The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-07
his statement be repeated.

this statement be repeated.
August Kohn, chief of the Charles
ton News and Courier's Columbia bu-
reau, was present with DR.. Babcock
and corrcborated in general the state
meat as repated by the latter. He also
testified that Mr.. Gonzales had then
told him that Tillman did not address
any words to him until after be had
fired upon him.
On the cross examination of Mr..
Wallace, MI Nelson questioned him as
to Mr.. Gonzales feeling towards the
prisoner. MI Wallace did not know
that Mr.. Gonzales harbored enmity
towards him. Mr.. Nelson inquired if
he did not know from The State edi-
torials. that Mr.. Gonzales attitude
was bitter towards Tillmn. The prose-
cution objected that the editorials,
which were in evidence, spoke for
themselves. Mr.. Croft adopted a
similar line towards Mr.. Kohn, as did
Mr.. Nelson towards Nj. Hoyt on the
cross examination.
Mr.. Nelson asked Mr.. Hoyt to put
on the coat and vest of his dead friend,
ostensibly to exhibit to the jury the
holes, some Of them blood-stained,
made by the pistol poiectile of the
Luger pistol and Nh. Hoyt complied
with the trying request, as Mr.. Wood
of the States reportorial staff had done
on the day preceding. In complying,
Mr.. Hoyt took off his own coat and
| turned his back to the view of the
whole court room as he put on the
blood stained garments of his dead
chief. The witness tried in vain to
conceal the emotion which this pro-
ceeding aroused. Mr.. Nelson ques-
toned Mr.. Hoyt closely as to his own
feelings towards the defendant and
his replies formed an interesting Incl
dent of the trial.
When D. Babcock testified as to Mr..
Gonzales statement at the hospital,
the defense emphatically objected to
the admission Of parts Of it which it
was claimed did not bear OH the act
ual circumstances of the shooting.
The point was argued at some length,
and then counsel withdrew the objec-
tion.
| Mr. Nelson, cross-examining DR..
Barron, the brother-in-law Of Nh.
Gonzales, prefacing the question by
saying that he did not intend to
wound his feelings, but merely to
show his frame of mind, asked: Ibid
| you say that if Tillman were acquit-
ted he would be killed." The witness
responded with positiveness that he
had not, and in like manner to other
questions of similar trend.
Lexington, Oct. 1.-Given over ap-
parently to- a monotonous routine
this days proceedings in the trial Of
Jas. H. Tillman for the Staying of n.
G. Gonzales is, imagine, pivotal, in
measure at least, in the estimation
of the State and defence alike.
a During the six or more rather weary
hours that the two sessions of the
Court lasted Mr.. Elliott, of counsel for
the prosecution, read to the jury the
editorial utterances of Mr.. Gonzales
concerning Mr.. Till1nan.
These articles are still matters of WV
i'd recollection and they would have re-
NAMED so possibly even had they not
beeen emphasized by the tragedy,
which was their sequel. They were
published during the spring and sum-
mer of 1902, and they embodied, first
and last, such an arraignmeEt: OF James
H. Tillman as has seldom or never
been made of public man in South
Carolina. That they are inseparably
connected with the tragedy that neces-
STATED this trial is self evident, and
upon the Interpretation given to them
by the Jurors will doubtless depend
the verdict which is to be rendered.
The opposing forces each desired
their submission in evidence, and
consequently it is natural to suppose
that each side reckons them an argu-
ment in it's own behalf.
TIE State, it is presumed, contends
that careful consideration of the edi-
torials read today will show that in
writing of James q. Tillman as he did
Mr.. Gonzales was actuated, not by
personal animosity, but by sense of
responsibility that he considered he
was discharging duty to the Com
monwealth in placing before his fel-
low citizens, in the light in which he
himself saw them, the character and
conduct of an aspirant for Office The
State holds. too, probably, that in
these writings will be found reason
for conclusion on the part of Mr..
Gonzales chat Mr.. Tillman would not
resort to violent resentment of insult
or epithet.
This. because Mr.. Tillman frequent
" discussed Mr.. Gonzales in the cam
paign without intimating that be in
tended to demand satisfaction; be-
cause, on one instance at least, it was
shown (as the editorials claimed) that
Mr.. Tillman had had the lie thrown
in his teeth without resenting it: be-
cause on another occasion-the Wash
ington incident-Mr. Gonzales assert
ed that he himself had as good as de-
nounced Mr.. Tillman as liar to his
face without being called to account
for his words.
On the other hand, the view Of the
defence, doubtless, is to the effect that
perusal of the whole record will show
that Mr.. Tillman, man in public