The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-04-17
I7.f TRIAL r. A. PUT OF.
=. H. Tillman Gets q Continuance OF
His Case.
TWO MAIN WITNESSES a. SENT

Tho State scsists the Application for
Continuance, but is Ovcrru!cd
by the PrcsiiinE Judge
I1iugh.
The case against Jas. II. rillman
f'r the murder OF n. G. Gonzales
came up in the Court OF General Scs-
sions at Columbia on "Wednesday, and
On motion Of the defence was post
rone,l until tho July term Of Court
The State wishes the case to be
promptly tried and insisted that the
defence had not made sufficient
showing to gain a continuance.
The defence based its application for
Il continuance Of the case, first, on the
affidavit Of physicians that Capt. j. a. f.
White was too i'll to attend the Court;
that he was suffering from diabetes o..
ii serious type and partial paralysis:
aud, second on the ailitlayit that Miss
Mary Julia Roper was in New York
and could not be gotten here for the
Trial.
Capt. White in his affidavit used i'm
1hc application for bail SwOrc that II.
II. HOlZenback told him Of a convcr-
Sation with Mr.. Gonzales, in which he
said Mr.. Gonzales had told him UIol-
zenback) that he had madc Licutcn-
ant Governor Tillman show the
white feather on several occasions and
when he met him Inc would make him
slow 1t again"
Miss Mary Julia Roper is il trained
Nurse and she swore in an an,lavit
ilncd In the applica tion for bail Which
WAS declined, that while attending
Mr.. GonzaleS'S uncle she heard Mr..
Gonzales say that he had made
Licutenant-Goyerllo I'illman show
tile white feather and that lie would
du all in his power against him and
VAS exceedingly bitter in his dcnun-
citation of Mr.. Tillman."
The defence urged that it had tried
to get these Witnesses, but without
success.
The State urged that the defence
had not made a proper, full or salts
factory showing in its application for
continuance, and that if such show
ing were made OF what it was proposed
To prove by the absent witnesses il
might be admitted to facilitate the
hearing.
Judge lklug decided that sufficient
showing had been made by the defence
for a continuance of the case and 81
directed. @
~ PROCEEDINGS IsS DETAIL. n f
After the routine business of the
Court had been disposed OF Wcdncs-
day morning. Judge I<lugh said that
the first case on the docket was that
OF the State against James II. Till
man." AS soon as this announcement
was made Col. Geo. w. Croft, Of coun-
sci for the defence, arose and said:
Before the defendant is arragncd
we have Il motion to make on the part
OF the defendant. We understand,
may il please your Honor, that the
State expects to try this case at the
present term OF Court, and We regret
TO say that the defendant will be com
pclled 10 ask for Il continuance, be-
cause we find that two Of the most
material witnesses for the defence can
not attend at This term, owing TO the
severe sickness of one OF the witnesses,
Capt. D. "A. White, Of Edgclied, and
owing to the temporary absence. from
the State OF Miss Roper, OF Spartan
burg. We have the return of the
sheriff, showing that one of these
witnesses has been served and an at
tempt made to serve the other We
have also Il certificate sworn to by the
physician OF Capt. White, OF Edgclcld,
saying he is seriously illand confined to
his room, and it will he impractical for
him to attend this Court. The return
Of tho shortly Cho,vS knt NJ ;,r Do,>,,.
in New York She is Il citizen OF this
State. We are informed she is only
temporarily absent from The State,
and that she will he present at the
next term Of Court, when this case
will be tried. ask your IIonor's at
tention to the following certificate and
aflidayit: will ask Mr.. Nelson, who
is associated with me, to read these
atlidayils."
Mr.. Nelson read the aMdavits
printed below. The first affidavit was
IN connection with Col. White, which
rcad
Edgclield, S. c., April !, 1903 This
is to certify that j a White is suffer
ing from diabetes, of Il serious type;
also suffering from partial paralysis
ana lnc0ntlnencc OF urine, and con
iled 10 ms room ana under treatment
Butler Il Patterson.
Sworn to before me April I. 1908.
j. -. Allen, j. r., T.. G..
Alter this atlidavit had been read
ar. Nelson read this endorsement on
The subpoena for Miss Roper, the other
witness in the case. who is wanted:
hereby certify that have made
diligcnt search for Miss Julia Roper
and cannot find her in this county.
Am informed that she is in German
NlcmorIa Hospital, New York city,
n. y. John r. Werner, Sheriff. S. G.
April ,, 1908.
ANOTHER AFFIDAvIT.
State of South Carolina, County of
Richland. Before me personally APP
pcarcd George w. Croft, who being duly
sworn SAYS: That he is one OF The nti Or