The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20

said prior to the shooting.
Mr.. Sims, who was first to reach
Mr. Gonzales, first heard the pistol
shot.
! WHAT GOV. M'swEENEY SAYS.
Governor McSweeney was asked
tonight for au expression of opinion
"s to the affair, and he said that it
was most deplorable affair, and
that is all J. can say about it just
now further than to say that the
conduct of State officer in carry.
ing concealed weapons cannot be
too severely condemned, for he is
one whose sworn duty is to uphold
and defend the law in this respect as
we'll rs in others"
THE INTENSE INTEREST
taken in every phase of the tragedy
enacted in Columbia this afternoon
ID probably unparalleled in the his.
tory OF the State, not being surpassed,
perhaps, even by that caused by the
killing of Capt L. w. Dawson, edi.
tor Of The News and Courier. The
prominence Of Mr.. Tillman as Lieu.
tenant Governor, as we'll rs because
he was a son of the late Congress.
man George ID. Tillman, and a
nephew Of Senator Tillman, and the
prominence of different character
OF Dir. Gonzales, editor of one Of
the most influential papers of the
State, caused kilograms to come
from North, South, East and West
asking for the fullest particulars.
The fact was recalled that George
d Tillman, father of Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Tillman, was a friend of Mr..
Gonzales and encouraged and sup
ported him in his efforts TO put the
State upon firm financial basis, and
to make it a paper Of prominence
and influence in tho affairs of the
State. Mr. Gonzales, through his
editorials, standing az representa-
tive of the thought in large part
of the people Of the State, was
known largely throughout the
country, ana Rs the two mon repre-
sented in some degree two opposite
sides in political affairs in the State,
az we'll as i'll almost every represpect
antagonistic principles, it was per-
haps but natural that all over the
country people desired to have the
fullest report az to the circumstances
of the tragedy, az we'll as those
leading up to, and the thought and
feeling of the people in reference to
it.
VUTHER DETAILS OF TEE AFFAIR.
Columbia Jan 16-Lleutenant Gov
ernor james II. Tillman is taking
things quietly and calmly in the coun-
ty Jail. During the day he had Wis
itors and three of his lawyers-Con.
gressman George w. Croft, former
Judge O. w. Buchanan and Mr.
Coleman l.. Blease-spont most of
the day with their client. MIR p. FL.
Nelson, who is also said to be in tho
case, WAS consulted during the day.
Lieut. onant Governor Tillman is quar-
tered in the corridor room, on the
second floor Of the county Jail. He
has room to himself. This after
noon he had new furniture brought
to the room and is comfortably fixed
During the afternoon two Of his coun
sci brought copy of Il statement
which Col Tillman had himself pre-.
pared in response to an offer from
New York paper that it's columns
were open to him.
LIEUT. GOV TILLMAN's STATEMENT.
1t was also requested that the state
ment be sent to the Associated Press.
1t is az follows:
81 thank you for your court teoua
and kind telegram. In view of the
facts that the dispatches sent out
from Columbia emanated from the
Office Of the State, (newspaper, OF
which Mr. Gonzales was editor, ! do
not deem it necessary to deny any.
thing that has been%sent from that
quarter I can only say that when
the truth of the unfortunate affair is
known my friends, as we'll ~ the
people Of this country, will sec how
thoroughly was justified in acting
as.i did. The statem enta already
published in the papers are untrue
and. at the DrODel time. this 7 will