The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-10-17
CORVALLIS, OREGON. OCTOBER IL 1908

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to accept the governments pay Q
$13 or $16. 40 month, to keel
them longer in the service. Man,
of them were married men and hat
left their families.
Il did not care to take them owe
to Cuba to make roads as though
they we're in convict camp.
"Mr. Gonzales criticised me yer,
severely, snd said after my appoint
ment as colonel of the regiment tha
was trying to keep the men from
being mustered out. while l was ir
reality doing all I could to hav,
them mustered out SO that they
might return to their homes. III.
was always very bitter toward me
HeIcriticised me and tried to havs
meicourt martialed.
@On the day after I was elected
senior vice-commander.in.chi oil
the4SpaLish war veterans the press
dispatch announcing it was headed
in the State" just Poor Miles,
When asked whether or not there
were any editorials rejecting or
him pu blished in the State before
1901 Tillman answered: II think
the paper has been pretty we'll de.
voted to me since 1892 and to other
mem bers of my family. During
all that time he has never once let
upon me nor given a word of praise
for any act of mine"
Mrs. M. A. Evans testified that
she passed Mr.. Gonzales on the day
he was shot only short distance
from the transfer station, and from
his facial expression believed a trag-
iedy was imminent. He had his
hands in his pockets, and, accord
ing TO the witness, she believed he
had a weapon in his right overcoa,
pocket.
Richard Holzenback, the witness
said, told her the party was N. G..
Gonzales. Holzenbaek was the
next witness. He corroborated
Mrs. Evans and testified as an eye
witness of the shooting. He was
attacked on cross-examination, and
Col. Bsllinger for the prosecution
intimated that the witness was rot
truthful.
M G. Lorick was another eye
sstnsss off the si5oosinss WEo Nas
subjected to most severe cross
examination. Col. Beilinger open
ly stated he was endeavoring to inn
peach the witness, and engaged in
a controversy with him.
"Ill see you later about this,''
the witness declared as he left the
stand, shaking his finger at Bel
linger.
Lexington, K. Oct. 13.-The jury
in the trial Of ex-Lieutenant Gov
ernor James Ti1lman, listened to
arguments by counsel throughout
the entire day. When court con-
Yened today an unusually large
crowd was present, and by the time
adjournment was taken tonight the
room was packed, the audience in.
cluding many women.
Contrary to the program agreed
upon, the arguments to the jury
were not concluded today. Colonel
Croft, for the defense, and General
Bellinger, for the state. will con-
clude their arguments tom orrow,
Colonel Croft having yet one hour
remaining and General Bellinger
nearly two hours. Thus the case
will not go to the jury before the
middle of the day, and it will take
some time for court to deliver the
charge after the attorneys have fin
ished.
Requests by counsel for instruc-
tions TO the jury were read and ar
gued today.
E. S. Asbury, of the prosecution,
replying to counsel for the defense,
that Mr.. Gonzales mind
was clear when he made his last,
statements. The court was asked
to instruct the jury that it is for the
Jury to say whether a man of ord
mary reason would act as Mr.. Till
man did on January Is.
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