The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-10-15
ness said he told Mr.. Tillman that
night what had been said.

ness said he told Mr.. Tillman that
night what had been said.
Witness said he was just behind Sem
ator Talbird, Lieutenant Governor Till
man and Senator Brown, as they ap-
preached the transfer station in Co
lumbia en- the way down town from the
State House on January Is. He said az
ne crossed Gervais street he saw Mr..
Gonzales coming in the opposite direc-
ton on the outside CT the pavement.
He said Mr.. Gonzales crossed obliquely
to the left. He could have passed on
the outside, he said, instead OF cutting
Giagcnally across TO the inside. Wit
ness said he heard Mr.. Tiilman say, Il
got your message" He said that Mr..
Gonzales thrust mis- hand down deep in
his pocket and added that he thought
Mr.. Gonzales was going to shoot Mr..
Tillman. He heard TIE sii0t, but said he
did not see whece Mr. Tiliman drew
the pistol from. He said Lieutenant
Governor Tillran was in the middle.
The witness w2s closely questioned
and on crcss-eTamination. with special
reference to certain conversations with
persons named.
". C. Lorick testified that he was
Standing on the street across from the
transfer station; that he saw Mr.. Con-
zales coming up Main street: that he
saw Mr. Tillrcn and two other men
1m!nC in the opposite direction. He
said that when Mr. Gonzales got with
IN four or fge steps from Mr.. Tillman
ha changed his course obliqely. Wit
Jess saii Mr.. Gonzales had his right
,aad in his pocket and acted as If he
Tas trying to get it out He heard a
:eport. he said. and saw a pistol In the
iesendant'S hand.
On cross-examination the witness
said it was on the opposite side OF
the street from where he was that Po-
!imecan Boland arrested Mr.. Tillman.
Mrs. ". A. Evans testified that she
vas passing down Main street from the
State House on January is and that
as she passed the transfer station sac
saw Mr.. Gonzales coming iE the oppo-
site direction. She said t1at because
Of something she heard in The lobby OF
the State House she took particular
notice Of his attitude. manner and ex-
preston, and said his facial expression
was strained.
"
islasure from Spartanburg at the last
session. said he noticed the neck OF
bottle sticking out OF the defendants
pocket at he State House the day De-
to-e the shooting
J. H. TillEsr, when he took the
stand was asked by Mr.. Croft to ex-
plain this and that incident, to which
reference has been made during the
trial. After giving his explanation OF
the South Carolina Club incident he
was asked with regard to any message
he may have sent 10 Mr.. Gonzales, say
ing that he had sent g. verbal message
to him by George S. Legare asking him
(Gonzales) to meet him in Georgia
He said Mr.. Gonzales wanted the in
vitation put in writing. but he was
afraid it was trap. He said also that
he did not want to violate any OF the
duelins ! VS. Of his State. Answering
further questions the witness said that
when he was correspondent in Wash
ington for some Southern papers. Mr..
Gonzales was applicant for the posi-
ton OF consul general to Shanghai and
that he wrote his papers that Mr.. Con-
Zales would not be appointed and said
he had some hot words with him in
hotel lobby in Washington. AS to the
cigar incident, ne said that on the next
day hk went up to the hotel cigar stand
and bought some cigars and turning
around offered them to those standing
there. He noticed Mr.. Gonzales then,
he said, and saw he had made mis-
take.
Asked as to Mr.. Gonzales attitude
toward his military career, he said: 1T
has always been bitter toward me since
I was q years Old"
The question Of his military career
ard the comments Of The State was
then taken up. Mr.. Tillman stating
among other things that Mr.. Gonzales
wanted him court-martialed because OF
an incident which he related.
Relative to the organization OF a
company 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 Pres
ident Mckinley and army officers in
Washington opposed it.
Asked how he was treated by Mr..
Gonzales in his campaign for Govern
or the defendant replied:
Il think those editorials are fair
samples Of it."
He denied that he had ever been a
traitor to his uncle and said he had
not Intentionally been discourteous to
the Senate He was next asked what
had been the attitude OF Mr.. Gonzales
toward him prior to 1902, to which he
replied: 81 think the paper has been
pretty well devoted to me since $780,"
and in answer to a further question
said the editorials in The State had
been extremely abusive Of him.