
father, Mr.. H.. w. Finlayson, at Cheraw.
which gives a very interesting descrip-
ton of the killing of Began Cash. They
quietly left town Wednesday night,
rode seven miles to Bethel Church. left
their horses there in charge of McNair
and walked five miles to Bogan's
lower place. He has been staying in
a swamp at night, experimenting his
farming operations in the day, but this
was a gloomy night. raining hard. They
arrived about day and surrounded the
house and barn. Pretty 0 o a negro
boy was aroused by the barking ofdogs
and came out. saw the men and went
upstairs in the barn. Bogan's voice
was soon heard talking with him and in
about Is minutes he came down with
a 16-shooter (rifle) strapped around him
and his double-barreled gun in his hands.
He started. sideways towards the swamp.
which was only 300 yards distant. and
was looking back in the direction of
where the men were supposed to be; as
he neared the fence on his way to the
swamp, and when within 20 feet of Hill
ton and Avery. they rose upon him be-
hind a pile of wood and ordered him to
surrender. He turned his face and dis
charged both barrels of his double-bar-
relied gun at them--without speaking a
word. HiltOn's gun stock was hit and
broken and finger shot almost off. Avery
aud Hilton hen shot at him and a ball
from a l6 shot Winchester broke his
thigh and he fell to his knee. grasping
his rifle he began using it, but before he
could fire but twice he was riddled with
bullets, cartridges, buckshot &C, the
others coming to rescue and firing at
him. He fell and expired almost imme-
diately. His only words were "Oh
Lord!" Hilton's injury was all that
a inflicted on the posse and as soon
as it was found out in Cheraw that he
was a poor man, a purse of $75 was inn
HleuldlclN ulduC up anu pICSCiltSu Iill
While all this was going on Sam Lee
ran out of the dwelling. which was sur
rounded by Rhodes and Hendricks, and
fired at Rhodes. Hendricks, on the OPP
posite of the house. stopped down and
shot him through the leg under the house.
| Rhodes meantime fired . or 3 times at
him, and made him throw up his hands
| and surrender. Lee has been commit
ted to Jail. and Cash buried. in his faith
er's yard. People appear to be almost
unanimous in naming King as the next
Sheriff. and he will doubtless be elected
at the election this fall"
New York Herald special:
Col. Cash was told of his sons
death at about nine o'clock this morn
ing. He wept like a clid, saying this
new grief was more thar he could bear.
Then he became indignant and uttered
loud im%precations on the heads of b.
gan's slayers, swearing that he would
have vengeance. During the day, how
ever, he was passive; but it is feared
that he will wreak vengeance on the
heads of any one of the posse that
crosses his path. Thus far he seems to
be utterly unnamed"
Colonel Cash is the only male repre-
sentative of the family left. He has two
daughters living, one Mrs. Col. Watts.
of Laurens. and the other eighteen year.
old, who is a student at Stanton, Va.
At the Criminal Court in Chesterfield,
which meets in two weeks, Col. Cash
will be tried as accessory OF his son IN
the Richards murder. The genera
opinion is that his sons death tends tc
prejudice his case.
The body was followed to the grave
by all the members of the family except
Col. Cash, who stood, howeyer. on III:
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