The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-10
EVIDENCE
 IN REBUTTAL Ei0glon Trial Nearing
 an End. J. H. TILLMAN CONCLUDES Rigid Cross-Examination by
 States Attorney.
J. H. TILLMAN CONCLUDES
The Message Received Was That De-
 livered by White and Holson- | bach Regarding Display !, of the White Feather.

Lexington, s. C., Oct 9.--James H. Ttlman was on the stand today more than four hours. a witness in his own behalf. For one full hour he was subjected to the fire of crcss examination by counsel for the State. But one other witness was placed on the stand by the defense, after which the defense rested. Witnesses in rebuttal placed on the stand by the State wers heard during the closing hours. Good progress was made today toward the conclusion of the trial. which already has consumed nsarly two weeks.
 The defendant, resuming his testimony today. was asked as to the impression made upon him as to Mir. Gonzales's feei- ing toward him by the editorials, a num- Der being indicated by title. he replying that they impressed him as intensely bit- ter.
 The defendant was asked with reference to statements attributed to him in con- versation in his room in a hotel in Co., lumbia August H of last year. He said:
 Said He Would Kill Gonzales.
 "The conversation Dr. Adams referred to took place when a number of my friends were in the room and told me about some new rumor of whnt MT. Con gales would do to me. and I made the remark that If he attempted to do tnac, I don't think I said, as Dr. Adams said, 0HiitL ulS uSHt Outs Uut hiihb WOoAu kill! him. I thjnk.'' Answering counsel, he said he had sent word to MT. Gonzales to attend the meei- Ing at Colun. bia and make his charges there. He said he did not feel safe to go unaimed while in Columbia. He said he did not have a pistol in his hip pocket prior to the day of the shooting, but said he did have one in a sling under hts coat, showing where 1t was carried ct k~S tsAr tomatic pistol to the jury, saying that be- cause of it's peculiar shape 1t could not be carried in a hip pocket He added that it was a bottle he had in his hip pocket at the State House,
 Continuing, he said: 'tWhen Mr, Con- xales started to cut across the pavement toward me, his sovercoat waSsHtgAtlY bnt7 toned up and both his hands were thrust in his overcoat, pocket The thumbs of both his hands were outside of his over coat pocket until se started to cut across the sidewalk. coming directly toward me. and then the thumb of his right hand disa ppeared in his pocket. The shooting happened almost directly, in three or four seconds, after that. I was expecting him to shoot. and said. I got your mes sage and fred"
 The Famous Message.
 The message, he said. referred to the statements reported 10 nm py WltHeSScs White and Holsenbach. These statements were to the effect that Gonzales had said he had made Tiilman show the white feather twice before and would do 1t again.
 He said he did not fire second shot because MT. Gonzales did not return his fire.
 q was expecting MT. Gonzales to fire on me and was fixing to shoot again. He did not fire, and took down my pistol" "
 On further cross examination he said he had no Ill feelings toward MT. Con zaIes until the attacks were made on him, about the time he was in the army.
 "You spoke of him severely on every stump in the State?" queried MT. Bel finger.
 "Pretty nearly every one" he replied.
 Having stated that he did not care to get in any trouble while Lieutenant Gov ernor. MT. Bellinger said: You did not mind carrying a concealed weapon while won were Lieutenant-Governo
 "Not after my life was threatened; the law gives me that right" replied the de- fendant.