The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-16

thick and fast ana d 81 was iRattinp
answerssi rapid Are; ord der. uddenly
Mr.. BellingerI said
ss ;.' M hat we're you q doing I'm Coluln:
.;ssis MATCHING 10 Di,
was 3th ere to- see that I'M iii;
man was attending to the business FOL
which q was pay ing my good moneys
i;s5r.,' $50 you were itching jim, were
yon?" asked MI. Bel ellinger.;
SSSS This question q brought forth q
strong protest from the defence. Col.
Croft said it might be just as well FOL
the gentleman not to drop into the
vernacular Of the State (newspaper) il
alludtng to the defendant. ...i
Il /: Right here there was a lively debate
as to manners s,etiquette, courtesy and
kindred topics. It grew heated. as 1t
progressed and finally judge Gary had
to interpoSe and order the case to pro.
ceed. In q few minutes Head alluded
to the defendant as Jim, and Mr.. Bel.
linger called him down. i apollo.
gize," responded Mr.. Head, to the
great amusement. of the court.
Mr. Head also caused burst OF
laughter in the room by alluring tc
General q. =. Gnnter as the man
they called Ray, or something
like, that.n flss, ';s! -
The pace was too swift for the sick
juror and about 4 o'clock he began to
show signs of weakening. At 4:3O
Judge Gary saw that he could not
stand 1t any longer and ordered an
adjournment until $3.50 Friday morn
ing. ~
Two or three times during the trial
Wednesday Sheriff Caughman, who
carried bottle aud spoon, gave Mr..
Sharpe dose OF medicine.
After a lengthy argument by coun-
sci extending beyond the dinner re-
cess, the court ruled that the Cheshire
testimony was competent when the
witness made the statement before
the jury.
SEVERAL WITNESSES.
Fl The representative OF the State re-
ferred to, he said, was Mr.. Geer, sub
scription, solicitor for the paper, and
said the conversation with Mr.. Geer
occurred on train between Newberry
and Anderson. The witness was in
Col. Fillman's regiment, and on cross
examination said he paid particular
attention to the statement, as he
wanted TO tell MIR. Tillman what was
said. He said when he told the defen.
dant that he looked as il it hurt him,
and that he mace no reply.
The witness detailed the conversa-
tion which led up to what he stated
was said by Mr.. Geer, and which he
said began with an inquiry as to
whether the ''soldicr boys were. go
ing to support Mr.. Tillman.
Henry S. Head, of Augusta, Ca. !,
said he was in Columbia one year ago
this month, and that he was around
with Mr.. Tillman, and that after
parting with him and while in com
pany with II. B. Sims, a man whom
he did not know, but whom he was
subsequently told was N. G. Gonzales,
met them, and that Mr.. Gonzales ask.
ell him IT, he was the man who was
out riding with Mr.. 'Tillman.
told him 1 waS,n witness said,
adding:
IIe asked me where lie was at. ]
told him left him standing atthe
transfer station"
II. B. Sims, Of Graniteville, gave
similar testimony.
X. S. Anderson, OF Edgeiield, ar
employe nf the United States senate,
after stating that he was In Edge.
field during the summer of 1902
denied that he had held any con.
vcrsation with Mr.. Tillman in a liver,
stable in Edgefield, in which the ex.
preston get at him. was used, OF
that he had engaged in any coversa.
tion with Mr.. Tillman regarding
Mr.. Gonzales as testified to in this
trial.
jaime Davis, the last witness called
had but begun on his testimony when
Judge Gary ordered an adjournment,
that the juror might not be overtaX-
ed.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
When adjournment was had Wed
nesday, James Davis was on the stand.
He was put up to contradict atiidayits
made by Black, the Southern railway
employe who is in All Augusta hospi-
tai. He denied that on the occasion
Black referred to Tillman. showed a
pistol and said he intended to kill
Gonzales. lie said Gonzales name
was not mentioned at all.
When Mr.. Bcllinger took up the
mi ~ 1, =
a disposition to be Sassy" but Mr..
Bellinger plainly informed him that he
must be respectful, and II The was he
would be treated in the same way.
After that the witness was pleasanter
in his demeanor.
Ine cross s-examination brought out
some confusion as to dates and as to
who was present when the alleged con
versation took place. Last week wit
ness Terrell testified to the same
thing as Black. but Davis could not
say whether either Terrell or Black
came into the railGoad car while he
and Iiilman were cOnverSing; he knew
neither Of them.
The next witness was Mr.. Cole L.
Blcase, and attorney for Tillmau and
4 resident Of Newberry. lie told what
official positions he had held. He said
ne was with Tillman nearly every day
during the campaign, OF 1902 FIe pro-
duced memorandum book, which he
said showed where he had been each
day of the year. Referring to the
campaign meeting at Columbia, he
said he stopped at Wright's hotel as
the guest Of Col. John Il. Sloan. He
recalled the night DIR. E @ J..