The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23

Ofs the tragedy. Mr.. n. G. Gonzales
was going home al1nc from his uiiice
to his lunch. TO go homo he had TO
go down Main street to Gcryais aud
thcn turn east and go down that
street. Mr.. Gonzales was as usual
walking. Lieut.. Coy. 'rilllnan LETT The
State house just after adjourning.
He had presided at the senate'S SeS-
sion and remained around the senate
chamber for while. rs lie came
out or the State house he was accom-
panied by Senator Talbird Of Beau
fort, and Senator Brown of Darling
ton, and lie was Joined on Ills way np
town by Congressman-elecJ Wyatt
Aiken and former Representative
Dominick.
Inc meeting was just ut the turn
Of main and Gervals streets on the
north side OF the street, just ut the
street car transfer station. There
was no encounter, no fist fighting, no
laying on OF hands. Lieut.. Guv. Till
man, the testimony now all seems to
he, simply drew his revolver aud fired
into Editor Gonzales Most Of those
who saw the affair say there was moth
ing said until after the shot. One Of
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman'S escort Slys he
thinks MIR. Tillman said, II received
your message," and then fired He is
not certain On this but thinks SO. The
other escort Of Mr.. Tilllnan says he
did not hear anything and did not
see the affair but thinks he would
have heard any words as he was in
the very midst Of the affair. Two or
three Others say they heard nothing
until after the firing Of the pistol.
MIR. GONZALES STATEMENT.
MIR. Gonzales himself gave a per-
fecLly plain aud explicit statement OF
tho whole affair prior to being put
under the anacsLheticS and he was
very emphatic i'll saying that he had
not sent any message TO Lieut. Gov.
Tillman at any time and that Mr.
Tillman said nothing until after he
bad fired and then after the shot he
said something about taking him
(GonzaleS) athis word. MIR. Gonzales
took this to mean that Mr.. Tillman
told him that lie was settling old Is
sues face to face with him. Mr.. Con
zales Is certain that nothing was said
until after the shot was fired. After
the FIRST shot Mr.. Gonzales tottered to
the transfer station, against which he
leaned. Tillman was still pointing
his pistol at him. whercupon Mr.. Con
Zalcs said: Shoot again, you COW
ard Then Lieut. Gov. Tillman
lowered his pistol and walked away.
TIE WOUND.
There was only one shot fired and
that entered the right side between
the eighth aud ninth ribs and passed
Through the fore part Of the body,
coming ont above the free border or
the ribs. At tirst it was thought, the
bullet had gone through the body
from the front to the back, but it did
not, as 1t went through the fore part
or the body, entering above the vest
pocket on the right and coming out
below and behind tile vest rocket on
\ the left. side. The hulIet- Wis. picked
|'up on the pavement and it seems to
be bright aud new and in no way bat
tered. IL was Il bullet from what is
said to be Il long range German make
magazine pistol.
/ AFTER THE SHOOTING.
T'illman after the shooting walked
out into the middle OF the street
where he waS arrested and taken to
the station house on GervaiS street.
lie was met there by several Of his
friends but said nothing. The police
took from him the long range maga-
yinn IoiStbI which l,nJ ono m, Dt, ,.n ~
ridge and large Colts revolver, Just
us soon as Mr.. Gonzales was taken
into his Office DR.. w. j. Murray ar
rived and made the wounded man
comfortable. Dr.. Griffith and DR..
! Coward were tho first to give medical
| assistance and gave an Injection to
relieve the intense pain. Gradually a
pallor stole oyer the face Of the Strick-
Ell man but he seemed anxious to talk
and to give the story OF the shooting
lie answered all inquiries and inquired
particularly about the members OF his
devoted family, all OF whom had by
this time arrived.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
DR.. B. w. Taylor, the eminent
physician, was placed in charge and
it was promptly decided that an op-
Grafton would have to be performed.
Arrangements were made to take MIR
Gonzales to the Columbia hospital.
llc stood the trip elegantly and after
being taken into the building his
pulse registered -, and at no time
had it gone below 60.
TIE OPERATION.
1t was exactly two hours after the
shooting that Mr.. Gonzales was placed
on the operating table. The opera
tion lasted about two hours The
patient bore the operation well and
after being put in bed had Il pulse OF
ll5-l2O and rcspirations Of 81. The
operation was done by DR.. LeGrand
Query, assisted by DIR. Lindsay
Peters and DR.. j. II. Mcintosh. DR..
d. $. Pope gave the anacsthctic. DR..
B. w. Taylor was chief consultant,
with Or. g. W. Barron and half IL
dozen other Columbia physicians were
present, among them DR.. j. w. Bab-
cock, llr. Gibbcs. Dr. rhilpot, DR..
Watson. DR.. Grillith aud DR.. Fish
burnc. Before the operation Mr..
Gonzales spoke To the physicians about
himself and made some suggestions.
a STATEMENT.
In Il statement Mr.. Gonzales made