The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-10-24
TO AUTHORITIES IN ORDER
TO GET SMALL REWARDs
FOR HIS RECAPTURE.
Since his Acquittal, They Boon
Tilman for Governor Of South
Carolina-Intensity of
Scene in Court Room
After Acquittal.

After Acquittal.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct 2O-Attorney
Warren Grice of Pulaski, repre-
senting Amos Caruthers, in his PEE
tition Tor the reward of $3.50 for
giving bis son, Thomas Caruthers,
an escaped murderer, over to the
called on Governor Terrell yester-
day to request the reward. The
Caruthers are extremity poor and it,
was learned yesterday that the eld-.
er Caruthers gave up his son in
order to get money enough to pay
for the defense of his case.
Tom Caruthers was sentenced to-
hang on O;t 16, and at the time Of
his escape, few of his neigh bors.
| were sorry. The CONSERVATION in
the neighborhood was great when
old Amos Caruthers came forward.
to demand the reward for return-
| ing his own son to the gallows.
| Amos CAruthers sought at the
| time of the first trial to procure
legal talent of the best kind for the
defense of his son but failed. Gov.
Terrell would not say whether the
theory of Amos Caruthers motives
would have any effect on the Case:
Lexington, S. c., Oct 20-James
Fl. Tilman was acquitted today by
/ a jury of the murder of n. G. Con,
zsles, editor of the Columbia State.
Before he had been free man an
hour he friends and admirers from
Edgefeld and surrounding coun-
ties were booming him for governor
to succeed Gov. Haywood.
For nineteen hours the jury
wrestled with the problem of Til
mans guilt and Innocence. When
the first ballot was taken by the
Jury at 2 o'clock yesterday they
stood ten for acquittal and two for
COP viction. The two nen were ar
gued With, appealed to and rea-
soned with, but to no effect, until
about five o'clock. this morning,
when one of them J.. B. Jumper,
agreed to vote for acquittal.
This situation continued until
| 10 O'Clock this morning when Milt-
on Sharpe agreed 10 vots<with his
comrades for verdict of "not
guilty"
AS Sheriff Caughman came out
of the court house the crier: began
calling the lawyers who represent
ed the state and defense. This was
the signal for the hundred or more
friends of Tilman, who had spent
all night sitting about the court
house waiting for verdict. They
tramped in taking the seats at the
railing separating the space reserv-
ed for the bar from the rest of the
room.
Tilman's most intimate friends
surged about him as he took his
seat beside the council. They all
believed he had been acquitted and
men with pistols, known to be dead
shot, took positions about the court
room to watch all persons known
to be unfriendly to Tilman, and ev.
en- those who were not personally
known to him. One of the tele-
graph operators brought here dur
ing the trial was in the court room
as the verdict was brought in.
Standing by him was, relative Of
Tilman's who had been stationed |
there by Tilman's, request as the
man was unknown. Later the
friend of Tilman explained to- the
operator why he had watched him
SO closely.
"James 81. Tilman, stand up"
said the clerk, unfolding the ver-
dict. Tiimanro toshis feet, pale |
but self-possessed. So tense was
the feeling that only the rustling
of the paper in the clerks hands
could be heard. The clerk read the
verbage until he reached the ver-
dict.
"We, thejury, find James Il.
Tilman not guilty." cried the clerk.
'sWhoopee-e-ep yelled an ardent
Tilman man in the rear of the room /
"Hurrah for Jim Tilman,'
ARREST that man." commanded
Judge Gary, but after shouting.
the man made jump for the door
and ran down the stairs and into F
the street.
Tilman heard the verdict ap.