The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-21


form the sheriff OF the intended meeting
Cofonel Czeh pfaceioed hr1ngpapG wads-
at his son until ne was enabled to strike
the same spot five or six times in success
sion. He also went to the extent cf
sending Invitations to several persons 70
come and see the duel take place. which
was actually witnessed by quite num-
Der OF men, whose brutal instincts were
g-atifed TO their fullest extent"
After his share had been played in the
tragedy Began Cash CIV. B. CASH
seemed to be hungering for fight He
was reckless and OF undou5;ed courage.
From the castle OF the family near Che
raw, 5. c., he would sally form 10 defy
the officers Of the law and 10 hurl the
gauntlet "a the feet OF any man he
thought would have the courage 10 take
X up. In February. 1854. ne was arrested
by Marshal W. n. II. Richards OF Che
raw. and was fined $40. Two lives paid
for this. The story OF that tragedy was
thus told in the News and Courier of
Marcel s, 1854:
From what / cal gather here from
eye witnesses Of the affair. there does not
ter OF rhe homicide. If what these Wit
nesses say rs to be relied upon. il was a
cruel. wanton murder. Cash, IL seems.
had been in town some days previous 10
the shooting, and had a fight with the
town marshal. One OF Cashs friends
told me that he had said that he was
drunk on that occasion. and thar Rich
ards mad beaten him pretty badly; a.
any rate. the matter was thought 70
have been settled.
cash promised Mr.. ArcNair. the In
tendent OF Cheraw. that he would not
modest Richards. and McNair had told
Richards that Cash had pledged his word
of honor not II take any unfair advan-
tAge OF him Orchards )and that he (the
IntendenO had every confidence in his
keeping his word. Ii is believed by some
here that W. B. Cash fully intended 70
keep his word. Colonel Cash was In Co
lumbia al the time Of the fight between
Richards and his son. and only returned
home on the Saturday OF the shooting. l;
is said upon finding that w. 3. Cash
had been beaten he started 10 clean up
his gun and announced his intention Of
coming to Cheraw 70 kill Richards. and IL
is believed that in order to prevent his
father from carrying out his threat b.
gan Cash then took the job into his own
hands. He reacher Cheraw about 4
o'clock on the fatal afternoon. and an
nounced his intention TO gentleman,
whose name for obvious reasons is sup
pressed.
He brought three horses with him.
and had them hitched conveniently for
use. Then he went out cunning. Rich
ards was standing near the corner OF
Front street, leaning against a tree,
Coward near him. Cash passed him twice
went to the telegraph office on Marke:
street. sent off a dispatch, and then re-
| turned Upon passing his victim third
I time he accosted him, hand in pocket
Hello. Richards said he. ARE you
/ watching me?' To this Richards replied
that he was only on duty. Turning %
| Coward. Cash said. Damn II. you are
watching me. ;oo?' to which no answer
was returned.
Cash thereupon started 10 walk of
and Richards. in his ante-mortem state
ment, says he thought ne was going
away. Not so. Quickly pulling out a
self cooking Smith & Wesson pistol.
Cash fired. The ball hit him CRicharls)
in the arm and gave Coward his death
wound, and third missed both men.
| Cash then ran off, mounted one OF his
| three horses and started for the Castle OF
his family. In the meantime he lUggei
out a fresh pistol which he probably had
on his person. Passing the railroad sta
ton, which Is on the outskirts OF the
/ town, ne shouted TO the agent: I've go;
two of them, and am ready for as many
more as may come l am informed that
there were from fifty TO seventy-hve per
sons In the vicinity Of the place when the
shooting occurred.
1T is also said that when ". B. Cash
reached his home Cash senior was stand
ing upon the platform armed with MS
gun, and that upon the arrival OF his
son he embraced him and told him rnat
it was the best deed that ne had ever
done. II Is said mat the Colonel was
ready 20 start for Cheraw himself on the
next train, in order 10 take a hand in the
hunt"
never arrested. In statement furnished
70 a reporter later, ne said ne killed
Richards because he feared his father
would attempt TO evenge the insult Of
fered MIN (Bogan) by arresting him.
Colonel Cash Was away from nome a.
the time OF tne arrest
Began defed me entire state from NE
home. near Cheraw. and lived there as
an outlaw with price on MS head. He
never thought OF leaving the STATE.
on the night OF May - ne was riddied
with bullets by a poese 90 eizst men.
after empty:Dg ais Winchester rife and
two pistols. he stood feariessly m froni
OF MS door and returned the fires against
him until MS body Vas macs q Had.
After the death q his son Colonel Cash
never eft mis- home. He hai sworn that
ne would never again put FOO; on the
streets Of Cherax. and ne kept his * b.
He had the body Of MS boy buried on MS
plantation AMI me bones q Ms naotae-
removed from :be Cyneraw cemetery and
laid beside IT,
The formation OF the Anil DurlinE So
cisty drew from Colonel Cash thls de-
fense Of me code. pB5nsae5 before BIS
dea-a:
Il thank you. Mr Editor. f1r calling
ny attention 20 the article yoJ in-s9se4
from The Anderson Journal bpi you
must pardon me II fsI - notice the
barking u every -- sao Ossfsinz
scsniy subsistence from the Dsuocrafic
cri5. Wee I % 60 after rnis poo- cre1-
ture ne would rare The D5xD}7zy. af
sEoon OF on 'O,d Hun3-e3.' and POINT
ne 70 tie snti-SoeiinE laE-aye. sIr
Democrafic Ian Law. -. zSi-a o.
nognces Andrew Jackren. Henry CIay
ard Hu-r2hrew Marsha. snd George y
rue,S z-4 sae g-eass-s rrer, "a - go.