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

game chickens, and where he 0ccaslonal'
" gathers his friends and treats them in
royal style. On the day on which be
killed Richards be had come up to Che
raw to get up horse race. His capture
will doubtless be difficult undertaking
even supposing be adopts the policy said
to be recommended by the "Colonep'
and takes to the swamp. That he is des.
perate and that he can gather handful
of desperate men around him is not to
be doubted, and even if he should be
cornered the opinion seems to prevail
that he will make desperate fight. If
he takes to the swamp he will be able to
eyade pursuit and will lead his pursuers
long and by NJ means pleasant chase.
All these are rerely surmises, however,
based upon tbs supposition that an effort
will be made to capture him. At this
writing I haze not seen the evidence of
any earnest effort looking in that direc-
ton. Nur 10 | think that there is any
body in tbs section who is anxious to
earn the 500 reward offered by the
Governorfor his arrest.
ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT.
CHEFAw, March 9-12.3O p. m.-State
constable R. N. Richbourg, with twelve
pickedmen armed with improved Spring
field rifles, left Columbia at midnight
last night, and arrived at Florence at
3.3Oa. N. They were met there by
Shelf Cole, of Darlington, and took a
speial train for Cash's Depot, no regular
trim leaving on Sundays. The force
rached point mile below Cash. De.
,ot at S a. m. Here the train stopped
md the force disembarked and proceeded
hp the track on foot to Cash's house.
Before daylight the house was surroun.
ded, and the force waited for light.
About O'Clock Cash the elder rose,
found that the pickets were about, armed
himself with Winchester repeating
rife and pistols and tried to escape from
the premises. He ran against John H.
Pearson, one of the sentinels, who pre-
sented his rifle, demanding his surrender.
Cash hesilated, and Pearson said drop
your gun, or I'll shoot you in two Sec
onds." Cash dropped his gun quickly.
He admitted having been taken com.
pletely by surprise. When captured he
was endeavoring to make his way to the
oghouse across the railroad, where
young Cash has been sleeping every night
since the murder. The force closed in
aud searched old Cash's house thorough
ly, but could find nothing of Began
Cash. A party started for the log house
before mentioned. When they were half
way there, Cash, getting alarmed for his
sons safety, made proposition to go to
the log. house, if allowed to do 30, alone,
and pledged his sacred honor that he
would have his son surrender within two
hours. The proposition was acceded to
and the force was recalled. Cash went
and soon returned, saying that his SOD
had left the house an hour before and
that he did not know where be was. He
offered, however if the force would with
draw that his son would surrender before
Wednesday. He frankly stated that he
only wanted to come off with flying COL
ors, that neither be nor his son desired
to be considered outlaws, but that he de.
sired to effect capitulation on his own
terms. Bearing in mind the desire of
Governor Thompson that Cash should be
captured before he had a chance to sur
render, Chief Constable Richbourg de-
clined these terms. Cash then made
other propositions and finally offered to
let Richbourg go with him to hunt bis
son, promising that he would surrender
within twenty. -four hours if the posse
were dispersed. This showed weakening
and was finally refused by Richbourg,
who Immediately proceeded to give Cash
a taste of the rigor of the law. Ills
premises were surrounded by a guard
with instructions to allow no departure
or arrival. Cash's pistols and rifle were
taken from him. Cash protested bitterly
against this, but said that he yielded to
force. Capt Richbourg, having deter
mined to let nothing prevent the most
thorough search for young Cash, left
most Of his men at the house and at
O'Clock proceeded to Cheraw to summon
larger posse of horsemen with which
to enter the swamp and track the fugitive
to his hiding place. He is supposed to
be near Cash's Depot on an island in the
swamp.
Arriving at CLeraw st 10 o'clock Capt.
Richbourg called on the intendant and
authorities for the force. He desired
some fifty men. He is carrying out the
desire of the Governor in making no
terms with the Csshes.
FLORENCE, March 9.--The expedition
sent against the outlaw, Began Cash, was
most systematically managed and thor
oughly carried out. So little MAS known
of the plans that your correspondent,
who had been skirmishing around the
Cash castle during tie latter portion OF
the week, had almost despaired Of seeing
any steps taken to arrest the murderer,
and in obedience to orders from the home
Office vas vending his way towards
Charleston. Leaving Cheraw in compa-
ny with Solicitor Newton, who had re-
turned from Bennettsville the night
previous, we reached Florence about noon
on Saturday. From this point Solicitor
Newton took the Charleston train, while
your correspondent remained here in the
hope Of hearing something before the
departure of the 2 q. m. Sunday train for
Charleston. At 9 o'clock last night 1
received telegram from Columbia ad-
vising me to postpone my trip to Charles
ton. AT 2 o. N. to-day the train from
Columbia reached here, and thirteen
quiet, but determined looking, men
stepped out on the platform, bringing
with them an obloug box, which the few
loiterers around the depot took to be a
casket. These men were special posse
from Columbia appointed to arrest the
Cashes. They were under command OF
Capt. Richbourg, who was met here by
Sheriff Cole, of Darlington County,
and we're accompanied by Solicitor New
ton who had gone to Columbia via Lanes
and Sumter. In the meantime loeomo-
tive had been gotten in readiness and
attached 10 q passenger coach ready for