The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-20


tt1e intending had every confidence in
his keeping his word. It is believed by
some here tat Y. B. Cash fully intended to keep
bis word. Colonel Cash in Columbia at the
time Of the fight between Richards aud bis SON. and
only returned home on the Saturday of the shooting.
II is said that upon nidng that W. b. Cash had been
bealen he Started to clean up his gun and announced
his intention Of coming to Cheraw to kill Richards.
and It is believed that in order to prevent his father
from carrying out his threat Began Cash then took
the job into lis own LANDS. He eached Chcraw
about clock on the fatal afternoon, and an
nOunced his intention to a gentleman. whose name,
for obvious reasons is suppressed lie brought three
no ses with himand hadthem hitched conveniently
standing near the corner Of Front street. leaning
against a tree, coward near him. Cash passed him
twice, went TO the telegraph Office on Market street.
sent OH disratch ana then returned. Upon
passing his yculn the third time, he &C
costed him. hand in pocket Hello, Rich
ar's, sad he, arc you wa'cIilg me? To
this Richards replied that lie was only on duty.
Turning TO Coward, Cash snid: Damn it, are you
watching me, too?' to which no answer was re-
turned. Cash thereupon started to walk of, and
Richards, III his ante mortem statement, says he
thought he vas gong away, Not 90 Quickly pull
fred the ball hitting Richards in the arm and Civ
ino Coward h IS death wound. A second shot gave
Richards his death wound, and third missed both
men Cash then ran Off mounted one Of his three
horses ana started tor the castle of his family. In
thc meal me he lugged out fresh pistol which he
probably had on his person. Passing the railroad
Station, which is on the outskirts Of the town, he
shouted to the agent I've got two of them, and
am ready for as many more as may come am in
formed that there were from fifty to seyenty-fve
persons III the vicinity OF the pace When the shoot-
PIT is also said that when w. B. Cash reached his
home Cash, senior, was standing upon the platform
armed with his gun, and That, upon the arrival of
his son, lie embraced him and told him that it was
the best deed he had ever done 1t is said that the
colonel was ready start for CheraW himself the
next train, in order to take hand in the hunt"
Richards died, but Began Cash was never
arrested. In a statement furnished a reporter
later, he said he killed Richards because he
feared his father would attempt to ayenge the
insult offered him (Bogan) by arresting him.
Colonel Cash was away from home at the time
of the arrest.
DEFYING THE STATE.
The civil authorities at Cheraw seemed to
be paralyzed and no earnest attempt was mt do
to arrest the murderer, who boldly defied the
whole power of the state to arrest him. FL
nally, the governor sent an armed posse Of
state constables to Cash's Depot to arrest the
outlaw The trip was made in the dead of
night and on special train, but the criminal
was warned of the approach of the constabes,
and when the Cash mansion was surrounded
it was found that Began had fed.
Colonel Cash was arrested, however, and
taken to Columbia before the supreme court,
the charge against him being that of an
accessory after the fact to the crime of muir
der. He was bailed March 10 in the sum of
So 800, and soon afterward returned to his
home.
and price was set upon his head. For several
weeks he managed to escape capture, and
finally he began to get reckless.
hogan CAsHs DEATH.
Fate at last overlook the outlaw. On the
night of the 18th of May he was shot while re-
sisting arrest. The story of the shooting is as
follows
deputy Sheriff King and picked posse of eight
men left Cheraw at abour O'Clock Oh the morning
of the lilh for the purpose of arresting the muir
deTer. They at once proceeded to bis own place,
few miles from his fathers, where il was supposed
he was hiding. They arrived at this point about
O'Clock and surrounded the house and barn, at the
same lime cutting of all communication and means
About halErast voice was heard in the barn,
which was recognized by one OF the posse to be that
Of Began. The deputy sheriff then surrounded the
barn and instructed the pOsses to take him alive,
and not to fire unless it was an absolute necessity.
While the posse was surrounding the barn
it behind him He was armed
with double barreled shotgun Win
chester rifle and numerou; pistols, which were
where two Of the posse were stationed, one Of the
W. H. Hilton, ordered him to halt. he Immediately
turned Began then fell on his knees and fired four
times at Hilton, but the posse firing on him, he te
'sam Lee, Bogan's pal was in the house, and
when Began first fired Sam jumped out of the house
with Winchester rife and ieyeled, it on N. /
Rhodes Rhodes ordered him to drop his gun. This
he refused to do, whereupon he was fired upon by
one of the posse the ball taking effect in his leg just
g2n and throw up his hands Which he then ala lie
was arrested and carried before Justice Mcqueen on
the charge OF obstruetng officers In the discharge OF
their duty
THE OLD MANS LAST DAYS.
After the death of his son Colonel Cash
seemed to have lost all interest in life, and
seldom emerged from hiss home. He refused
to allow his sons body to be buried in the
cemetery at Cheraw beside that of his mother,
but buried him on the plantation near the
house. and caused his wife's remains to be
disinterred Sat Cheraw and reburied on the
plantation. He also swore that he would
never again set foot within the streets of
Cheraw, and he kept his oath.
There are but two survivors of the Cash
family, as far as known. One of his daughters,
an estimable lady, is married to prominent
and estimable gentleman living in another
and distant section OF the state, and the other
is summarized, and lived with her father up to
the time of his death.
THE CASH STYLE OF LErTER-wRITING.
In 1882, June 9Th, during the progress of the
campaign, Colonel Cash wrote letter in reply
to an article published in the Anderson
journal, as follows. 1t was published in the
Darlington paper:
A DEFENsE.oF THE CODE.
az thank yAu Mr. Editor, for calling my attention
to the article you inclosed from the Anderson
Journal but you must pardon me i'll fail to notice
the barking Of every flee who obtains scanty sub
sistence from the democratic crib. We're to go
after this poor creature he would raise the doXology,
| or swoon Off on old Hundred, and point me the
anti-dueling law-aye sir, democratic law! Law
sir, which denounces Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay.
and Humphrey Marshall, and George McDutiie and
the greatest men in all civilized countries, as muir
derers, and unworthy the rights Of freemen. Law,
sir enacted for other purpose than to shield the
bastard and degenerate sons of democratic South
Carolina.
AN ATTACK on HAMPTON.
On June - Colonel Cash published the fol-
| lowing card in tho Darlington Southerner
MIR Editor: have seen senator Hampton S letter
in the News and Courier, and must admit il is de-
cidedy cool for those who placed him in his present
position. There are today not less than $4,000 men
In this who disguised with the state govern
! ment, and who are al sea and belong tom party,
| and are known as independents. Senator Hamp-
! ton denounceS these people as being worse than
radicals and says they steal the livery of heaven to
| serve the devil in Grand, majestic gratitude for
| past favors Some people never know when they
Lave STAYED long enough. Garfield understood bust
ness and moved off in the zenith of his glory, with
| colors flying and drums beating, and Hampton
| should have handed up his checks when the mule
| kicked him; and he missed golden opportunity
when ho failed TO do From that date he has been
| on the waue. lie has been pressed forward beyond
| his DEPTH finds himself sadly oyercropped, grown
| fretful aud curses his friends because they cannot
| supply him with brains.
| "if senator Hampton will remove the impression
made rpon the public mind by his letter TO Bishop
! Howe in reference TO the Hampton sherman cor
/ rcspondorce, he will be in less Vulnerable posi-
| ton when he denounces his old friends as thieves
/ aud hvpocritcs "E. b, c. CASH.
| cash Depot June -, lSS2.
! GOGAN'S BRAVERY.
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