The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-08
STATE RESTS CASE
nrFENsE IN TILLMAN TRIAL WILL
NEED REST OF WEEK.
SICK JUROR WAS IN COURT.
WITNESSES TELL OF GONZALES
THREATS AGAINST TILLMAN. I

Couldn't 1Ote II Oh Do"~ M
Alleged to Have Snid-RepOrted to
nave stated TiIIman Should never
Occupy Governors Seat; He'd
XIII Him First-GOnzales Reported
IN Have Carried n Gun fOf TIL
man-Lengthy Arguments as to
AdmissibIIity of Some Testimony
Lexington, S. G.. Oct. THE defense
IN the case of j. H. Tillmah entered
upon the presentation of its side OF the
case Solicitor Thurmond Having an
nounced when the trial was resumed
to-dav that the state would rest. NO
further testimony was offered by the
state Nine witnesses for the defense
were heard to-day. 1t is estimated that
the defense will consume the remainder
If the week with it's witnesses. Juror
Sbarne. who has been sick the past
three days, was able to sit through To-
dav. although court was ADJOURNED an
hour earlier on his account.
The defense first renewed the mo-
+ion to have the jury instructed to dis
regard all testimony relative to the pos
sosston of a weapon by the defendant
dav or two prior to the shooting,
oo,+endins that no connection had been
shown between that and the shooting.
The court ruled that the testimony was
oomnetent in view of other testimony
given by witnesses for the state.
Editorials from the Columbia State
relating to ]. H. Tillman were then read
and affirmed in evidence by the defense.
In ruling on point in controversy
affecting the introduction of the edlto-
rails. the court stated that the purpose
for which the editorials were admitted
was to show the feelings existing be-
tween the defendant and N. G. Con
Fill Him Full of Lead.
The first witness called to-day by
.ba defense was T. D. Mitchell, who
was a resident of Columbia in 1902. he
was asked if he had had any CONVEX
sation with N. c. Gonzales in 1902 IN
which the name of ]. H. Tillman was
mentioned. He replied in the aft1rina-
tive saving: Il think it was some
lime in September just after one OF
those editorials in his paper was puo-
lshed.
He SAD ne met MI GoHhdles ~ shO
street and, asked by counsel to de-
ian the conversation, said among other
things that he asked Mr.. Gonzales II
/ he didn't think it about time to let
up on old JIM Giving Mr.. Gonzales
reply the witness stated:
He said: I can slap his face and
he wouldn't resent it.
The witness further stated: He
said: If he ever bats his eyes. at me,
G of ba can't tote
it off
The witness said he told Mr.. Till
man Of the conversation.
On cross examination he sald ne
never had any other conversation with
Mr. Gonzales than this. On further
cross examination witness SAID ne
forced the conversation on Mr.. Con
zales; also that he knew Mr.. Con
zales by sight, but never was intro
duced to him, and further that he had
told few days after the shooting that
the conversation would be good eVl-
denee for the defendant. He said ne
had sympathized with Mr.. Ambrose Z.
Gonzales
Would XIII the Rascal.
A. j Flowers, a street railway con-
ductor in Columbia, in 1902, in answer
to counsel for defense. said he mac
heard a conversation had by Mr. Con
zales during the summer of 1902. he
said Mr.. Gonzales and three otneT
men were riding on his car in Column
bia. Asked to state the conversation, |
the witness said:
Il had a big load Of passengers and
was going around collecting fares and
helping the ladies and children off and
got pretty close to them collecting
fsres, and they were discussing poll
ucs' the three men and Mr.. Gonzales. |
and l just overheard what 1 did hear"
Mr.. NelsOn-"He was not talking to
you?"
No, SIR the witness replied, II !
heard him tell them that if he did not !
succeed in defeating Mr. Tillman in
Inc Governors Office. that he would
the rascal"
a. e SAID he did not think anything of
Sne remarks at the time and. on cross
examination, said it was not until two
nolths ago that he told this, and in
answer to further questions. said he !
w1ole TO the defendant. The letter
was introduced by counsel for defense. /
a.U IN II the witness said he would
@ppear as a witness IL he could be of
on! service. He was a member of
0oi' lilman's regiment.
Made other Threats.
r w. Hughes of Warrenton said he
, woS IN Columbia in 1902, and while
r"tAIng down Main street with four
c. c. Whom he named. they met Mr.
bb o A Mr.. Stroud, of their num-
zoi i, ne said, was asked by Mr.. Con
saiS ABOUT the mill rate. He
b a ne asked Mr.. Gonzales if
NJ. ulan think he had done
he he iliman a great injustice, to which
,' 81 sald Mr.. Gonzales replied that he
el oouId get greater injustice after the
oUlion. and it ought to be lead"
IN cfoss-examination the witness said
Az nad only told this four months ago.
tAugust Blalock testified that he was
IN Mr.: Hughes at the time, and that
"earu this conversation.
dN, 3 Cheshire, printer on an An
tlSon % CD newspaper, was asked to
eale what he told Mr. Tillman at a
Gb4lpaiSn meeting in Anderson in 1900.
,LoJecllon was raised by counsel for
me state on the ground that the state
II was not made by Mr.. Gonzales,
,, dI consequently hearsay The Jury
~ sent out, when the witness said:
g.! uold MIN a representative of The
C,alE (newspaper) told me that Mr..
tTLouzales carried a gun for him. and
W., IaL ne had better not jump on him
n IN a stick. for if he did he would get
IL shot out of him"
Defense Objected.
ev Alter a lengthy argument by counsel
I'm lending beyond the dinner recess the
con1r.. ruled that the testimony was
stafa,5.She Wnen the witness made the
TSseInent before the Jury.
me THDreca,,t