The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-16
LIEUTENANT COVER
NOR SHOOTS AN
EDITOR
Lieutenant Gov. Tillman, of
South Carolina, Who En-
deared Himself to the Ma
ton in Connection With
Jenkins Sword Incident,
Perhaps Fatally Wounds
N. G.. Gonzales.

| COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. Richardson's
! Gener Gonzales, editor of the State, is
| at the Columbia hospital suffering
from a pistol wound inflicted by James
| n. Tlllman. lieutenant governor of
| South Carolina and a nephew of United
| States Senator Benjamin R. Tillman
| The shooting occurred on Main street,
| just at the intersection of Gerxais
| street, in full view of the state capitol
| the most frequented corner in Column
| b1a. 1t was just a few moments be-
fore o'clock when the cry was passed
along the street that James Tillman
| has shot N. G. Gonzales"
There was great excitement and it
! took but few minutes for a great
| crowd to assemble in front of the news.
paper building. Mr.. Gonzales was taken
to the office of the State, where physi-
clans pronounced his condition danger
Gus, if not fatal. Policeman Boland ar
| rested Tillman and took him to the
| station house, where he was relieved
| of two pistols. From the police station
| he was taken to Jail, where he is to-
night under the protection of officers.
Cause of the Shooting.
The only attributed cause for the
| shooting is that during the recent pri-
| mary election Mr.. Gonzales bitterly
opposed Lieut.. Gov. Tillman in his race
! for governor. During that campaign Mr.
| Gonzales had editorially called Mr.. Till
man q debauchee and BLACKBOARD and
| denounced him as a criminal candi-
date and a proven liar 1t was this
and other such editorials, it is suppos-
| ed, that goaded Mr. Tillman to the des-
perate deed Of today. Since the first
primary, Aug. g. 1902, Mr. Gonzales
has had nothing to say about Mr.. Till
man except to comment upon the re-
suit Of the primary.
! Mr.. Gonzales was going home from
his Office to his house his route lying
! down Main street to Gervais and thence
east on Gervais. AS usual Mr.. Con-
zales was walking. Lieut.. Gov. Till
man had presided at the senate's ses-
| sion and remained in the chamber for a
short time after adjournment AS he
came out of the state house he was &C
companied by Senators Talbird, Of
Beaufort, and Brown, Of Darlington.
and he was joined on his way up town
by COngressman-e elect Wyatt Aiken
and former Deputy Dominick. The lieu
tenant governor and the editor met at
Main and Gervais streets. There was no
encounter or quarrel.
TiIIuan Simply Fired.
Mr.. Tillman, the testimony now all
seems to be, simply drew his revolver
and fired into Mr.. Gonzales. Most Of
those who saw the affair said there
was nothing said until after the shot.
One Of Lieut.. Gov. Tiliman's escort
said he thinks Mr.. Tillman said: "I
read your message" and then fired.
! The other escort Of Mr.. Tillman said
he did not hear anything and did not
/ see the affair, but thinks he would
have heard any remarks had they been
uttered. Two or three others say they
heard nothing until after the firing
of the pistol.
Mr.. Gonzales himself gave a per-
fectly plain and explicit statement Of
the whole affair before being put UNI
der an anaesthetic, and he was en-
phatic in saying that he had not sent
any message to Mr.. Tillman at any
| time, and that Mr.. Tillman had not
said anything before the firing, but
that after the shooting he had said
something about taking Mr.. Gonzales
at his word
Mr.. Gonzales said he took this to
mean that he was settling old issues
face to face with him. He was Ger
tain nothing was said until the shot
was fired. The story as told by eve
witnesses is very simple. Mr. Tillman,
after firing, wiped his pistol on his
coat sleeve and took aim as If to fire
a second time. but changed his mind
and let his pistol fall to his side. Mr..
Tfllman was perfectly collected, sober
and unexcited, to all appearances.
Gonzales Unarmed.
Mr.. Gonzales was unarmed The
shock from the magazine pistol par
| lived him hut he 60 NJ +l,o zz.a...A-.-