The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
THE OTHER SIDE.
Tillman Gives His Version OF the
Terrible Tragedy.
his STATEMENT GIVEN IN FULL
The Other Testimony offered in Ro
huttal to that oTered by the
state s.: Opposition TO
Allowing Bail.
Allowing Bail.

buttnl to that offered by the
state g: Opposition to
Allowing Bail.
Last week we published the testi-
mony offered by the State before
Chief Justice Pope in opposing the
bail. below we publish Tillman's
statement in full and other testimony
offered by him in rcbuttal. Read it
and draw your own conclusions:
James Fl. Tillman being duly sworn
says:
That in addition to the affidavit
heretofore made by him, he submits
the following:
That he has read the ailidavits Of
Joseph II. Allen and Policeman Bo-
land, and says in reply thereto, that
he did walk towards the city hall, all
the while. at least for some distance,
0bliquing to the left, with his pistol
down to his side. That rs well as he
recollects, he bowed to a man on the
| platform OF Il street car, whom he took
TO be either the conductor or motor
man.
| am under the Impression that /
walked across the street car track at
the end OF Il car which was standing
on it. Directly after l crossed the
track on Main street, Policeman Bo-
land came up to me. l still had my
pistol down at my side. l do not re-
collect all that was said by Mr.. Boland
or by me, but think his statement as
to what occurred is near about right.
rccollcct Policeman Boland asking
| it up until he assured me that / should
be protected, as stated to him, did
not wish to be butchercd up.
l think l was about midway, OppO-
site the city hall. when this occurred.
then turned to 60 with Policeman
Boland to the station house, and after
turning the city hall corner, going
down GcryaiS street, my brOther-in-
Jaw Judge Buchanan came rushing up
and asked what was the matter. said
TO the policeman. that he was my
brother-in-law, and he then accompa-
MED us TO the police station.
The magazine of my pistol had been
broken for some time, and as was de-
sirous OF having 1t repaired before re-
turning home, / asked Mr.. Fred. Dom
mick on "Wednesday to take it to Mr..
w. L. Stieglitz's gun shop and have it
fixed for me-being then engaged in
my official duties at the State house,
and did not have CIme to go to the
gunsmith's. He sam nothing to me
about the magazine until the next
pistol, saying he had to take 1t to
Sticglitz TO put the magazine In. do
not know at what time he took the
pistol to Stieglitz nor when he brought
1t to my room at the State house. He
told me some time during the morn
ing that he had left the pistol in my
room.
do not own 4 Prince Albert frock
coat, nor have | worn one since my
arrival in the City of Columbia. /
neither had on Prince Albert coat on
Tuesday, Jan. IL, 1903, nor did ! have
Il pistol in my hip pocket, nor did l
building and "look up and down the
street as if expecting some one to
pass" ! was not looking for any one
in whom l was interested to pass me-
The atliant Il. w. Smith am inform
ed is a boy u years old, and Vedder
Zimmerman about the same age.
do not recall meeting Mr.. S. II. d.
Lancaster on the 14th day of January,
1903, but if he did see me, he could not
have seen Il pistol sticking out from
the (my) rear coat pocket" rs did
pistol had in Columbia being broken
us above stated.
That Mr.. S. ]. Young may be correct
when he states he saw me "about II
feet from the inside Of the pavement,
and l may have had my pistol eleva-
ted. know did not have it pointed
at N. G.. Gonzales, but / was looking
ut him, mOmentarily expecting him TO
| fire upon nae, and when he did not do
so lowered it to my side.
| In reference to the statement of Ar
ledge LylcS who, / have been informed
is Il boy about y or II years OF age, l
do know that after having fired and
the fire not being returned, L lowered
my pistol, as by that time Senator
| Talbird got between me and Mr.. Con
will let me alone now" do know
that l did go as Arledge Lyles says
across the street, obliquing, looking in
the direction where the ditliculty Oc-
Cured and at Mr.. Gonzales, until |
| got to the street car track and crossed
it,, and it was about this time that
Policeman Boland came up.
| do not know Mr.. G. NJ. Lide, who
states he was walking behind Mr.. Con
Zalcs and in The same direction Mr..
Lidc states: THAT he {referring to
mc) maintained that position with his
hands in his oycrcOat pockets until
just before lie had fired the shot here-
inaftcrwards described lie also
states: "Whcn just as lie {GonZalcs)
was going around the three, on the in
side OF the pavement, ,Tillman being on
the outside of the three, and near the
outer edge OF the pavement and hav-
ing both his hands in his overcoat
pockets, the latter (that is Tillman)
suddenly fired his pistol" My over
coat has no front side pockets, and 1t
was therefore IL physical impossibility
for me TO have my hands in my over.
coat pockcts-the only pockets in my
said overcoat being In each tail Of the
rear Of said coat, and | had pair Oi
gloves in my left hand, both hands be-
ing by my side. This statement beg
to verify by the coat which is in the
possession Of the sheriff.
AS to the aill(lavits of Abram Brown
Ia cOlored MANI and Of August Schicd
cman, the same are not true in so fal
as they conflict with the statement
now made and heretofore made, and
which is cOrrObOratcd by the anidavits
of Melton G. Lorick, and w. II. Hall
and that Of Richard III. IIOlsonbackc.
have only to say in reference TO the
affidavit Of Mrs. Emma G.. Melton that
the lady is mistaken in the position lr
which She places me on the sidewalk
! know nothing, of course, neither hat
any knowledge up to that time, ant
none now, save as Is stated in Mrs
McltOn'S afliiavit and those Of some
others, that it was Mr.. Gonzales hab