The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23

Of the tragedy. Mr.. N. G.. Gonzales
was going home alone from his u!lce
TO his lunch. 70 20 home he had tn
go down Main street to GcrvaiS aud
Then turn east and go down that
, street. Mr.. Gonzales was as usual
walking. Lieut.. Gov. Tilllnan left the
State house just after adjourning.
He had presided at the senates scs-
sion and remained around the senate
chamber for q while. AS lie came
out OF the State house he was accom-
panied by Senator Talbird Of Beau
fort, and Senator Brown of Darling
ton, and lie was joined on his way UP
town by Congressman-elect Wyatt
Aiken and former Representative
! DOminick.
Tue meeting was just at the turn
OF main and GervaiS streets on tho
north side Of the street, just at the
street car. transfer station. There
was no encounter, no fist fighting, no
laying on OF hands. Lieut.. Gov. Till
man, the testimony now all seems to
he, simply drew his revolver and fired
into Editor Gonzales. Most Of those
who saw the affair say thare was moth
ing said until after the shot. One Of
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman's escort slys he
thinks Mr.. Tillman said, II received
your message" and then fired. IIe is
not certain ON this but thinks SO. The
other escort OF Mr.. Tillman says he
did not hear anything and did not
see the affair but thinks he would
have heard any words as he was in
the very midst Of the affair. Two or
three Others say they heard nothing
until after the firing OF the pistol.
MIR. GONZALES STATEMENT.
| Mr.. Gonzales himself gave per-
fectly plain and explicit statement OF
the whole affair prior To being put
under the anacsthetcs and ne was
very emphatic in saying that he had
not sent any message TO Lieut.. Gov.
Tillman ut any time and that Mr..
Tillman said nothing until after lie
lad fired and then after the shot he
, said something about taking him
(GonzalcS) at his word. Mr.. Gonzales
took this to mean that Mr. Ti.lman
told him that he was settling old is
sues face to face with him. Mr.. Con
zales is certain that nothing was said
uuGil after the shot was fired. After
the FIRST shot Mr. Gonzales tottered to
the transfer station, against which he
leaned. Tillman was still pointing
, his pistol at him, whereupon Mr.. Con
, zalcS said: Shoot again, you cow
! ard" Then Lieut.. Gov. Tillman
! lowered his pistol and walked away.
THE WOUND.
There was only one shot fired and
that entered the right side between
the eighth and ninth ribs and passed
through the fore part Of the body,
4 coming out above the free border or
] the ribs. AT first IL WAS Thought the
: bullet had gone through the body
| from tic front to the back, but it did
c not, as it went through the fore part
e Of the body, entering above the vest
: pocket on the right and coming out
s below and behind the vest rocket on
e-i the left side. The bulict,M}ls picked
c (up ON the pavement and il seems to
: be bright and new and in no way bat
c tered. IL was Il bullet from what Is
|, said to be Il long range German make
Z magazine pistol. III.
AFTER THE SHOOTING.
I. Tillman after the shooting walked
: out into the middle or tile street
where he was arrested and taken tC
the station house on GcrvaiS street.
lie was met there by several Of his
, friends but said nothing. The police
, took from him the long range maga-
!, zine pistol which had one empty cart.
ridge and a large Colts revolver. Just
= as soon as Mr.. Gonzales was taken
hi nNf INr ~ I
) rived and made the wounded man
: comfortable. DR.. Griffith and DR..
Coward were the first to give medical
assistance and gave an injection to
: relieve The intense pain. Gradually a
: pallor stole oyer the face Of the Strick-
ell man but he seemed anxious to talk
and to give the story or the shooting
lie answered all inquiries and inquired
! particularly about the members OF his
devoted family, all OF whom had by
, this time arrived.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
DR.. Ii. w. Taylor, the eminent
physician, was placed in charge and
| it was promptly decided that an op-
/: Grafton would have TO be performed.
u Arrangements were made to take MIR.
IOiiLulcS w Ulic COlulllDla hospital.
He stood the trip elegantly and after
S being taken into the building his
pulse registered u, and ut no time
had itgOne below GO.
TIE OPERATION.
i 1T was exactly two hours after the
: shooting that Mr. Gonzales WAS placed
, on the operating table. The opera
! tion lasted about two hours. The
! patient bore the operation well and
! after being put in bed had Il pulse OF
Il5-l20 and aspirations OF 3l The
operation was done by DR.. LeGrand
Query, assisted by DR.. Lindsay
Peters and DR.. }. II. Mcintosh. DR..
ID. ;. Pope gave the anacSthctic. DR..
R. w. Taylor was chief consultant,
with DR. G. W. Barron and half Il
dozen other Columbia physicians were
present, among them DR.. j. W. Bah
> cock, Dr. Gibbcs. DR.. philpot, DR..
, Watson. Or. GrilllLh and DR.. Fish
burnc. Before the operation Mr..
/ Gonzales spoke To the physicians about
himself and made some suggestions.
L y srATEMENT.
; In Il statement Mr. Gonzales made