Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-29
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THE BOGGAN CASH INQUEST.

! foreman; H. w. Finlayson, A. S. Grant
P. H. Brock, H. w. Harrow, J. D. Chap
man, Thomas E. Wannamaker, c. A. Brock
John Prophet, w. S. Jackson, K. G. Tim
mons, w. H. Malloy, H. NJ. Tomlinson, S.
H. Reid. The following is a complete re.
port of the testimony as taken:
E. IT. King, being sworn, says: L was
deputized by the sheriff of Chesterfield coun.
ty by order of the solicitor to arrest Boggan
Cash. 1 summoned a posse by virtue OF
the order, and went to Boggan Cash's place.
Got there about daybreak. Halted my men
in the road about hundred yards before
got to Cash's house and told them: eli
You find Boggan do not hurt Boggan if you
can help it.5 stationed them (the party
around the house and lot l stationed Mr..
H. D. Hendrix on the opposite side OF tn the
house in the road, Mr.. J. S. Sellers and W.
A. Johnson south of the house, placed mr..
w. H. Hilton and Mr.. Avery at the gaze gaze
north. Mr.. Henry Jackson and myself
were at the southwest corner. While
was placing the guard Mr.. Jackson said to
me. hSome one came to the front door of the
barn" came back to Hilton and Avery
and told them that somebody was in the
barn loft. then went back to Jackson and
black man passed through the front gate
to the lot, and when he got to the stable
heard some person speak to him (the black
man). Jackson remarked: " think that is
w. B. Cash's voice." I told Jackson to 60
and tell the guard had placed around the
house to come to the barn. About the time
that Jackson got opposite the house from
me, before the firing commenced, l heard
some one say halt. After this heard a
gun fire. I recognized the voice that said
halt as Hilton's. Directly after the firing
commenced at the lot it commenced at the
house. then came around to where Hill
ton and Avery were. I found w. b. Cash
living where he is now lying with two guns
living by him. I then went through the
lot, and after passing out Of the lot L met
H. D. Hendrix, Henry Jackson, and, 1
think, Mr.. Rhodes, together with Sam Lee.
I think we left Boggan Cash lying on
his left side. Boggan Cash was not dead
when we left him, but was in dying con-
dition. I took charge of Sam Lee. had
but a few guards and went with the pris-
oner to O. trial Justice. The shooting took
place about daylight. I left directions that
the body was not to be disturbed. l first
carried Lee and Hilton to DIR. Kolloch.
Hendrix, Sellers and johnson told me that
Cash was dead before we left the place.
This is the warrant and deputations under
which I acted. (Coroner's warrant and
sheriff's warrant put in evidence.) told
the posse several times not to hurt w. b.
CdSn GXC6pb Ill Scll-uOlC1SS' 1AAiooiA ""S
wounded in the little finger.
E. M. Avery, sworn, says: was one of
the posse summoned by E. T. King to arrest
W. B. Cash. We got to w. B: Cash's place
about daylight. Mr.. King stationed Hilton
and myself at the gate back of the lot to-
wards the north, and King told US not to
hurt Cash if he would give up, and only to
shoot Cash in self-defence. We had not tbeen
at our post very long before Mr.. King came
and told us that some one was IN the oarn.
After King had left few minutes colored
man came and went into the north door OF
the barn. The colored man had not been in
the barn but a few minutes when we heard
some one talking, and after some time saw
w. B. Cash open the door and come out land
90 off from the barn toward where we were
Standing, looking back. We were standing
behind some logs, and when w. b. Cash
came up Hilton told Cash to halt, and told
him to surrender. Cash never said word,
but shot at US twice with shotgun. Then
after these two shots we fired back at him.
Cash shot twice at us with rifle, one of the
shots striking Hilton on the finger. No one
was present at the first shooting but Hilton
and myself Cash was sitting down when
he fired the last two shots.
w. A. Johnson, sworn, says: was one OF
the possee summoned by E. L. King to ar
resi- w. d. CdSll. We SoC CheiC o"o1o ICY
break this morning. was stationed at the
east side of the house with instructions not
to hurt w. B. Cash if he would surrender.
1 heard some one talking in the barn, and
in about fifteen or twenty minutes after l
heard a gun fire from the back of the lot.
When heard the gun ran around in the
direction of the shot. When / got there
Hilton said, "He has shot me" and "shoott
him." l asked Hilton, "Where ishe?" and
he replied, "He is in the lot" I saw where
he was and saw him with his gun presented
at Hilton. When saw this shot at Cash
and about the same time there were several
gunsfired. King then said, "Don't shoot any
more, boys" We then went up to Cash; he
was breathing and not then dead. None OF
US touched him. Two guns were lying by
the side of him. King said, "Let US now
60 around to the dwelling house, there was
some shooting up there" We went around
and saw Henry Jackson, Rhodes and Hardy
Hendrix together with the prisoner, Sam
Lee. King, Jackson and Rhodes went on
with Sam Lee to Cheraw and the rest OF US
went back to the lot to see Cash. We found
him dead. King then ordered us to come
on.
MI. Rhodes, sworn, says I was one OF
the posse summoned by E. II. King to arrest
w. B. Cash. On Wednesday, the 14th King,
arrived in Cheraw at about half past 9
o'clock. I had been summoned before to
meet him, and met him about that time.
King first gave us our instructions as to
what to do If we found Cash. He told us to
first sshalt' Cash and order him to throw
down his arms, and if Cash tried to shoot to
protect ourselves. He said he would be the
gladdest man in Chesterfield if he could ar
rest Cash and carry him to the court house
without a hair of his head being hurt. we
got to Cash's house about 1 o'clock, q half
hour before day. Hendrix and myself were
the first ones stationed, and about fifteen
feet from the window of the dwelling house.
1 suppose we stayed there about half an
hour before there were any developments.
About that time a woman came to the Win
dow, opened it, looked all around and then
fastened the window. heard some one
and thought it was w. B. Cash, but suppose
it was she following to the dogs. Just here
Henry Jackson came up with orders from
King to close up on the barn. Then | told
Jackson I thought Cash was in the house.
Jackson said, "No; heard him in the barn
loft" We then started around the dwelling
house and got about twenty feet from where
we were stationed. Just at the first fire OF
the gun at the lot heard some one jump
out of bed and it was a very short while
until Sam Lee was atthe corner of the house
once. saw a blaze of fire from his gun.
After all of US fired at Lee he ran around to
the corner of the house near the window
where we were first stationed, and just as he
got to the corner he threw up his gun again.
then fired at him. Then Lee ran back
about middle-Way of the house and stopped.
thought he was going to shoot under the
house and we fired. Then he ran to the
corner where he first shot, with his gun up.