The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-10-08
THE TILLMAN TRIAL.
End of First Week in a Famous
Case.
STATE RESTED ON SATURDAY,
7uch Testimony Given By State
witnessesIfhe Defense's First
Witness,
Fourth Day.

hO Icui u! hdy VI bHF Il idi vi
II. Tillman. charged with the murder
Of Editor Gonzales. which was cIost !
with the adjournment 0: court was
taken up almost wholly with the read
ing Of editorils from The State flas
which were placed in evidence Tues
day 1t was not anticipated when the
reading was begun that one-half the
time would be consumed that YVES
taken, and even then there are about
two columns yet to be read. 1t is esti
mated that some 30 columns were read
during the day. The papers from
which the editorials were read ron
from the first Of April to the end of
February. 1902. Twice during the day
Judge Gary suspended court momen-
tarily because Of the strain on the jI"-
ors, who listened intently throughout
G. J. Terrell, the editor of a news
paper at Johnston, S. c., was among
the first witnesses Friday.
"Mr. Terrell, | wish you would state
to the jury whether you ever heard
James n. Tillman make any threat
against Gonzales" said Solicitor Thur
mond.
After stating that he had and in
answer to a quC-ciOn saying it was on
the streets of EGgefeld, just before the
beginning OF the campaign Of last sum-
mer, witness was asked to state what
he said, when he made the first state
ment.
1--WE were walking along, and | spoke
to him about his health and his i'm
prOvement from his trip, and as we
neared the office door and we had been
discussing some printing he wanted
done, he made the remark that he was
going to run for Governor and WAS 60
ing to be elected, and if that -----
--, referring to Mr.. Gonzales, with
several pretty severe Oaths, attacked
him like he had been doing that he
was going down and kill him like
a dog. | demonstrated with him about
that. told him | thought it would be
wrong in principle and every way, and
the best thing he could do, if he had
given him any insult Or cause for any
thing like that, was to go down there
and tackle him man and man and give
him what he thought was needed. He
said no, that he was going down there
and give him no more show than he
would a mad dog
Did you at any other time hear him
make a threat?" the solicitor asbeS
Yes, sir" witness replied. He theI
said, in answer to questions, that it
was on train going to Columbia, and
that o. D. Black was present. In
answer to an inquiry from the solic-
itor, the witness said "Black and
were talking, and Colonel Tillman
came up, and l introduced them. l
said. Colonel this is Mr.. Black, do you
snh I'm
Black and slapped him on the shoul-
der or leg. slapped him that way (in-
dicating) and from that the conversa-
ton went on on general topics until
presently he referred to what he called
the Gonzales matter l want it dis
tlnctly understood, l am not trying to
quote verbatim what was said, but
am just giving an idea of my recollec-
tion Of the words that were used. He
said, Black, old boy, am going to cs
what | said about that old fellow. am
going to put an end to his way Of abus-
ing me, slandering me, etc, like that.
l am going to put stop to it, some
thing like that; l don't remember the
exact words"
Asked as to any other statements
the witness said, "On the day they
were canvassing the returns in COlum-
bia. | went to Columbia to make a
trial for advertising. l was standing
in front of the Attorney Generals Of
fee, talking at the time to Attorney
General Gunter and Secretary of State
CAN'T and Watson-I think his initials
are F. J. Mr.. Watson, of The State
E. j., think are his initials. All four
Of US were talking, and just as Tillman
came up CAN'T and Gunter walked off
and Colonel TiIlman, addressing Wat
son, made some statements. He said
that sCOundred -- with some Odths
before it-in that building yo1der had
attacked him. He went on to say about
his attacking him and being unjust to
him, and made some threat, don't re-
member the nature Of it, but he said
he had had as much of it as he was
going to have, and made some demon
strative threat and told Watson: You
can tell him that if you want Watson
declined to do it. He said: I wish you
would do it, l made it with the inten-
ton of it going to him. in a demon
strative way. that way (indlcating)
and Watson declined to do it."
The testimony of DR.. Adams was tc
the effect that Tillman, in Interview
had said he would snuff his Coma
le's) life out with this referring tt
pistol. Several other witnesses were
put on the stand for the State.
The first week Of the Tillman tria
closed with Saturday. The State
practically exhausted its evidence. OF
which most was only in cCrrober
ton of that already given. The de
fense opened with its first witness.
The defendants witnesses heare
Saturday was Mary J. Roper, who wa:
formerly from Elgefsld. but is nov
| living in New York. During the yea
1902 she had charge, she said, of an in
firmary at Spartanburg, and nursef
Captain Raphael Elliott. an uncle o
N. G. Gonzales. Mr.. Gonzales, sh'
! said visited his uncle at the lnflrm
ary there, and when asked if she hat
| heard Mr.. Gonzales make any refer
| ence to Mr.. Tillman in his converse
tions with Capt. ELLIOTT, she replie'
| in the affirmative, stating what sh
| testified he said concerning Mr.. Till
| man. In her direct examination tn
| witness made this further statement
! "He asked me if l considered Co
Tillman a brave man: told him
| certainly did; he said he did not; tha
he had made Mr. Tillman show tn
white feather twice; that Col. Tiilma
had challenged him to two duels whic
he did not acknowledge and that CO
Tillman had no more resentment fha