The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
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words spoken BY either Gonzales or
sS Tillman.i @. M. Lide. 81
PERSONALLY appears Emma G. Melton,
who says on oath: am, employed as
I: clerk In the engrOSSinG department. OF
the legislature OF South Carolina; that
in the afternoon of the 18th Of Jan.
uary 1908, shortly before 2 O'Clock, ]
q left the State house on my way up
I. town. walked down the steps on
the left hand side Of the capitol build
$ Ing, but crossed over to the right OF
s east side because 1t was very cold
Z and / wanted to walk in the sunshine.
AS 1 was passing over Geryais street,
where it-intersectS with Main street,
/ noticed that was walking behind
Z three members Of the legislature,
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman being on the OUT
side Of the pavement, Senator Brown
(. on the inside; did not know the
gentlemen walking between them at
4 1t was Senator Talbird. These three
+ gentlemen retained that positian after
they eros sed over Geryais street into
Main. have no doubt about this,
because [ knew Gov. Tillmau perfect
IL and Senator Brown was an old
friend. was walking rapidly in order
to reach the bank before 1t closed, and
for that reason it "as my purpose to
pass said three gentlemen, when I saw
MIN. Gonzales approaching, coming
diagOnally across the outside of the
pavement on Main Street to the inside
this was after the three gentlemen
named had entered Main street and
were about at the transfer station on
the corner, at the intersection of Main
and GeryaiS streets. Thinking that
we (hlr. Gonzales and myself) would
pass them at the same time, to avoid
the crowd, l waited for Mr.. Gonzales
to pass first. AS L was looking at him,
expecting him to pass, my friend Sena-
tor Brown turned and looked at me,
but before he could speak heard the
report, OF q pistol shot. | was walk,
Ing behind these three gentlemen and
towards The inside Of the Main street
pavement. | was very near them and
could almost have touched Mr.. Con-
zales at the moment Of the shot. l
have alway noticed that Mr. Gonzales
walked with his hands in his pockets.
1t was q habit Of his. saw nothing
unusual about him that day; his arms
were down, pressed close to his side,
and he certainly did not move them in
any way up to the moment the Shot
was fired. l saw nothing and heard
nothing after that moment. l was SO
N,St = Aiii'i.ati NOCiiidSiJ " lllS
tiisi6 OF nm as ne walking nofth on
tho,0ht t,o ohtsiGc " Ille Pay;eiheng3 GilaI
nnve6nant; flo noiI', ,,'c eo aE. 'le.r IN ,ni
SO great. T rlnntnd down in = tlasi,
and seeing nothing wrong it then oc,
Cured to me that it was u pistol shot;
so ran, not knowing who had fired
the shot. Ny Trend Senator. Brown
oane @ 70 my ass'sldilce, iakins NC
ME- Mr. Son1o,o @ ao'uI y,ii1 ".ia toUMi.h @ d .aI
with n virw of snnaiiinG ~ him Hn
did not, look in ihe dircction Of Mr.,
Tillman, lie was looking dircctlyat the
opening between the inside gentleman
(Senator Brownl and the transfer
slatlon, 10 when opening ne was wall
ins ,Ii i.lu ~ "t'!Gli ~. lla.i Sloweu up 20
nnrfont IL ,,. III 10 u,,Hntes MA a., N.Y. m'is
nor was hc % pIari% m .,t 'a .,nv Nv ono -. S ,S
looking at him to speak 10 him when
the shot was fired l had no thought
then Of danger, was perfectly cool and
seiIposscssed until The shot was fired
MIS-. Elama =. Melton.
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