Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-01-21

Il "NS ~fONOhbVA eohioo Ia Ahnbh Ou lHbt
Thursday afternoon, died to-day at 1.1o
O'Clock, after heroic treatment on the
part of eminent physicians to save his life.
| Death came peacefully, In striking con-
trast to the stirring Incidents which had
always marked the career OF the distin-
gaished patient. Surrounded by his
wife, two brothers and the devoted staff
OF his paper, the wounded man passed
from life to death without struggle,
having been unconscious for hours.
| Throughout the oity thousands were
waiting in breathless suspense for the
announcement of the end. For hours
crowds had pressed close to the bulletin
boards and hundreds surged through the
dying mans home. About the house
were many who eagerly questioned all
who came from the bedside.
HEROIC TREATMENT USED.
Shortly after midnight the physicians
In attendance announced alarming symp-
toms in the case of their patient. Mr..
Gonzales was seized with violent nausea
and nervousness, accompanied by pain
and vomiting.
The bulletin was given out that unless
instant relief was secured death was in
evitable. The announcement came as a
sudden shock to the city, encouraged In
| AOaio Va WIZ hisbo Wy hopciui
| bulletins.
AS the night wore on the patients con-
dition became desperate, and at 7 o. clock
it was published from the bulletin board
that all hope had been abandoned, and it
was only question of waiting for the
end. The physicians continued their
heroic work, however, and doubtless sus-
tanned life for several hours after the
hand OF death was already upon the
patients brow.
FAMILY Is SUMMONED.
It was reported at II O'Clock that Mr..
Gonzales was dying, and the Immediate
members of his family were summoned
to the hospital.
All efforts attempted by the physicians
to save his life proved futile, and Mr..
Gonzales continued to grow weaker until
ten minutes past one, when the physi-
clans announced that death had come.
1t is announced that his death was due
to septic poisoning from the wound in
the liver. After the last examination of
the doctors at IL o'clock, it was declared
there were no hopes for Mr.. Gonzales.
A solution of formaldehyde was in
jected at 1890 as last resort, but there
was no improvement in his condition
and AS last means to save his life, the
physicians made an injection of one
tiftieth of grain of formaline direct into
his veins in the hope of preventing
blood poisoning, but the operation also
proved futile.
Mr.. Gonzales was unconscious during
the morning, and never rallied through
out the operation.
The body of Mr.. Gonzales has been
taken in charge by Coroner Green.
SORROW IS UNIVERSAL.
In the city and State there is universal
sorrow, although the town is quiet, ex-
cept for the great crowds around the
bulletin boards discussing the details OF
the tragedy.
The Story Of the Tragedy.
Columbia, Jannary 15.-It was just O
few moments before O'Clock when the
cry was passed along the streets that
"Jim Tillman had shot N. q. Gonzales" /"
1t was shocking and startling an
nouucement. 1t went like thrill
through all Columbia and there was q
rush toward the scene of the tragedy to
learn the facts and the condition of the
distinguished editor. The office of The
OF the shooting and it took but few
moments for great throng to assemble
in front OF the newspaper office.
TWO PISTOLS.
The excitement and the indignation
on the streets was intense. Policeman
Boland Immediately after the shooting ar
| rested Lieutenant Governor Tillman and
took him to police headquarters, where
he was relieved of two pistols--the one
with which he shot Editor Gonzales and
second large revolver of 38 calibre.
| From the police station he was taken 10
the county Jail.
There was no conflict, and the only
! attributed cause for the shooting by
Lieutenant Governor Tillman is that
during the recent primary election
Editor Gonzales opposed Lieutenant
Governor Tillman in his race for Gov
ernor and in that editorial opposition
Editor Gonzales had been severe in his
opposition.
THE PROBABLE CAUSE.
During the progress of that campaign
Editor Gonzales in his fight to defeat
Mr.. Tillman had editorially called him a
denounced him as Criminal candidate"
and proven 'liar." 1t was this and
other such editorial expressions, it is
supposed, that goaded Mr.. Tillman to
the desperate deed of to- day. This was
in August last, and since the first pri-
mary, August 26, 1902, Editor Gonzales
has had nothing to say about Mr.. Till
man except to comment on the result of
tho primary.
Editor Gonzales and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Tillman have passed each other in
full view since the opening of the present
session of the General Assembly on
Tuesday, but there had been no en-
counter, no word passed, no nod or
recognition of any kind, and to-day it
came like a thunderclap out of peace
full sky when the shot was fred. 1t was
absolutely unexpected and all thought
that whatever soreness there was as a
result of the primary of last August had
passed away, but it seems otherwise. :.
THE STORY.
AS to the shooting that is simple
story. Lieutenant Governor Tillman met
Mr.. Gonzales on the street, drew his pis-
tol and fired into him. There was no
fuss or feathers, but when at close range
rillman opened fire, wiped his pistol on
his coat sleeve, took aim as IL to fire a
second time, changed his mind and let
his pistol fall to his side. Tillman was
perfectly cool and collected, sober and
unexcited to all appearances. Mr.. Con
zales was unarmed. The shock from the
magazine. pistol paralyzed him, and as he
saw the deadly weapon aimed at him.
perhaps for fatal bullet, he cried out:
Shoot again, you coward" Mr.. Con
zales was in no way armed and had no
pistol. If his life be spared, perhaps
that expression which may have spared
the second bullet was the magic of the
occasion. Mr.. Gonzales is a man of
robust health, strong physique and
active, all of which are In his favor.
AS he fell against tho nearby transfer
station to steady himself Mr.. Jas. Sims
and Mr.. Gamewell LaMotte came rush
ing up and gave Mr.. Gonzales support,
! and helped him to the business Office OF
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