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to Dr. Pope, 1t was stated that the line
then pursued was for that purpose. The
Jury was sent out pending the argument
and ruling Of the court. The statement
by DR.. Pope that he heard Mr.. Gonzales
say II am killed." was admitted, but the
court in ruling on the general question
as to the admission Of dying declarations
OF tho deceased, will let 1t stand, or In
struct the Jury accordingly.
The defense objected to all the testi-
mony relating to the carrying OF pistol
by the defendant prior to the shooting.
unless 1t can be shown that there was
connection between the carrying at the
time and the shooting. The court admit
tee. the testimony, with the provision that
If it was not developed that 1t was COM
retent the jury would be instructed to
disregard It..
THE WEAPON.
w. r. Steiglitz, gunsmith In Column
bia, when shown the automatic pistol
which has been exhibited during the trial.
said that call had been made upon him
the day before the shooting for a mag
azlne for a pistol like the one shown to
him on the stand, but that, not having
any In stock, he repaired the old one.
which was called for on the morning Of
the day of the shooting.
DR.. S. T. B. Lancaster, a member of the
Legislature from Spartanburg. testified
that he saw a pistol in Mr.. Tillmans
pocket on the day previous to the shoot
Ing. Two boys-C. V. Zimmerman and
Francis Smith--swore that they saw
pistol In Tllman's hip pocket on Janu-
airy 18TH two days before the shooting.
II. G. Arthur. Of Edgefield. said he
saw the defendant in Edgefield some
time last October. He testified to-day
that he was going into livery stable
there when he passed Colonel Tillman
and another man, who were talking to-
gether. He said he heard the name OF
Gonzales mentioned and the sentence:
IF any way to get at him"
The witness said he walked on, as he
knew what they were talking about and
he did not want to hear It,
SAW 1T LOADED.
VII. S. Bowling, of Bamberg. who was
{. second lieutenant In the South Carolina
regiment, commanded by ]. II. Tillman,
and member Of the Legislature, and
whose room adjoined Tilman's In hotel
at Columbia, was In the defendants
room on the morning of the day OF the
shooting, he testified. and they had
breakfast together in the room. The
witness swore that he saw two pistols
on the mantel over the fireplace, one OF
which was an automatic magazine pistol,
and one which attracted his attention
He was shown the two pistols, which
have been exhibited to different wit
nesses as The ones carried by the defen-
dant. These he believed to be the same
| he saw In the room.
| Others came into the room that morn
| ing before he left. he said, naming them
| enc of whom loaded the magazine of, ~
automatic pistol and handed 1t to Mr.
rilman just as witness was leaving the
| room.
The witness then said he next saw TIL.
man at the jail after the shooting, whe,
he expressed his regrets that no (Till-
man) was In trouble. Tllman asked, he
said, II he (witness) knew where he haf
his Gonzales. The witness left the jail
and, upon asccrta lining where the bulle
had struck. he went back to the jai
and informed Tllman. when. he said
Tillman replied that ~ he hit where hi
! aimed he sure was a dead man,