The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-07

that l supposed he would get on q
line with US I heard the remark: Il
received your message" I then
looked to my right and saw q glimpse
of a pistol in Gov. Tillman's hand, and
just then it went eff
J. F. Sims: He knew Tillman by
reputation; Tlllman was on the out
side of the pavement, between the
corner of Gervais street and the
transfer station; he held his pistol IN
position on Mr.. Gonzales and he
backed off and I did not see him after
be got eff The pavement.
Wyatt Aiken; was walking up
Main street with Mr.. Dcminick, met
MI. Gonzales, spoke to him but he
did not recognize me; be was looking
around. As the shot fired we stop
ped; both OF US stopped and looked
around. I think Mr.. Dominick look.
ed around probably a little bit
quicker than I did. The first thing
I saw that attracted my attention
was Senator Brown assisting this lady
obliquely across Main street.; to the
right OF the Confederate monument.
He seemed to have her arm or his
arm on her back or elbow; seemed to
be assisting her, walking rapidly
across towards and to the right Of
the Confederate monument.
J. r. Allen testified as to the above;
the streets shut out most of the
scenes of the tragedy from his view.
Arladge Lyles; Was inside the
transfer ststion looking at the north
end of the building; they we're putting
up wires inside of the building; the
gunshot attracted my attention;
come to the door; when I turned and
saw Mr.. Tillman with the pistol in
his hand; it was after the shooting
that I saw him. Tillman was point
ing the pistol at Gonzales. Gonzales
went around the corner and came
back. Tillman said something but
could not tell what it was. Gonzales
had his right hand in his overcoat
pocket with bis thumbs sticking out.
Gamewell LaMotte, an architect,
says: He was about q yards up
Main street, from the scene of the
shooting. His attention was first
attracted by a sharpe report; saw the
pistol in Tillman's hand; knew of the
unpleasantness between the two men
and paid close attention to them.
Mr.. Sims and I each took an arm and
assisted him to The State Office; he
did not examine the pockets care
fully but thought if Nj. Gonzales
had a weapon he would have felt it.
G. NJ. Lide and the messenger boy
Scherdemann corroborated the above
testimony in it's essentials.
Mrs. P. L.. Melton sage: She was
right behind Messrs Tillman, Tai
bird and Brown. She vas very close
behind them and could almost have
touched the men. She was behind
Tlllman and his companions, and was
looking towards Gonzales, trying to
catch his eye. Just at this time, as
she was looking at Mr.. Gonzales, she
heard a pistol fred. She thought it
an explosion, probably under the
sidewalk and she instantly glanced
down to see what had happened, and
she saw nothing wrong with the
sidewalk and realized what had
happened; she did not notice whether
Mr.. Gonzales hands were in his
pocket or not, but they were pressed
close to his side. On cross exsmina-
ton she admitted that she was ex-
cited after the shooting.
At 1892 Saturday, Solicitor Thur.
mond announced that he thought
that was the States case, though the
State might want to put up several
more witnesses, however, not taking
up very much of the time of the
court.
A WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE,