The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-02-25

denounced Tillman and that she told
Tillman aboutit
Tillman presented another affidavit,
in which he referred to the newspaper
attacks Gonzales made upon him. He
denied that he had carried pistol the
| day before the shooting - as Repre-
sentative Lancaster of Spartanburg
swore in his affidavit He said he was
| in the middle and not on the outside OF
the side. walk. Senator Talbird, it will
| be recalled, said that III Imam was in
| the middle but Senator Brown, Mrs
| Melton, Mr.. Lyde and five or six other
witnesses said he was on the outside
| Hall, Holzenback and Lorick say he
was in the middle. The defence EN-.
| phasizes this statemont-claimi that
Gonzales was approaching Tillman
when Tillman fired. The course of the
| ball generally was from side to side,
entering over one vest pocket and com
| ing out in front of the other.
SOME AFFIDAVITS.
Before me personally appears vii.
liam Toney, of Johnston, S. c., in
county of Edgefield, state of South
Carolina, who being duly sworn, says
That he is personally acquainted with
Richard Holsonbake, of county and
state above named; That on or about
the 18th day of January, he, Lewis
Holmes and Richard Holsonbake en-
gagged in conversation in the store of
O. j. Pechman in the town Of John
ston in the county and state aforesaid
la:e In the afternoon; that said conver-
sation was relative to the shooting of
n. G. Gonzales by Lieutenant Governor
j. III. Titlman. That the said Richard
llolsonbake said he was an eye witness
to the affair That he heard Tillman
say 81 got your message" aud then
fired. Then wien asked for further
particulars, he, the said Richard Hol-
sonballe, replied, "That's every damn
thing know about the case"
Y. ID. lancaster, who being duly
sworn, says: | am Il member of the
house OF representatives from Spar
tanblrg county. On the 18th day of
Janua y, 1913, A. D., the day preced-
ing the shooting of N. G.. Gonzales by
J II. III lmar, wslked past Tillman,
who was standing on the edge OF the
pavement in sthe state house grounds
vi h his back towards me, and [ saw n
pis,ol sticking out from the rear coat
pocket of the said james Ii. Tillman,
then lieutenant governor.
James a. Hoyt, Jr., who being duly
sworn, says That he has for four years
een upon the editorial staff of 1.-The
State" rewspaper; hat during the en-.
tire time he occupied the same Office in
which tho late N c. Gonzales worked; :;
that he has seen the said N. G.. Con
Zales take off his coat hundreds OF times
and remain for hours al time in his
shirt s'ecvcs, and deponent never saw
Il pistol on his person. From his posi-.
tion and facilities for knowledge, ex-
tend over period of years, drp9ncnt
will swear N. G.. Gonzales did not C .rry
arms on his person.
READ IN REPLY.
Mr.. Nelson read affidavits in rep,y.
The first was from r. III. Holsooback,
who admits that he said he had some
thing else in view besides getting
a place Of doorkeeper and that he was
after a constabulary Job. A lctte. was
read from L.. j. Williams in reference
TO the matter. This letter was written
In December. Another one recon-
mending him for the place by c.. w.
Croft, was read.
A. b. Lott, Austin, j. w. Hester,
James Mobley and others of Edgene,d
made aili lavits that Holsonback was a
man of gool reputation and veracity.
Alb out forty Edgefield c tizens 10 q body
made aflidavits to that effect. Ex-R
preventative Mason was among those
making an aililavit in favor OF Hoson-
backs veracity. Dr.. Zimmerman, eX-
state treasurer, made an affidavit that
Ho' souback paid his debts.
MIR. Mason made an affidavit, along
with several others, to the effect that
Capt. White is in full possession of his
mental faculties and that his reruta-
tion fer veracity Is good.