The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-15
THE CODE DCELLO.
Mr.. James II. Tillman Prctends that TX
Wants to Fight Mir. \. G. Gonzales
No Challenge and no Blood Yet.
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No Challenge and no Blood Yet.
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AUGUSTA, Ga, January 7.-Rlmors
reached here to-day of a duel which
was on the tapis yesterday in Co:am-
bia. No positive information could be
obtained from Columbia until this
afternoon, when the following state
ment was obtained from trustworthy
sources:
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. George Du-
pre-, who is clerk to the committee
on privileges and elections Of the South
Carolina Legislature, called on Mr.. y.
G.. Gonzales, former correspondent Of
the News and Courier at Columbia,
and said to him that SIr. J. II. Tillman,
son of Congressman Tillman and
nephew of Governor Tillrnan, desired
to fight duel with Mr. Gonzales.
Mr.. Gonzales, so the story goes, in
formed Mr.. Dupre that the challenge
was not in writing and that he could
not accept, and it is said assigned as
other reasons that he did not regard the
message as a challenge under the Code.
1t was stated further that 11r. J. H.
Tillman and Mr.. Dup"c had left Co.
lumbia and that written challenge
would be mailed to Mr.. Gonzales. No
cause is assigned for the desire to fight,
but it is supposed that it refers back TO
the writings Of Mr.. Gonzales against
the Tillman party in the recent cam
paign.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
AUGUSTA, January 7.--Rumors to
the expected duel between \. G. Com
zales, former correspondent to the
News and Courier, and James Tillman,
son Of Congressman George D. Tillman,
to be fought at Sandy Bar Ferry, on
the Georgia side of the river, are ahoat
here tonight. Mr.. Tillman is here in
Augusta, but Mr.. Gonzales has not
been seen here.
1t is said that the trouble between
these gentlemen is caused by Mr.. TIL
man learning that Mr.. Gonzales would
blackball him if his name was pre-
sented for membership Of the South
Carolina Club at a meeting held dur
ing the last State Fair. Nothing
further is heard Of the unpleasantness,
and if duel does occur your corre-
spondent will be on the spot.
j. II.
MR.. GONZALES SHOWS Up Mr.. TILL
NAN'S TACTICS.
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COLUMBIA, S. c., January S.-Mr.
n. G.. Gonzales, whose name is men
toned in the News and Courier'tc-day
in relation to a prospective duel with
Mr.. J. H. Tillman, has prepared q
statement of the facts III the case. The
statement appears this evening in the
Columbia Record. The part of the in
terview referring to the "duep" as it
was developed here recently is as fol-
lows:
THE CLUB MATTER.
"On the afternoon Of the annual
meeting of the South Carolina Club,
the organization which gives the yearly
State ball, was informed by friend
that Tillman's name would be pre-
sented to the club for election to men,
bership to it. l told my friend that [
considered Tillman unfit for associa-
ton with gentlemen, and if lie at
tempted to join the club he would
certainly be blackballed upon that
ground. a report to this effect reached
the young men who proposed to pre-
sent Tillman for membership and he
came to see me about it, saying that he
did not wish to nominate any candi-
date who would be rejected, and that
if I were certain that Tillinan would be
| blachballed lie would withdraw his
name. I told him that on account OF
my pleasant relations with him
would inform him that Iiliman would
certainly be rejected if bis name was
kept before the club, and gave him my
reasons, to which he did not demur. ]
told several friends, members Of the
club, of the fact, and showed them the
letter I have given to you. They
agreed with me that man who would
make a false and scurrilous attack upon
a gentleman and
HIDE BEHIND HIS INCOGNITO
was not fit person to become mem
Der of the club. Accordingly when The
| club met there were at least half 6
dozen members present WHO would
have voted against young Ti!}man
One blackball would have sutiiced II
reject him, there being less than forty
members at the meeting.
"Tillman's name, which had beer
presented, was withdrawn and so tht
matter ended. I made no secret at o.
after the time Of my responsibility fol
this result. When publications were
made intimating that Tillman hac
been opposed because of political rea
sonsI offered to publish 9 statement OF
the facts, but abstained from doing SC
at the request Of members OF the club
~ have never supposed that there
was an atom Of doubt Oh tic part O
| TilIDon's friends or 'Tillrlai; himself a!