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adviScd of the death of Cnsii's victim he or
dcred the Sheriff Of the county to have Cash
arrested. No response being given. the Gov
ernor sent the Chief Constable to Cieraw
There the Information was obtained thu
Cash WINS q fugativc from Justice, and u re
ward OF five hundred dollnrs for his appTe
hension was Immediately offrreu-the lhrg's
reward allowcl 20 be offered by the Governor
tn any case. We still doubt, however. INA
| w. B. Cash has left Chesterfield county. III
Ia probably In the swnllpS near MS residence
depending for safety on TIT sympathy OF SOM
and the fenrs OF others. and guided In az
movements by Information supplied by spie'
who have access, 1t seems. TO the first source
Of official knowlede. There is an unmlSfuka
ttler and son., and the people Of the state
The law Is on trial. Justice Is dcf1cd. The Oh
ficcrS Of the law nre Knocked ri, or are IN cul
fusion with the criminals. 1t must b" deter
mined now and here, once anu forever
whether the law or the shotgun Is supreme
In South Carolina; whether the law vii: pun
iSh malrfnctnrs or make heroes OF them
whether the citizens must take ;he law me
their own hands and protect and defen'
themselves in their own way, or can rely OF
the executive and judicial officers" OF The Siat'
for the unrest, detention, trial and conviction
of ~lnsnlcnt and boaStful nSSrSSins and tlieiI
apologiSts and defenders. Governor Thonip
son, we arc confident, realizes tue gravity o
the situation. Ills Is the power. His Is tht
duty. The people OF the state hope and be
lievc tina the man and the hour have mc',
The statement Is made that the warrant lol
the arrest Of W. Il. Cash can only be executed
by the sheriff of chesterfield county or one Q
his deputies. \ deputy has been appointed
VIII he be my more rlgi!ant or bold than ms
principal: 1t Is true that the Governor hn!
no power to remove the Delinquent, but there
Is surely some way to Supprsrde a Shcrltf VINO
wanton.y leaves q whole county at the mere!
OF n brace of rutfians II their followers l
not. the county of Chesterfield can be piacet
under martial law. In the last resort. Undrl
the State law, the Governor C IN call forth Thu
militia "of any or all the Counties of the slut.
"to enforce the faithful execution OF the laws
Whenever, "by reason OF unlawful 0bStrcc
%"li0ns," 1t shall become mpr'ctiGabie, IN III:
Judgment, to enforce the laws Of the state by
the ordinary course Of judicial proceedings
The Governor Is authorized. also, to suspend
the writ nf hdbcds corpus when the, pubic
and verge In all this; but extreme measures
we trust, will not be necessary. II W. b. Casl
Is in the Sinte he can be arrested, There Is NJ
need Of reward, or the offer or reward. Gov
ernur Thompson can have as many volun
teerS, civil aud military, as he desires. ant
they will hun down the murderer wherevrl
he is-hunt MIN down, not for vengeance. Du'
for the vindication of outraged public justice
and for the protection OF their families from
ruftlnnism and assassination.
One word more. Cot. f. b. c. Cash threat
ems 10 kill the Intendant Of Cheraw and Il
burn down the town in q certain contingency
AS regards the murder committed by his son
w. Il. Cash, he is certainly an accessory aftcl
the fact. Is this no %offensc? Why TX he no
arrestcd?, Is 1t lawinl to make such threat,
as he makes, and to behave rs he behaves
The public welfare demands That Col. Cash al
well as w. B. Cash be arrested. IL Is sicken
Ing to read that he Is parleyed with and con
fcrrcd with AZ though he were IL sovereign
power, when he is merely q coarse and com
mon criminal. Col. E. b.. {. Cash is rs guilty
In morals as his son. 1t Is an impcralIvcduty
to arrest mt try him. And there should h'
no delay. The people are growing impatient
They look to the Governor 10 assert and de-
fend the majesty of the law, and they vii
sustain him. IN SO doing, 70 the last extrem
ity.
(From the Spartanburg Herald.)
Cash isa fugitive from justice. Every eflor
caught. let him have a fair trial, and there i
little doubt of his hanging. The people Q
South Carolina have had enough OF such flag
rant violations of law.
from the Rock Hill Reruld)
We cannot understand the proceedings o
field in the case Of Cash. They may have
been morally certain that he would come for
ward and deliver himself for trial, but they
Ind no eight to regard that NJ all. The law !!
no respecter Of persons, and It's Officers should
regard all criminals nS being exactly Oh tn
same plane and entitled to exactly the SANE
! trcatmt nt The authorities Of Chesterfield
county had no right to walt until IT suitet
young Cash's convenience or accorded will
his Judgment to surrender himself. 1t wa
their business 10 arrest and hold him at nj
hazards. and to protect him II there was dam
ger Of his being denlt with By other processc!
