The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-22

journment the body was turned over to
him and conveyed to the Cash mansion.
The burial will no doubt take place to-
morrow.
Deputy Sheriff King and his posse are
loudly praised upon all sides.
THE NEWS IN COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA, May 15.-At 10 o'clock
this morning bulletin displayed in front
of the branch Office of the News and
Courier gave the people of Columbia the
first intimation they received of the kill.
ing of W. Boggan Cash. A group of
people soon collected about the bulletin
board and for hours the news was scan
ned with surprise and interest. In the
afternoon the fact of the killing of Cash
had spread throughout the city, and
there was great impatience to ascertain
the full details. In the business portion
of the city groups of men were discuss
ing the sensation all day.
It must be said that the news elected
expressions of satisfaction from great
many people. Those who did not declare
their elation stated, nevertheless, that
Cash's death was an appropriate 81 luel
to his life, and they were satisfied with
the thought that the law had been vindi'
Gated and mortifying episode ended.
It will now be seen that Col. Cash and
John Agnew, of this city, we're engaged
in an effort to divert attention from Bog
gan Cash's real hiding place by circulat-
ing the report that he had left the State
and was in hiding elsewhere. The opin-
ion expressed in this correspondence, that
Cash would not venture to leave his own
neighborhood, has been verified.
It occasions some surprise that Cash
should not have surrendered when called
upon to do so, because it has been the
opinion here that his family influence
would have suficed to secure his acquit-
tai in Chesterfield County. The most
plausible explanation of his action is
that he underrated the nerve of the posse
and determined to maintain to the last
his reputation for recklessness, hoping
thereby to escape with flying colors," as
his father expressed it on the 9th of
March.
1t is obvious that the criticism to
which the citizens of Chesterfield
have been subjected has had itseffect
ir making the deputy sherif's posse
determined to effect the capture. As
we'll as l can judge from the official
report, the plan and position of the posse
in the raid last night was identical with
that of the State constable's force on the
occasion of their second raid. The Gov
ernor received during the day no further
details of the expedition. A brief dis
patch from Solicitor Newton confirmed
the report of Deputy Sheriff King.
Governor Thompson was not informed
that an expedition for the capture of
Cash bad been arranged until the result
of the raid was telegraphed this morn
ing.
THE BURIAL OF BoGGAN CASH.
CHERAw, May 16.-W. B. Cash was
buried this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, about
two hundred yards south of his fathers
residence. As the family have o burying
plot in the Episcopal graveyard at Che
raw it was generally supposed that he
was to be buried there. No public notice
had been given of the time or place Of
the funeral, and consequently the atten-
dance was NOT so large as it would other
wise have been. About seventy.tive
persons were present, including some ten
or fifteen from Cheraw and the immedi-
ate vicinity. No funeral services were
held over the body, which was followed
to the grave by the entire family, with
the exception of his father, who remained
on the piazza of his residence, but with
in sight of the grave. Col. Cash is very
quiet and uncommunicative. Public
sentiment has subsidized, and nearly every
one regrets that Cash came to such an
untimely aud tragic end. 1t was hoped
that his arrest would have been effected
without bloodshed, but from the evidence
of the posse who arrested him it will be
seen that if they had not killed him
some of them would certainly have been
shot down. Col. Cash's quiet manner
since yesterday, so different from what
many expected, has gained him many
sympathizers.
The latest report from Coward is that
he will hardly survive more than one or
pOsSlOIy Two uays.
BoGGAN CAsH's FRIEND.
Samuel J. Lee, one of Boggan Cash's
friends who was wounded at the time
Cash was killed, is young man of about
25 years of age. He was quite quarrel
some fellow, and about FIVE years ago in
difficulty killed - Presslar. AS near
as we can learn the particulars there had
been bad blood between them for some
time on account of a girl. Lee was tried
for the murder at the February term,
1880, and acquitted for want of evidence,
as only the principals we're present, and
Lee told the story to suit himself on the
trial. Lee was riding along neighbor.
hood road, while Presslar and the two
Brock boys were on a path leading from
Brooks house to this road. Presslar left
the boys and cut across to meet Lee. An
alteration ensued, Lee got off his mule,
both parties drew their pistols. Lee
claimed that Presslar fired first and shot
six times, while he fired FIVE. The Brock
boys when they saw the parties were
about to fight ran back to the house, and
consequently did not witness it. Lee is
unmarried we believe. His relations
with the Cashes have always been init
mate, and in all their difficulties he was
ready to fly to arms and help them, right
or wrong. He is a farmer, aud has at
different times worked on Col. Cash's
plantation, either as tenant or hired.
p,rdou far Redmond