The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-08

zales. and just overheard what did
hear"
Mr. Nelson: "Hc was not talking to
you?"
NO. SIR" the witness replied. Il heard
him tell them that If he did not succeed
in defeating Mr.. Tilman in the Governors
office that he would never be seated. oe-
cause he would kill the rascal
He said he did not think anything
of the remarks at the time, and on cross
examination SAID It was not until two
months ago that he told OF this. In answer
10 further questions. he said he wrote
&c the defendant. The letter was intro
duced by counsel for defense. and IN
It, the witness said he would appear rs
a witness II he could be OF any SER
vice. He was II member OF Colonel ilt!-
mans regiment.
p ". Hughes, Of Warrcnton. said he
was In Columbia, in 1902 and while walk
ing down Main Street with four men,
whom he named they met MI. Gon-
zalcs A Mr.. stroud, of their number
he said, was asked by Mr.. Gonzales about
the mill vote. He said he asked Mr.. Con-
zales If he didn't think he had done Mr.
Tlllman great injustice, TO winch, ne
said, Mr.. Gonzales replied that he would
get greater injustice after election ana "
ought to be lead"
August Blalock testified that he was
with Mr.. Hughes at the time and that no
heard this conversation.
CARRIED A GUN.
N. q. Cheshire, printer, on an Ander-
son IS. C.> newspaper was asked to state
what he told Mr.. Tilman at a campaign
meeting in Anderson in 1900. Objection
was raised by counsel for the State OF.
the ground that the statement was not
made by Mr.. Gonzales and consequently
renrsay. The jury was sent out. when
the witness said:
II told him representative of the State
(newspaper) told me that Gonzales carried
n pun for him and that he had better not
Jump on him with stick, for II he did,
he would got III shot out Of him.
After a lengthy argument by counsel
extending beyond the dinner recess, the
court ruled that the testimony was COM
petent, when the witness made the state
ment before the jury.
The representative Of the State referred
to, he said was Mr.. Gcer, subscription So
licitor for the paper.
The witness detailed the conversation
which led up to what me stated was
said by Mr.. Geer, ana which ho said be-
gan with an inquiry as to whether the
''soldlcr boys" were going to support Mr..
Tillman.
Henry S. Head, of Augusta Ga. said
he was In Columbia one year ago this
month, and that he was around with Mr..
Tillman, and that after parting with
him and while in company with H. b.
Simms. n man whom he did not know.
but whom he was subsequently told was
N. G. Gonzales met them, and that Mr..
Gonzales asked him If he was the man
who was out riding with Mr.. Tillman
II told him was" witness said, add
ing: "He asked me where he was at.
told him I left him standing at the trans
| fer station"
II, b. Simms. of Graniteville, gave sim
| liar testimony.
r. S. Anderson, of lIdgefield, an ems
ploye of the United States Senate, after
stating he was In Edgefield during the
| summer of 1902. denied that he had held
! any conversation with Mr.. Tillman IN
livery stable In Edgefield, In which
tho expression "get at him. was used, OF
that he had engaged in any conversa-
ton with Mr., Tillman regarding Mr.. Con
zales as testified to in this trial.
James Davis, the last witness called.
had but begun on his testimony when
Judge Gary ordered an adjournment, that
the sick Juror might not be oyertaXed.