The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-07
The Lexington Dispatch
Wednesday, October 7, 1903.


Our report OF the human ttiai
closed last Wednesday with the rul-
ing admitting as competent evidence
what is termed 1.-THE Dying Declare.
ton" of MIR. Gonzales made in the
editorial Office Of the State newspa'
per.
The prosecution resumed the ex-
animation of it's witnesses by put
ting on the stand Drs. Taylor and
Mcintosh who testified at length as to
the physical condition OF Mr.. Con
zales during their connection with
the case. The former was cross ex-
amined at length upon the uses OF
and effects Of morphine, n:tro-glyce-
,rine, whiskey and strychnine upon
the human system, as we'll as the
proper quantities that should be ad-
ministsred.
Measrs. Wallace and Hogt, OF the
States force Of employees. were re-
cslled, and during the testimony OF
the latter, the "dying declaration OF
MI. Gonzales was put in as evidence,
which reads as follows:
@ Mr.. Bellinger: I believe you
stated that you were in the Office OF
The State publishing company with
MI. N. g. Gonzales the day that he
was shota A. Yes, sir.
Q. DID he upon the occasion con-
corning which you have been cues.
toned before his honor this morning.
make any statement concerning the
circumstances Of the shooting! A.
Yes, sir. Please state to the jury
what that statement was? A. He
said that he had left The State Office
to 90 to dinner; he was walking along
Main street towards the State capitol,
and be got nearly to- the city railway
transfer station when he saw Jim
Tilman coming from the capitol with
two M whom he didn't recognize;
he said there were several people.
standing around the corner, and thst
he saw if he kept on his course along
the edge of the pavement he would
brush against these men, and, to
avoid them, he cut diagonaliy across
the pavement towards the corner OF
the transfer station, and as he was
going across he saw Tillman pull Q
big pistol and shoot. He said that
he turned and faced him and ex-
claimed. sShoot again, you coward.
You have killed me-" He looked
Tillman in the face and Tillman held
the pistol at him but didn't shoot; he
said that then some gentlemen ran
up and helped him; he said that just
as he shot-just about the time Till
man shot-that he, Tillman, sxclaim-
ed, ST have done what you said," or
81 have taken you at your word" or
something like that.
P. Is that all that was said then
and there by Mr.. Gonzales? A.
That was all that he said at that time
in relation to this particular affair.
@. And that was on the day of the
shootings A. Yes, sir.
@ In The State oficea A. Yes,
sir; that was hardly half an hour
after the shooting.
@. Who was present when this
statement was made to you? A. 1
don't know that there was anybody;
if there was anybody I couldn't say
who was in hearing at that time, be-
cause I was not paying any attention
to anybody but MI. Gonzales.
@. Well, sir, was that statement
taken down in writing? A. No, sir.
@. It wasn't? A. No, Sir.
@. Where was he when he made
this statement! A. He was lying on
the floor towards the rear of the
business Office of The State.
Cross examination by Mr.. Nelson:
@ What were the last words he
said that Mr.. Tillman used in him ?
A. He didn't seem to be certain
about that himself.
n Won ropsefed snme words lust