The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-10-02
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY.
The Trial Of James II. Tillman Charged
. With the Murder Of N. G. Gonzales.
The Evidence Submitted to the
Jury,
Especial Herald and News. I

tenant governor of South Carolina, for
the murder of N. G. Gonzales, editor of
The State, is we'll under way. Fhe at
torneys in the case represent the best
legal talent Of South Carolina and of
the South, and they are makiug the
light of their lives. Every inch of
ground, every point, however small, is
being stubbornly contested, and the
case will prove the G, eatest legal battle
in the criminal annals of South Carolina.
Frank 3. Gary is the special judge
appointed by Chief Justice Y. J. Pope,
at the request of the Lexington Bar.
He has no easy task. Every minute of
the day he is called upon to make a
decision upon stubbornly contested
point. He is proving equal to the heavy
task imposed upon him, however, and it
seems to your correspondent that he is
presiding with the utmost fairness, and
with ability.
The counsel for the prosecution pres
ent are: Solicitor Thurmond, g. Duncan
Bellinger, Andrew Crawford, William
Elliott, Jr., e. l.. Asbill, and l.. T.
Sturkie. The counsel for the defendant
are: G. w. Croft, p. H. Nelson, o. w.
Buchanan, George tombstone, Efrd &
Dreher, w. H. Sharpe, G. T. Graham,
G. R. Rembert, and Cole. L. Blease.
The case was called on Monday morn
ing. A jury was empanelled with little
difficulty, the following jurors compos-
ing the panel: Geo. II. Koon, foreman,
Jacob E. Saylor, Irwin Risinger, George
F. Leitzsey, Martin l.. Lybrand, Mil
ton Sharpe, Jonas Corley, Marshall
Shealy, j. e. Jumper, Willie l.. Hicks,
James e. Price, Homer Woods.
1t was matter of comment on Mon
day morning that the court house,
which has seating capacity of only
about four hundred, was scarce filled,
nor has the crowd materially increased
with the progress of the trial. Almost
half of those present are attorneys and
newspaper men and witnesses from out
# town.
When the jury was selected the pris-
ner was brought in, the Indictment
q as read, and in a firm voice Mr. Till
:, man pleaded "not guilty" Col. Till
& nan looks worn by his long confne-
n1ent and he is pale, but all stories sent
D out that he is emaciatcd and haggard
and thin are entirely false Save that
Ne is paler and possibly little thinner,
Inevitable results of his long confine-
Gent, he looks about as healthy and
arty as usual. He listens intently to
B. e witnesses and to the arguments of
IS .ounsel and shows little or no emotion.
!As he walks across the street between
, the Jail and the court house he almost
invariably cody puffs cigar.
I. Very little testimony was taken on
\hthe first day. Policeman Pat Boland,
@of Columbia, testified as to the arrest,
NSheriff Coleman and Clerk of Court
Walker identified the pistols and sev~"al
aembers of the staff Of the State IL. VS.
\per identified the clothes worn by Mr.
males at the time he was shot.
b. N motion of defendants counsel the
~ rs were forbidden to read the State
"a paper, the point being made that
81 n ain the past several days the State
N;% printed two editorials on the case.
W. TUESDAYS SESSION.
" A mass of testimony was taken on
f3esday. The same counsel for both
Us were present and there was about
same size crowd in the court house.
D {rs. James II. Tillman sat with B.
.illman, Jr., son of Senator Tillman,
Immediately behind her husband, who
asasat in the midst of his attorneys. With
Mrs. Tillman were several ladies', among
sc hem Mrs. NJ A. Evans, of Ncwbcrry.
y >The first witness was George M.
d Iohn, Of the State newspaper, who
Ate&tified, that he secured from boy the
Apuliet introduced as the one with which
S%.gg1r. Gonzales was shot. He said he
p armed the bullet over to the sheriff the
# anne afternoon.
81 DR.. LeGrand Query, one of the phy-
s ,cians in charge Of Mr.. Gonzales dur
3, g his illness resulting in his death,
a ,d who performed the operation in the
yHSe, testified as to the nature of the
T' '.Mii.ns. Mr.. Gonzales, DR.. Guerry
>tnfff:'om blood poison brought on
'~snitG,o:eaa1,i;Gted by gun-shot
q ,6oth s,,t trnt in after the OPP
q The cri.: M uf,ed when the
s. n on the aecSSIss"l ~ a dying
a ~ week. The cE ""'eatn
s. on the 9th and cd ltte" on
Mr.. Haynesworthisa. "a 'cr
lawyers of the Gree, ,.,>E%55nc.
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