: than tho regular ones OF the law.
From the GreenriNe Ncws, 9Th inst.
Col. f. &c. Cash and his son have been un
fortunate enough to be before the public or
several occasions. and the NcUs while not en-
dOrsing their words or deeds, has demanded
fair play for them. But 1t Is now time to dc
w. b. Cash has shot two men and one Of their
is dead. Whatever the circumstances of thu
shooting may have been, the State is entitled
to the custody. OF his person until there ha'
been Il judicial investigation of his act, which
on the INce of IL Ia certainly murder. What
ever means are necessary for the fulflllmen'
OF that right ought TO be used, and If they art
not used the officers of the state are dereIic
In their duty and violate their oathS of Office
Every citizen OF the State Is interested In thi.
matter and has the right to demand that al
tho machinery OF the law be put IN motion Il
capture this n and subject him to the us
uul process. If every man and every cent ir
the State are necessary 10 secure the incirce
ration Of W. b. Cash and his aidcrs and nbet
tors, IL lie has amy. IN Chesterfield Jail until
their cases are acted Oh By competent tribu
nails, they should DC used promptly. Wher
any man becomes SO powerful or desperate
that he can defy the law or violate II with I'm
punity, the safety OF society IS gone.
EIrom the Buffalo, ". j.. Neus.1
The people Of South Carolina owc II 10 thei
good name to bring to justice Cash, the youn:
HCOutluICl WIZ vi WI w W
men in Cheraw last week. The murderer 4
the son OF Col. Cash, who a year or two ag'
murdered Mr.. Shannon, and has taken refug'
in his fnther'S house. II the father refuses t
surrender the young outlaw the authorize
ought not to leave one stone unturncd to lie
stroy the Cash house and take dead or aliv,
the father and son. The sooner South Carroll
MI Is rid OF such men as Col. Cash and his Sol
the better 1t will be for that State and tn,
; quicker 1t will Invite immigration.
From The Columbia Rcgi3tcr.1
Excitement is TO be deprecated, undue AMI
mostly against Cash Is TO be t.eprecutcu; blu
at the same time The laws OF tic Slate, TIN
good name of the State. must be yindicaled
without any degree of vindictiveness, but lie
it be done firmly and untiinChingl.y A fnur
der has been commiited In the State: tn
man who did the deed Is at large; he Is Il maj
ate character, and these facts. IL he Is permit
ted through any official connivancc to escape
the clutches or the law, will be seized upon It
the enduring reproach Of the State. We re
gard 1t to be the duty OF the State TO investl
gate the conduct Of the peace officers OF Clies
terrified county, and punish them II they ar
In any wise hlameahlc. Above all, VIC rcgart
1t as n duty OF The State to see that Cash Slial
not escape arrest. but shall he made to submit
To- the authority Of the law, and secured a fi
and Impartial trial under the law, md W
have every reason to believe that this dut,
will he discharged to the satisfaction Of al
law-ablding citizens.
(From The Pce.Dcc, s.. c., Idcr.)
The town marshal of Chcraw, who was slo
down by W. II. Cash like Il dog in the street,
or that town two weeks since, is dead 1t 4
understood that Cash declines" arrest ant
has 'retircd' into North Carolina to proven
the law taking It's course. This bloody TRACE
dy is n stain upon the fair name of the Stat,
that nothing but the cundign punishment q
the murderer can wash out, and even Thu!
o HTJu Children whom vi"'n his red siJ .ban led mnT
S %orld mas sent aa'''' up0n TIC char''S Of '''
NrToW me .VetcoeTTu, ~. q, ffefufd.)
cape the penalty prescribed by the law Tor hi
G thn nsn %ho WIZ WI r .r"s, ,' "i r ane ,h ha 1,1i II, o
arrest, so that public opinion will at any tim,
dnr T i e Is"bt e" ma, or rHr n,r,, tT ~ Suf,em
though they seem to have enjoyed extraordi
im nu s, ,Iddu nnS h nuni pmm, s ana LII
tFrom The Uuds,byyo,. y. O.. haeu,oencc,.,
We lon r OIL caytardoy fI,of Mr. Patio 'rorry,