The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
RELATION WITH GONZALES
Says the Editor Was Always '' Hostile Toward Him.
Explains Many Incidents Testified to and Tells of His Offering Cigar to Gonzales-other
 Witnesses Heard.

Lexington, s. C., Oct. s.-James H. Till man went upon the stand today as a witness in his own behalf. It was just one hour before adjournment that his counsel asked that the defendant pe called With perfect self-composure nc arose from his seat among his attorneys and placed himself at the clerks desk 10 take the oath. Although he was on the stand an hour he only fairly began 10 get over the vast amount of ground he must necessarily cover. It is predicted that he will be on the stand sil of tomorro" The defense has still more witnesses. Thirteen of their witnesses were nearo to- day.
 Tillman Begins Story. J, H. Tillman when re took the stand was asked by MT. Croft t3 explain this and that incident to which reference had been made during the trial Alter giv.ng his xplanation of the South Careiin Club incident he was asked with regard to any messages he may have sent to MT. Gonzales, saying that he had sent verbal message to him by George 5! Legare asking him (Gonzales) to meet him in Georgia. He said MT. Gonzaies wanted the invitation put in writing, but he was afraid it was a trap. He said also that he did not want to violate any of the dueling laws of his State. Answering further questions, the wit ness said that when he was correspondent in Washington for some Southern papers. MT. Gonzales was applicant for the posi- tion of Consul General to Shanghai and that he wrote his papers that MT. Con- gales would not be appointed and said he had some words with him in hotel lobby in Washington. As to the cigar incident, he said that on the next day he went mp to the hotal cigar stand and bought some cigars and turning around offered them to those standing there. He noticed MT. Gonzales then, he said. and saw he had made a mistake.
 Asked as to MT. Gonza1es's attitude to- ward his military career, he said: '''f
 Hated by Gonzales. Tt has always been bitter toward me: since I vas 21 years of sse.
 The question of his military carter and the comments of The State were then taken up. MT. Tillman stating among other things MT. Gonzales wanted to have him court martialed because of an incl dent when he related.
 Relative to the organization of a com pany of Indian scouts which has been referred to- the defendant said he wanted to organize such a company to take to the Philippines, but that President Mo Kinley and the army officers in Wash ington opposed it.
 Asked how he was treated by Mir. Con- gales in his campaign for Governor, the defendant replied: 'I think those editorials are fair samples of it.
 He denied that he had ever been a traitor to h is uncle and said he had not Intentionally been discburteous to the Senate. He was next asked what had been the attitude of Mir. Gonzales toward him prior to 1902. to which ne replied:
 T think the paper has been pretty we'll to a further question: said the editorials in The State had been extremely abu- sive to him.
 Edgefeld Evidence.
 James Davis of Edgefeld was on the stand when the trial of James H. Tilman was resumed today. He said he did not hear the defendant make any threats in the presence of c. D. Black while riding on a train from Johnston to Columbia. On cross examination he said he did not know Black.
 Col. L. Bease was asked to state what was said in the defendants room at the hotel in Columbia at the time pr. Adams was present. He said he was reading ed- itorials from The State on the night of August 20 or 21 of last year. He said pr. Adams advised defendant to go down to
  and that MT. Tillman replied that would not do. as he was Lieutenant Governor and would be impeached. Asked as to a statement made on the stand by Dr Adams witness said MT. Tillman said:
 "I'll SnuR His Light Out"
 You boys need not worry; if he attacks me I'll snuff his lift out with this.'
 Continuing. witness said that MT. Till mans response to something Mir. Con. ka1 N- hnxy Ia II. theatricals. was: If he attempts to car " out one of his threats I'll make it the d-dest tragedy that ever occurred in South Carolina"
 The witness said the remarks were made by defendant in response to state ments of threats reported to him.
 Asked if he knew whether the relations between Mir. GoGnzales and defendant were unfriendly, Colonel BleaSe said he had heard MT. Gonzales say that he did not want to he in the same room with Mir Tillman, He said he had heard MT. Tilman say on several occasions that he wanted to avoid difficulty with Mir Gonzales. Mir Tillman had a pistol on the night of the campaign meeting in Co., iumbia, witness said, because trouble at the opera house was anticipated and wit ness further said 1t was expected that MT. TiIlman would be attacked by MT. Gonzales, as it was expected MT. Tillman would reply to some of his editorials.
 IL Was a Bottle.
 J. H Mahaffy. a member of the State Legislature at the last session. said he saw a bottle neck sticking out of tna defendants pocket at the State house as defendant was about to leave there on the day of the shooting
 On cross-examination. he said the bottle was in a hip pocket and that it was the neck of a bottle and not the handle of a pistol. l. A. White and Richard H. Olsenbach testified that Mir. Gonzales told the for mer in the presence of the latter hat he had made MT. Tillman show the white feather and would do so again. The lat ter witness gave his version of the shoot ing.
 Holsonback, also of Edgeheld, told of the conversation which he said Mir. Con- zafes had with Mir. White relative D -.,.t.- Mr TuIrnan show the white