The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-21
was Jnagaled and Did Not Antiei-
Date Troab bIa- TilLnaa Had
Two Pistols.

ssae Snsire Soush may ena gnat Drill
;;ffss. but If Sse best OF surgeons,
bess os care and the most aroen5 Of
ers and wishes avail for sught,
fe will be saTed.
Was Just 8 few moments before z
eek xlasa the cry vas passed along
be ssTeass that : jim q Imam had
aas Gonzales. st sEas a
and startling announcements.
en Ike i thrill through all Co
8. and there vas ruSa towards
scene OF the tragedy TO learn the
and Sbe condition OF the d1s-
ed victim The Office OF the
5a The safne block as the scene
as shooting and il took but few
moments for great throng to as
nbl9 II front Of the newspaper
slhe excitement and the Indsg-
81 on the streets was intense.
81 n Arrested.
Policeman Boland Immediately after
oofislg arrested Lieutenant Gov
II1aan and took hin TO police
ead auaiteEs, where ne vas renewed
os two pi stcis-she one Wi5h which ne
EdStor Gonzales and 8 second
zg6 revolver Of 338-caEbre. From she
station he was takel to the
iaiI, where be Is tonight In
protection Of the officers.
USE OF The SHOOTING.
sra Ess nc conflict, and the only,
oused cause for the shooting by
tenant Governor Iillmaa is that
tbs recent primary election
s5nzales opposed llentenant
iiilrnan In his race for Coy
eEncr ard Il that editorial oppcsltion
soazales has been severe IN
lis opposi esoE.
urlug The progress OF that campaign.
Gonzales IN his fight to defeat
linsan had edi6oEially called.
dsba unehe, blaekguard. = and
Fact GaRons mated him as 4 Grim
candidate, and proven : liar:' =
Tas this and other sach editorial
pressioas; II is supposed That
oa6ad aSr. Iiilliman to the desperate
eaa c today. This was III August
and since the 6rst pSimarg, August
S82 Esdi5or Gonzales has had
nozhng to say aboHt Mr.. Tilman. ex-
to comment on the result OF the
slary
Editor Gonzales and Lieutenant
ssreraor Efllrnaa have passed each
II fu.H riem since the opening OF
Dreseat session oc the General
but there Bas been no en-
ne word passed. no nod or re-
uni ton ef any kind, and today It
sas like 4 thunder clap ont Of clear
aheR the shot was hred. 1t was
ssoguteIT unexpected as all thought
&c whatswer soreness there was as a
esnfs Of the primary of last August
hsd passed aVFay!, but ls seems otner-
ms DELIBERATE ACT.
h, Tie shooting that is a simple
Lieutenant GovernoE Tillman
Gonzales on the street, dew
DisEol and fred into him. There
no fuss, but when atsa close range
ilInsan opened fire, wiped his
psso On his coat sleeve, took aim as
frs second time, changed his
mad ard Let his pistol fail to MS SIDE.
sens Governor TllsEnan was per-
cool and collected, sober and
xci5ed to al appearances.
GONZALES UNARMED.
Gonzales vas unarmed and on
ay sIs his lunch. The shock from
be magazine pistol paralyzed him
as Mr. Gonzales saw the deadly
apon aiEaed at. him again, perhaps
fatal bullet, he cried cut,
again, yoa coward. . If his
Ie Sc spared that expression, which
aus preFen5ed a second bullet, was
shs sagic OF the occasion.
. Gonzales IS a man Of robust
hes46G, strong physique and actiTe, al
m which are n his favor.
he fell against the nearby trans
station to steadF himself Mr.. James
sims and Mr. GameaeN LaMotte came
rFssairc M and gave Mr.. Gonzales
a5rort. and helped him TO the busl-
sss Office Of the newspaper that Mr..
Sonzaiss had labored so hard and SC
fully to establish and make q lead,
80 factor IN the affairs OF MS State.
eYe, With his head resting on
bundle Of newspapers, ne requested gha'
hss wife be sent for, aac 10 strlcken
friends, most of whom were IN tears
be told the story Of the tragedy. LIE.
~. Taylor, DIR. +. y. Aendah'
LII EhLEpoG ano OI. q. DsA''Sooo
ers soon II his side, aaa IN Re"
moments there were half a dozen OF
more physicians az his side doing al
hey conld to save life. It was prompt
decided ebatthe only hope was to per,
form an operation and get the true
course of The bullet, and to repair the
ssrious. but the unknown, damage,
G..azales repeated bis account
egactaess Of detail. :
sl,Saaaat Governor Tllman wa:
lslsss ior statement, but said he hae
advised by counsel to say alb
felq nothing and he followed thell
ice to the letter.
STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
hers appears to be I'd conflict a.
Ehe essential features Of the tragedy
G.. Gonzales was walking nome
I5s9aa from his ofice to MS laach. Z
s. home he had to 20 down MAR
rsgs to Geryais and then turn cas-
% down that street. Mr. Con
szas as ugsal, walking to NJ