Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-01
lHE 1lLNAN TRIAL
Witnesses For State Give I'M
portant Testimony Trial
Will Be Prolonged
CAUSE OF GONZALES DEATH
Doctors in Attendance, State Belief
That Death Resulted From the Gun
shot Wound Inflicted by James H..
TiIn,an - Gonzales Dying Words
Denied Sending Tilnnan Message.

Lexington, S. c., Oct during tbs
seven hours devoted today to the tri3
of James H. Tilman, seven of tbs
states witnesses were heard. Some
the cross examinations yesterday y
counsel for the defense were rigid. The
state still has number of witnesses
to be called, and it is now indicated
that at least two weeks will be con-
sumed in the trial of The case Of DR.
b. w. Taylor, who was on the stand
when court adjourned concluded his
testimony yesterday morning. In
answer to a question by coun-
sci for the state he said the oper-
alton was necessary to prolong life.
After an examination Of the wounds
he entertained no hopes for the recov-
| cry of Mr.. Gonzales. Much OF his
| testimony was of technical nature
Mr.. Gonzales was under the influences
| of an anaesthetic when the doctor firss
saw him at the hospital.
| DR.. c. w Barron, of Columbia. testi
| fed that he was at the hospital when
Mr.. Gonzales was brought there from
| the state Office. He said he asked Mr.
Gonzales within ten or fifteen minutes
after he had been carried into the hos
1 pital IN G., do you understand your
condition ~
Il do" the doctor said Gonzales re-
plied. Witness said he then asked him
! No
derstand, N G., that you will probably
die?" The reply being, witness tes-
tilted, Il do"
/ The doctor said MI. Gonzales ha0
/ no hope OF recovery He considered
Gonzales in extremis. Witness sail
Gonzales made statement at the hos
pital which the witness said Gonzales
said was q true statement.
! DR.. j. w. Babcook, superintendent o.
| the state insane hospital, saw Con
zales as he lay on rhe floor in the
state office He described the location
of the bullet wounds. and gave the
opinion that the body of a man receiv-
I ing such was on the point of turning
| DIR. Babcock also saw Gonzales at the
/ hospital just after he was received
there. Gonzales. he said, made a state
ment to him which he said he took
down in long hand notes. Reading
I from his notes, he said the following
were the words OF Gonzales, as near
as he could take them down:
He (Tillman) had one man with
him who was a particular friend of his,
| Talbird; another man whose face
| did not observe. j started for the state
house as usual. As l s;ot near the cor
/ ner of Gervais street, l recognized
Tillman. knew If / kept on | would
collide with him, as they We're three
abreast. I cut diagonally across &c
/ the left intending to turn the corner
| into Gervais street, which l could have
| done without touching the inside man
| As / got on the turn TWO or three feet
| from the exact corner he said, Till
man pulling a pistol. or which he had
| in his sleeve, pulled and fired and
made some expression. The shock
threw me around against the pillar OF
Main street faced him. He pointed
the pistol; I called him coward. He
said I took your advice or something
to that effect; he put his pistol in his
pocket and sauntered into the street
never sent him message He said
l \ L
pose he referred TO something l said In
an editorial in the campaign. He said
this after he fired. l had no idea
Of meeting him. / had seen him two
days before in the lobby of the house
The thing was finished as far as l was
concerned"
1 The statement was first given by tbs
witness in the absence of the jury, the
defense Directing TO the Introduction
of the latter part, but subsequently
withdrew the objection.
/ DIR. H. F. Mcintosh testified that he
| rode in the ambulance with Mr.. Con
zales to the hospital after the shoot
| ing, and that they were alone in the
ambulance Asked IL Gonzales said
Ianything to him on the way to the hos
pital, the doctor said that Gonzales
asked him To state frankly If he was
mortally wounded Witness said he
told him he was afraid he was, and that
Gonzales said: Yes, think the fellow
! got me-"
The doctor then told of the course
Of treatment pursued and said he be-
|lieved death to have resulted from the
gunshot wound
j. A. Hoyt. of the editorial staff OF
| the Columbia Star, saw Mr.. Gonzales
/ In the state Office about fifteen min
utes after the shooting. He was Their
suffering intensely, witness said, but
lrallied. He was WITH him continuously
| then until he was removed to the hos
pital
Did he say anything about his con-
/ dition?" the solicitor asked.
| sryas no said no WINS q fra in ha yotalE
die before his wife rot there witness
replied.
Asked IL Gonzales made any state
ment to him, Mr.. HoYt said he had told
him all about the shooting. Objection
was raised by the defense TO the ad
| mission of the statement which Mr.
Hoyt said Mr.. Gonzales made to him
/ regarding the shooting, and a lengthy
argument followed.
Argument was concluded yesterday
afternoon when Judge Carey ruled
that the statement which Hoyt said
Gonzales had made to him could BIZ
submitted
| August Kohn. a newspaper writer
who was at the hospital at the time
DR. Babcock was there, said Mr.. Con
zales told him at that time in an
swer to a question that he (Gonzales)
had not sent a message 20 Mr. Till
| man.
The court adjourned at O'Clock, the
cross examination Of Mr. Kohn not
having been completed.
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