The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-21

lust after adjourning. He had presided
/ at the session and remained around the
Senate chamber for while. As he
came out Of the State House, he was
accompanied by Senator Talblrd, OF
Beaufort, and Senator Brown, Of Dar-
lington, and he was joined on his way
uptown BY Congressman Wyatt Aiken
and former Representative Domlnlck.
The meeting was just at the turn OF
Main and Gervais streets, on the north
side of the street, just at the street
car transfer station. There was no en-
counter, on fist fighting, no laying on
of hands. Lieutenant Governor Till
man, the testimony now all seems to
be, simply drew his revolver and fired
into Editor N. G. Gonzales.
WHAT EYE-WITNEsES SAY.
Moss of those who saw the affair
say there was nothing said until after
the shot One of Lieutenant Cover
nor Tillman's escorts says he thinks
Nj. Tillinan said, received your
message, i, and then fred. He is not
certain on this point, but thinks SO.
The other escort of Mr.. Tiilman says
he did not hear anything and did not
see the affair. but thinks he would
have heard any words, as he was IN
the very midst Of the affair. Two Or
three others say they heard nothing
until after the firing of the pistol.
Mr.. GONZALEs'S STATEMENT.
Mr.. Gonzales himself gave a perfect
II plain and explicit statement OF the
whole affair; prior to being put under
the anassthetics, and he was very
emphatic in saying that he had not
sent any message to Lieutenant Gov
ernor Tillman at any time, and that
Mr.. Tillman said nothing until after
he had fred, and then after the shot
he said something about taking him
(Gonzales) at his word. Mr.. Gonzales
took this to mean that Mr.. Tillman
told him that he was settling an issue
face TO face with him. Mr.. Gonzales
is certain that nothing was said until
after TIE shot was fred. After the
FIRST shot was fred, Mr. Gonzales tot
tered to the transfer station, against
which he leaned, and Mr.. Tillman a
second time aimed his pistol at him,
Whereupon Mr.. Gonzales said, " Shoot
again, you coward, and that then
Lieutenant Governor Tillman lowered
his pistol and walked away.
THE EFFECT OF THE SHOT.
There was only one shot fred and
that entered the right side, between
the eighth and ninth ribs, and it pass
ed through the fore part Of the body,
coming out Just above the free border
of the ribs. At first 1t was thought the
bullet had gone through the body from
the front to TIE back, but it did not,
as It went through the fore part OF the
body, entering above the vest pocket
on the right and coming out below and
behind the vest pocket to the left
side. The bullet was picked up On the
pavement and it seemed to be bright
and new and in no way battered. It
was bullet from what is said to be a.
long range German-make magazine
pistol.
Lieutenant Governor Tillmaa, after
the shooting, walked out into the
middle OF the street, where he was ar
rested and taken to the station house
on Gervais .stf~et. He was met there
by several of his friends, but said moth
ing. The police took from him the
long range magazine pistol, which
had one empty cartridge and large
Colt revolver.
Just as soon as Mr.. Gonzales was
taken into his Office DR.. W. j. Marray
arrived and made the wounded man
comfortable. DR.. Griffith and DR..
Coward were the first to give medical
assistance and gave an Injection to re-
lieYe the internal pain. Gradually a
palIor stole over the face of the strick-
en- man, but he seemed anxious TO talk
and to give the story of the shooting.
He answered all inquiries and inquired
particularly about the members of his
devoted family, all of whom had by
this time arrived.
DR.. B. W. Taylor, the eminent
physician, was placed in charge and it
was promptly decided that an opera
tion would have TO be performed and
arrangements were made to take Mr..
Gonzales to the Columbia Hospital.
He stood the trip elegantly and after
being taken into the building his
pulse registered Y, and at no time had
it gone below go.
Mr.. Gonzales, after a statement.
spoke to the physicians about himself
and made some suggestions. In the
statement Mr.. Gonzales made it plain
that he sought no difficulty; that to
avoid collision with Mr.. Tilllnan,
who was walking with two Senators,
he cut across the pavement and passed
by without touching or speaking, and
that Mr.. Tillnan pulled his pistol or
bad ii in his hand and fired. Mr..
Gonzales spoke, to Tillman and told
him, Shoot again, you coward" Mr..
Gonzales SAID he saw Tillman two days
before and Mr. Tillman saw bin. AS
to sending any message to Mr.. Till
man be said be had not done so, and
that he was positive that Mr. Tillman
fred before he said word.
Mr.. GONZALES OPERATED ON.
It was exactly two hours after the
shooting that Mr.. Gonzales was placed
on the operating table. The operation
lasted about two hours. The, patient
bore the operation we'll and, after be-
ing put in bed, had pulse of n5-120
and respiration Of 81. The operation