The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
THREATS TO
 DO MURDER Tillman Said He Would
 Kill Gonzales. MANY WITNESSES HEARD No Weapons Found in Cloth ing of the Editor. Defendan. Had Declared That He Would Make It the Damnedest Tragedy Ever Known in
 South Carolina.
MANY WITNESSES HEARD

amount of testimony was taken today in the trial of J. H. Tillman, nearly twenty witnesses giving evidence. In ad- dition to this the reading of the editorials in The State was concluded. The prose- cution has progressed rapidly toward the conclusion of its side of the case.
 The first witnesses called today were among those who were in the office Of The State when Gonzales was carried there after the shooting. L. G. Wood. Jr., testified that he found no weapons in the overcoat Gonzales was wearing when he was shot.
 Dr. W. J. Murray said that Gonzales said to him in The State office that he was fatally shot. The doctor opened MT. but on cross examination said that he did not examine the pockets.
 C. J, Terrell, editor of a newspaper at Johnston, s. C., was among the hrst w.t. nesses of the day.
 .sMr. Terrell. I wish you would state to the jury whether you ever heard James B. Tillman make any threat against MT. Gonzales" said Solicitor Thurmond.
 Tillman's Threats.
 After saving that he had, and that 1t was in the streets of Edgefeld just be- fore the beginning of the campaign or last summer, witness was asked to repeat
  first statement.
 We were walking along and I spoke to him about his health and his improve ment from his trip. As we neared the office door, we had been discussing some printing he wanted done, he made the remark that he was going to run for Governor, and was going to be elected, and if Gonzales, referring to MT. Con- gales with several oaths, attacked him loA 1AtA he Nxyoo Aty1cY down there and kill him like dog.
 "I remonstrated with him about that, told him thought it would be wrong in principle and every way, and said the best thing he could do if he had given him any insult or cause for anything like that, was to go down there and tackle him man and man, and give him what he thought was needed He said, No, that he was going down there and give him no more show than he would a mad dog" Did you at any other time hear him make a threat?" the solicitor asked.
 Conversation on Train.
 "Yes; sir.'' witness replied, 'It was on Q train going to Columbia and O.. D. Black was present.
 In answer to further inquiry witness said:
 Black and I were talking and Colonel Tillman came in and I introduced them.
 
 you know him? He said, oh, yes. know Black, and slapped him on the shoulder or leg, slapped at him that way Gndi- cating), and from that the conversation went on to general topics. until presently he referred to what he called the Con gales matter and he referred to Black I want it distinctly understood I am not trying to quote verbatim what was said. but I am just giving an idea of my recollection of the words that were used He said:
 "'Black. old boy. I am going to do what I said about that old fellow I am going to put an end to his way of abusing me. slandering. etc.. like that. I am go- ing to put stop to it. Something like that"
 Asked as to any other statements. the witness said:
 "On the day they were canvassing the returns in Columbia, I went to Columbia to present my bill for advertising. I was standing in front of the attorney generals office, talking at the time to Attorney General Gunter and Secretary of State Can't and MT. Watson of The State.
 Sen: Word to Gonzales.
 "All four of us were talking and just as Tillman came up. Can't and Gunter walk ed off. Colonel Tillman addressed Watson and said. that scoundrel with some OdInS DeIOTe IL, III LHdI DulIQlnB IT., had attacked him He went on to tell about his attacking him and being unjust to him and made some threat, do not remember the nature of 1t. but he said he had as much of it as he was going to have and made some demonstrative threat and told Watson: You can tell him that if you want
 EWatson declined to do it. He said, I wish you would do it. I made it with the intention of it's going to him in demon strative way and Watson declined to do it"
 On cross examination. Mir Terrell was questioned as to his feelings toward the against hbs candidacy, but that he never wrote anything against him as an ind- Nidual.
 Dr. Adams Testifes.
 Dr. E. c. L. Adams testified that he had had several conversations with J. Fl. Tilman in relation to some of the arti- cles written by Mir Gonzales and to the race for Governor.
 Did you advise him as a friend in that matter?" was asked, the witness reply ing: T told him that if he wished to be Governor of South Carolina he would have to fight Mir. Gonzales; that the men who were supporting him expected him to defend himself"
 What answer did he make to that?'' was next asked The witness replied:
 ''He said. That won't do, because l am Lieutenant Governor and will be im- peached, but you boys need not worry, for. by God. l will snuff his light with Ghis,'
 The witness said further, on direct ex- animation. that on another occasion they were in Tillmans room in a hotel reading an editorial from The State, when MT Tlllman said: He can call 1t mock theat- ricals If he wishes to, but l will make it The damnedest tragedy that ever hap nened in South Carolina"
 On cross examination, the witness, who was in Colonel Tillman's regiment said the colonel was loved by his men.
 State Senator George w. Brown of Darlington, walked down from the State Capitol on the afternoon of January 15 with Lieutenant Governor Tillman and