The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11
Last Witness Heard in Trial
of Tillman.
ARGUMENTS ON TUESDAY
Seven Hours to Each Side Is the Pro-
grammee Agreed Upon--Judge
Says Politics May Affect Char
acter In South Carolina.
INV Associated Prcss.)

LEXINGTON. s. c., Oct. 1o.--The last
witness to be heard In the trial Of james
II. Tillman, charged with tho murder
of Editor Gonzales, left the stand at
o'clock this afternoon, thus concluding
tho taking OF testimony In what prom
ised 10 be Il much longer trial than this
will be. On Monday and Tuesday counsel
will address the jury, seven hours being
given to each for arguments. On We'd
nesday morning Judge Gary Will charge
the jury and place the case with II tor
celebration and determination. This
programme was decided upon by courts
counsel and announced by The court Just
prior to ADJOURNMENT to-uay.
Counsel for the defense proposed that
the case be submitted TO the jury without
argument. Nne state Suggesting tAht
three hours be devoted TO each sioo, but
the court proposed u day eacn, WRIcn Was
accepted by the attorneys on botn sIAes.
The employment OF eALeuiuous mttnuus
has materially hastehed the end vi TINS
important case. vast numUer OF VIII
pesses nave bpen heard ana great
volume OF IeslIuIuny ltas Oeen placed de-
fore the jury Tor us cousiutr.ton
fOAAIIEo AN I1l1,I.ASIER
Ono OF the character witnesses for tito
STATE to-day was asked as 10 ms sup
port Tor corta.n hepuoii1an Candidate
for Congress. Counsel lor the Slato 90
jecteo, General be!i.nEer saying IN lilo
course OF his remarks that mat was
calling attention to his political standing.
Judge Gary in ruling that the question
waa competent, SAID:
Centrally speaking. Mr.. Belllnser,
think your wiow tho correct one. but un-
der the peculiar condit.o ns down here 1t
may affect mana character"
The State placed witnesses on
the stand to-day attacking the yoracity
OF two witnesses for the Defense w. IL.
Geer. travelling representative OF the
State, said to-day that he did not make
the statement that Mr.. Gonzales had q
pistol for Mr.. TIllman, and that he CTill-
man), had better not tackle him With c,
stick because he would get - shot out
Of him, a remark which a witness for
the defense testified he made.
BY agreement OF counsel 1t was admit
ted that Mr.. Gonzales eycsight was af-
fected and that he hab.tually wore
glasses, thus rendering 1t unnecessary to
put on witnesses from Columbia sent for
"uSu IIlo rCOu1S hlo INoA ii'h5
that testimony relative to this, excluded
yesterday. would DO Admitted.
REBUTTAL TESTIMONY.
The State offered In evidence certain
records OF the Street Railway Company
to show the hours during which A. j..
Flowers, who testified that he over
heard q conversation had by Mr.. Con-
zales. had run cars In the summer of
1902, but on inspecting. finding that tho
records sustained him as to the time.
they were asked TO be withdrawn.
The defense In rebutta1 put on upward
OF twenty witnesses to testify as to tho
good character of r. II. Holsonback,
one OF their witnesses. who testified
relative to the shooting
In fixing the programme SO as to send
the case to the Jury Wednesday morning,
Judge Gary said he did that so the jury
would have full day before It for the
consideration OF It's verdict instead Of
sending 1t out at night. Court adjourned
shortly before 5 P. NJ. until $50 A, M.
Monday.