The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-16
LIEUTENANT COVER
NOR SHOOTS AN
EDITOR
Lieutenant Gov. Tillman, of
South Carolina, Who En-
deared Himself to the Ma
ton in Connection With
Jenkins Sword Incident,
Perhaps Fatally Wounds
N. G. Gonzales.

| COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 15.-Narcissus
Gener Gonzales, editor Of the State, is
at the Columbia hospital, suffering
from a pistol wound inflicted by James
H. Tillman. lieutenant governor of
| South Carolina and a nephew of United
| States Senator Benjamin R. Tillman.
The shooting occurred on Main street,
| just at the intersection of GerYais
| street, in full view of the state capitol,
the most frequented corner in Colum-
bia. 1t was just a few moments be-
| fore o'clock when the cry was passed
along the street that James Tillman
| has shot N. G. Gonzales"
There was great excitement and it
took but few minutes for a great
| crowd to assemble in front of the news.
| paper building. Mr.. Gonzales was taken
| to the office of the State, where physi-
| clans pronounced his condition danger
Gus, if not fatal. Policeman Boland ar
| rested Tillman and took him to the
| station house, where he was relieved
| of two pistols. From the police station
| he was taken to Jail, where he is to-
night under the protection of officers
Cause of the Shooting.
The only attributed cause for the
shooting is that during the recent pri-
mary election Mr.. Gonzales bitterly
| opposed Lieut.. Gov. Tillman in his race
for governor During that campaign Mr..
Gonzales had editorially called Mr. Till
| man a debauchee and blackguard and
! denounced him as a criminal candi-
! date and a proven liar" 1t was this
| and other such editorials, it is suppos-
ed, that goaded Mr.. Tillman to the des-
perate deed Of today. Since the first
primary, Aug. 26, 1902, Mr.. Gonzales
has had nothing to say about Mr.. Till
man except to comment upon the re-
suit Of the primary.
Mr.. Gonzales was going home from
his Office to his house his route lying
down Main street to Gervais and thence
east on GerVais. AS usual Mr.. Con
zaleS was walking. Lieut.. Gov. Till
man had presided at the senate's ses-
sion and remained in the chamber for a
short time after adjournment. AS he
came out of the state house he was ac-
companied by Senators Talbird, OF
Beaufort, and Brown, of Darlington
and he was Joined on his way up town
by Congressman elect Wyatt Aiker
and former Deputy Dominick. The lieu,
tenant governor and the editor met al
| Main and Gervais streets. There was nc
encounter or quarrel.
TilIman Simply Fired.
Mr.. Tillman, the testimony now al
seems to be-. simply drew his revolver
and fired into Mr. Gonzales. Most OF
those who saw the affair said there
was nothing said until after the shot
One OF Lieut.. Gov. Tiliman's escort
I n In ~, 90
read your message" and then fired
| The other escort of Mr.. Tillman safe
he did not hear anything and did no.
see the affair, but thinks he would
have heard any remarks had they beer
uttered. Two or three others say they
heard nothing until after the firing
of the pistol.
Mr.. Gonzales himself gave a per.
fectly plain and explicit statement O.
the whole affair before being put un-
der an anaesthetie, and he was EN-.
phatic in saying that he had not sen
any message to Mr.. Tillman at any
time, and that Mr.. Tillman had no
said anything before the firing, bu
that after the shooting he had saiC
something about taking Mr.. Gonzale:
at his word.
Mr.. Gonzales said he took this tt
mean that he was settling old issue:
face to face with him. He was Ger.
tain nothing was said until the sho
was fired. The story as told by ey,
witnesses Is very simple. Mr.. Tillman
after firing, wiped his pistol on hi.
coat sleeve and took aim as If to fir,
a second time. but changed his nint
and let his pistol fall to his side. Mr.
Tfllman was perfectly collected, sobe
and unexcited, to all appearances.
Gonzales Unarmed.
Mr.. Gonzales was unarmed. TIL