Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03
SAW TILLMAN SHOOT
Witnesses Present at Killing
of Gonzales Testify.
ACCOUNTS ALL AGREE
MAN TRIED TO AVOID
A MEETING.
Trial to Be Adjourned From 1870 p. M.
Today Until Next
Tuesday.
ACCOUNTS ALL AGREE

| LEXINGTON. 8. c.. October 3.-When
the trial of ]. H. Tiilman was resumed to-
day Judge Cary announced that an adj
journment would be taken at 1:3O pm.
today until 10 am. Tuesday.
A. G. Lamotte of Columbia. the first wit
ness, said he was standing on Main street.
in Columbia. on the afternoon of January
15 near the corner of Gervais street. and
on the transfer station side. with his back
toward the corner. The witness said he
heard a sharp report. When he turned and
looked toward the corner he saw Mr.. Con
zales going toward that corner. He saw
Mr.. Tillman toward the outer edge of the
pavement.
He did not see weapon In Mr. TIL
mans hands until the defendant subSe-
quently turned around so as to expose his
right hand.
c. M. Lide of Columbia said he was walk
ing on the left side of Main street going to
his dinner January 10 and when he
was Just south of the transfer station he
saw Mr.. Gonzales walking ahead Of him
going toward the state house. Continuing,
he said: When 1 got about the front OF
the billboard next to the transfer office
just saw Mr.. Tillman throw up his arm
and shoot just that way Gndicating). L
did not see where he drew his pistol from. v
He said that man whom he afterward
learned to be Senator Talbird jumped be-
tween them and said: This thing must
stop" Gonzales. he said turned and
walked toward the corner. On cross-exam-
ination he said Mr.. Tillman had on a dark
grayish-brown overcoat
Schiedemann Saw the Shooting.
A f. Schiedemann, who was present at
the time of the shooting. said he heard a
shot and saw Mr.. Tllman with a pistol in
his hand. He said he heard the defendant
say. Il received your message" He then
described the movements of the defendant
and Mr.. Gonzales.
The witness said he did not think Mr..
11llman backed off the pavement, but that
he turned and walked away. The defend
ant, he said. raised the pistol again, but did
not point it at Gonzales.
Mrs. Melton, clerk in the engrossing
department of the state legislature stated
that she was walking down from the state
house on January Is. and that in front of
her We're Lieut.. Gov. Tillman and two other
men. Mr.. Gonzales. she said was coming
from the opposite direction and as he ap-
preached the three men he passed dag
onally across to the inside of the pavement
to pass through the opening between Sena-
tor Brown and the wall of the transfer sta
ton She heard report and then hasten
ed away and saw nothing more. Mr.. Till
man. she said. the outside, Senator
Talbird in the middle and Senator Brown
on the inside.
When Mrs Melton left the stand Solicitor
tically was ready to close. but desired to
pass the closing until Tuesday. At the re-
quest of Tillman's counsel the defense was
permitted to put on a witness, Mary ].
Roper of New York, all rights being re-
served to the state. Miss Roper said she
was a trained nurse in New York city, but
was in charge of a hospital in Spartans-
burg. S. c., in 1902 She formerly lived in
Edgefield county S. c.. her family being
connected by marriage with the Tillman
family. -
Mary J. Roper's Story.
She said she nursed Captain Elliott, an
uncle of n. G. Gonzales, in the Spartans-
burg Hospital and that Mr.. Gonzales called
to see the captain.
Asked if she had heard Mr.. Gonzales say
anything about Lieut.. Gov. Tillman. she
replied she had heard him talk with Capt.
Elliott about him, and said. further: 'He
asked me if I considered Gov. Tillman a
brave man. / told him l certainly did and
he said that he did not that he had made
Tllman show the white feather twice, and
that Tillman had challenged him to two
duels which he did not acknowledge, and
that Tillman had no more resentment about
him than. while in a hotel lobby, to offer
him cigar, which he declined"
Court adjourned shortly before l pm.