New-York tribune., 1903-01-16
TlLLMAN SHOT EDITOR.
RESULT OF OLD FEUD.
Lieutenant Governor of South Caro-
lima 47rested-I'ak of Lyncang.

HIGu an tStCU Il UuI W IDftl"tS'
Columbia, S. c.. Jan. 15.-N. G. Gonzales,
Editor of 1.-The Columbia State and one of the
most prominent politicians in the State, was
shot down in the street here to-day at o'clock
by Lieutenant Governor James H. Tillman The
wound is regarded fatal.
Mr.. Gonzales his way home to dinner
from the office, when he met by Tillman,
accompanied by two State Senator'S
1t is said that not word was spoken the
editor and Lieutenant Governor met face to
face. Tillman then drew a revolver according
to eye witnesses, and, placing it close to the
body of Gonzales fired, without word of warn
ing Gonzales staggered, and then. catching
his balance, turned toward the man who shot
him.
Tillman held the smoking revolver in his
hand, with the rnuzz1e pointing at the wounded
man.
"Cowardr' shouted Gonzales, he was caught
by men who had rushed to his assistance.
The bullet entered the editors right side and
went entirely through the body. TiIlman, after
the shooting, walked away wiping his revolver
on his coat. AS he attempted to throw the
weapon away he was placed under arrest. Con
zales was hurriedly carried to the office of "The
State" where medical aid summoned.
Wild excitement prevailed in the city, and
thousands congregated at the scene of the
shooting and at the newspaper office. After
ward the wounded editor removed to hos
pital. Open threats are made to lynch Till
man, and it is understood that the friends of
Gonzales are rallying in different parts of the
city.
The i'll feeling between the Lieutenant Gov
ernor and the Editor of THE State" had been
brewing for some time, and followed a severe
denunciation of Tillman which Gonzales made
in the columns of his paper and on the stump.
The feud between the two men, however, first
grew out of a fist fight between United States
Senator B. r. Tillman, uncle of the Lieutenant
Governor and Senator McLaurin, on the floor
of the United States Senate,
Major Micah Jenkins, who had served with
Roosevelt's Rough Riders in Cuba, and who had
won a record for bravery and merit, was to
have been presented with sword by the peo-
pie of South Carolina, in recognition OF MS
courage and the fame which he had won Tor
his State in the Spanish war. The presentation
was to have been made by Lieutenant Governor
Tillnan.
When President Roosevelt withdrew his IN
vtation to state dinner in washington De
cause of the fight Senator 1illman had IN 'he
United States Senate, the Lieutenant Governor
refused to present the sword to Lieutenant
Jenkins.
urcrs of his paper and bitterly denounced the
lieutenant Governor. He repeated these de-
nunciations on many different occasions, ana
even dared Mr. Tillman to deny the charges
which he had made. These editorials were
spread all over the South and made a deep
ser sation. a.
The feeling between the two men was very
deep and bitter and, although they had never
before had a personal encounter, trouble was
expected. and the friends of the two men have
been looking for a serious outcome of the case
The Editor of 1.-The State comes of family
noted in this section of the country for courage
and nerve He himself went to Cuba before the
Spanish American War and enlisted as scout
with General Gomez. doing notable work for the
insurgent army.
At 8 o'clock the condition of Gonzales was
practically unchanged. Pulse, 130; respiration.
80: temperature 80 1-J.
Two hours after the shooting Gonzales was
placed on the operating table. The patient bore
the operation we'll In a previous statement
said that to avoid a collision with Till
man. who was walking with two Senators. he
cut across the pavement and passed by without
touching or speaking, and that Tillman pulled
his pistol or had it in his hand and fired Con
Zales said he saw Tillman two days before and
the latter him. AS 10 sending any message
TO Mr.. Tillman he said, he had not done so, and
that he was positive that Mr. Tilman fired
before he said word.
The most serious part of the wound is the cut
ting of the transverse colon for about an inch
and half. almost severing the intestine. This,
and the three other wounds of the intestines.
were carefully sewed. After the operation the
physicians reported that the patient stood the
ordeal we'll and that the operation was as sue
cessfu as il could be.
AT midnight the surgeons issued the toilo"lhs
bulletin as TO Mr. GonZales's condition;
Pulse. 12l; respiration, 81; resting easily