The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-03
I'll Kill Him as I'd Kill a
Mad Dog.
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his name He was asked If it was not
true that he did not come forward and
made the statements he testified to today
when application was made for bail for
Mr.. Tillman, his reply being in the affirm
alive.
Dr. E. c. L. Adams, when called to the
stand, in reply to questions said he had
had several conversations with H. Till
man.
What did the conversations have rela-
ton to-" counsel for the State asked
ITO some of the articles written by
Mr.. Gonzales and to the race for COVER
nor"
well, now, did you advise him as
friend in that matter?" was asked, the
witness replying:
Il told him that if he wished to be
Governor of South Carolina he would have
tc fight Mr.. Gonzales. that the men who
We're supporting him expected him to de-
fend himself
What answer did he make to that?"
was next asked.
The witness said in reply:
He said, That won't do, because l am
acknowledgement and will be inn
peached, but you boys and need not wor
ry, for BY will snuff his light with this,
pulling his pistol from his grip,
The witness said further on direct ex-
animation that on one occasion they were
ia Colonel Tillman's room i'm the hotel
reading an editorial from The State and
testified that Mr.. Tillman said:
He can call it mock theatricals if he
wishes to but l will make it the-tragedy
that ever happened in South Carolina
On cross examination the witness who
was. in Colonel Tilman's regiment, said
he Col ~,
map was introduced showing the in
tersection OF Gerva:s and ain streets. Ger
vais runs in front of the capitol grounds
and Main into the center of the grounds.
The transfer station in front of which
the shooting is said to have occurred Is
on the northeast corner of the intersec-
tion of the two streets.
State Senator George w. Brown, of Oar
lington, walked down from the State capt.
tol ON the afternoon of January Is with
Lieutenant Governor Tillman and State
Senator Talbird. Just as they reached the
transfer station he left them and turned
to meet friend and did not see the shoot
inc.
Horace L. Pomar, a member of the Leg
islature from Spartanburg, was walking
away from the capitol and as he approach
ed Gervais street said he heard shot and
looking up, saw Tillman In answer to
questions he said he saw a revolver in Till
mans hand, ard that Tillman walked
backward diagonally across the street. He
3 next saw Gonzales and knew he was
wounded. He heard no remarks.
j. S. Young, an employe of the street
railway company, heard a short in front
of the transfer station, he said, and went
out of the station. He saw Tillman stand
ing near the outer edge of the pavement,
he testified, holding pistol in his hand
and saw Gonzales leaning against the cor
ner post Tiliman, he said, was looking
toward Gonzales, then walked across the
street
State Senator Thomas Talbird, of Beau
fort county. testified that he left the cap
itol, accompanied by Tillman and State
Senator George w. Brown. AS they
reached the street railway transfer sta
ton, just across Gervais street, he said
he saw Gonzales approaching. He said
he had on an overcoat with his hands in
his pockets He testified that Tillman
said: Good morning" or How are
you?''
Gonzales turned to pass inside and when
he had passed beyond his (witness) line
of vision, and as he supposed, was on line
with them, he said he heard Tillman say:
II got your message" He then said he
got a glimpse of pistol in Tillmans hand
and that about that minute it snapped.
The witness said he threw up his hands
and said this must stop. He next said
he heard Gonzales say: Here 1 am:
finish me-" Gonzales went toward the cor
ner, he said and he went to him. when
aET. I-oIs
stomach; send for a DOCTOR
The witness said he saw Tillman later
at the station when he said Tillman asked
him as to Gonzales condition. The wit
ness said he V. ent out and ascertained and
went back and informed him what he had
learned.
The Senator said Tillman told him sub
seduently he did not shoot again for fear
of hitting him, and because he (witness)
had thrown up his hands and said: This
must STOP" He said he did not hear Con
zales say: Fire again, you coward"
Answering counsel he said he did not see
Gonzales make any demonstration. but on
cross-examinatlon said he was not in a po-
stion to see from the time Gonzales pass
ed beyond his line Sision until the shot
was fired.
ID. w. Aiken - preventative IN Congress
from South &, iolina, said he walked
down the street from the capitol with a
friend just ahead of Tillman and his
friends on January Is, and that as he
passed the transfer station Gonzales
passed him going in the opposite direction.
The witness said he heard a shot fired
and turned around He said he saw the
defendant standing near the edge of the
pavement looking down the street with
something in his hand he took to be a
pistol. Gonzales, he said, was faltering.
J. f. Sims, of Columbia, testified that
he heard Tillman say:
Il got your message" He said he did
not see Gonzales make any demonstra-
ton. He helped Gonzales into the Oh
flee of The State. Gonzales was wearing
gloves he said
number of other witnesses testified
to incidents about the transfer station at
the time of the shooting.