The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-08
IN BEHALF
 OF PULLMAN Witnesses Testify at Lex ingtOn. GONZALES MADE THREATS Evidence That He Carried
 Pistol for Defendant. Editorials from The Columbia State, Showing Alleged Malise Toward
 the lieutenant Governor,
 Are Read to the Jury.
GONZALES MADE THREATS

Lexington, S. C.. Oct. 1.-The defense | in the case of J. H. Tliman entered upon the presentation of its side of the case. Solicitor Thurmond having announced when the trial was resumed today that | the State would rest. No further testf- mony was offered by. the State. Nine witnesses for the defense were heard to- day It Is estimated that the defense will consume the remainder of the week with it's witnesses. Juror Sharpe, who has been sick for the past three days. was | able to sit through today, although court was adjourned an hour earlier on his account.
 Counsel for the defendant first renewed | the motion made early in the trial that l the court instruct the jury to disregard all testimony given by witnesses for the State showing a weapon in the posses sion of the defendant prior to the shoot I be competent.
 More Editorials Read. | Editorials from The Columbia State re- ferring to the defendant were read by the counsel for the defense and offered in evidence. The court in ruling upon a point in controversy stated to the jury that the purpose for which the editorials were being read to the jury was to show the feeling that existed between the de- fendant and Gonzales. l The first witness called by the defense was T. D. Mitchell who lived in Colum- bia in 1902. He testified that he had a conversation with N. c. Gonzales relative to J. H. Tilman. Reciting what, he stated, Gonzales said concerning the de- fendant. The witness said among other things;
 He said can slap his face and he would not resent it." and he said, Eff he ever bats his eyes at me I'll fill him so full of lead that he win never tote It of. . The witness said that he subsequently told MT. Tlllman what he stated Mir. Gonzales said to him. On cross examine ton he said he forced the congregation on MT. Gonzales.
 "Would Kill the Rascal.v A. K. Flowers. who formerly was q street car conductor in Columbia. testi- | lied that during the summer of 1902 MT. Gonzales and three other men were rid- l ing on his car. He said that while he was collecting fares they were discussing politics, and that he heard Mir. Gonzales say if Mir. Tlllman was elected he would never be seated Witness aded that he heard Mir. Gonzales say he would kill l the rascal"
 On cross examination witness said that he had not told of this until two months ago, and said that he first wrote of 1t to the defendant.
 l P. H. Hughes of Warrenton stated that he and some other men, naming them. met Mir. Gonzales in Main Street in Columbia during the campaign of 1902. Witness said he asked MT. Gonzales at that time if he did not think he was do- ing MT. Tillman a great injustice, and that Mir. Gonzales replied he would do greater injustice after the election, and it ought to be lead"
 August Blalock verified testimony given by P, w. Hughes of Warrencon.
 Cheshire Testimony. N. B. Cheshire, a printer on an Ander- son, s. C., newspaper was asked to state what he told MT. T1llman at campaign meeting in Anderson in 1900 Objection was raised by counsel for the State on the ground that the statement was not made by Mir Gonzales and consequently flearsAy The jury was sent out when the witness said: 'I told him repre- sentative of The State (newspaper) told me that Gonzales carried a gun for him and that he had better not jump on him with a stick for if he did he would get h. shot out of him."
 After a lengthy argument by counsel extending beyond the dinner recess the court ruled that the testimony was com petent and the witness made the state ment before the jury.
 The representative of The State refer red to, he said. was MT. Geer, subscrtp- tion solicitor for the paper, and said the conversation with MT. Geer occurred on train between Newberry and Anderson. The witness was in Colonel Tillman's regiment, and on cross examination said he paid particular attention to tine state ment as he wanted to tell Mir. Tillman what was said. He said when he told the defendant that he looked as If 1t hurt him and that he made no reply. The witness detailed tine conversation which led up to what he stated was said. by Mir. Geer and which he said began with an inquiry as to whether ''the sol- dier boys" were going to support MT. Tillman.
 Talked With Gonzales.
 Henry S. Head of Augusta. Ga. said he was in Columbia, one year ago this month, al d that he WIS around with Mir. Tillman and that after parting with ham and while in company win IT. B. Slmms, man who he did not know but whom he was subsequently told was N. c. Con- zaIes met them. MT. Gonzales. he said asked him if he was the man who was out riding with Mir. T;llrnan.
 'T told him I was," witness said, ad dirR;
 "He asked me where ne was. tod him I left him standing at the transfe: station"
 H. B simms of Granitoville gave simi- lar tt ttstilnony.
 R. S. finders. of Edgeheld, an em. ploye of the United States Senate, after stating that he was in Edgeheld during the summer of 1902. denied that he had held any conversation with Mir. TIlman in livery stable in Edgefleld in which the expression. Get at him" was used or that he had engaged in any conver- sation with Mir. Tillman regarding MT. Gonzales as testified to in this trial.
 James Davis, the last witness called had just begun his testimony when Judge