The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-30
The State Working to Intro.
duce These as Testimony.
MUCH PROGRESS is MADE
A Large Number Of Witnesses Examined, Among
Them the Brother Of the Slain Editor
and Four Physicians Who At
tended Him
tended Him
(By the Associated Press.)

Lexington, 3 u, Sept lS.-Uoou pIOS-
ress was made today in the trial here OF
former Lieutenant Governor j. H. Till
man, who is charged with the murder of
N. G. Gonzales, editor of The State. A
large number of witnesses were examined
today. The crowd of spectators was not
as large as yesterday. Mrs. J. H. Till
man and the defendants mother occupied
seats within the railing throughout the
day. One line pursued today by the State
was with a view of laying the foundation
for the introduction of the dying mans
statements. -Four of the physicians who
participated in the operation of Mr.. Con-
zales after he was shot were on the stand
today--Drs. Query, Pope, Taylor and Grit
fifth, all of Columbia. Much of the testi-
mony of the physicians was technical.
Ambrose E. Gonzales, publisher of The
State, and brother of n. G. Gonzales,
was called to the stand when the solicitor
offered in evidence the files of The State
for the year 1902, the purpose being as an
nounced by counsel for The State to intro
duce the editorials in The State newspa-
per of which N. G. Gonzales was editor
from July 1, 1902 to December 81, 1902.
The editorials in question are in relation
to James Fl. Tillman Reading of the ed
itorials was postponed that counsel for the
defense might read them first.
On cross-examination Mr.. Gonzales was
asked by counsel for the defense:
THE relations between your brother and
Mr. Tillman had not been pleasant for
some years, had they?'
He replied:
They had not been pleasant
Mr.. Gonzales was asked on further
cross-examination by the defense if he had
not heard his brother express himself in
denunciatory language in regard to Mr..
Tillman, to which the witness replied:
81 cannot say 1 ever heard him use such
language in the office. I think everything
he said, not everything he knew or be-
lieved, but everything he said to his rela-
tives or friends he said in the State news
paper so that the people could all know,
In reply to further questions Mr.. Con-
zales said he could not say that he knew
his brother to have entertained bitter feel
ing toward ]. H. Tillman, nor could he
say that he knew his brothers feelings
toward the defendant to have been hostile.
His brother had been, he said, in control
of the editorials and wrote them without
consultation.
w. B. Gar sc, a member of the LegislaJ
ture from I florence county, was asked if
he had heard Mr. Tillman when he met
him in Columbia during the last session
of the Legislature say anything about Mr.
Gonzales editorials, to which witness re-
piled:
"Yes sir. l was walking along the street
and we met oClonel Tillman about the
skyscraper when the question arose:
Where are you stopping?' Some said he
was stopping at one place and some at
others, and Colonel Tillman says: don't
know that l am stopping anywhere. +
stuck those editorials of The State in my
pocket and told my wife I might stop at
the penitentisry before left there. .
On cross-exaninatlon the witness said
he did not take the remark seriously
George d. Kohn told of taking bullet
from the hand; of man who had picked
it up at the scene of the shooting, which
he said he delivered it to the sheriff
1t developed during the examination
of DR.. Pope, who followed DR.. Query on
the stand, that the State was laying the
foundation for the introduction of dying
statements made by Mr.. Gonzales. In
fact during an argument on an objection
raised by the defense to question pro-
pounded to DR.. oPpe stated that the line
then pursued was for that purpose The
jury was sent out pending the argument
and ruling of the court. The statement
by DIR. Pope that he heard Mr.. Gonzales
say: 81 am killed. was admitted, but if
this court in ruling on the general ques-
ton as to the admission of dying declara-
tions of the deceased will let it stand or
instruct the jury accordingly.
The defense objected to all the testi-
mony relating to the carrying of pistol
by the defendant prior to the shooting
unles sit could be shown that there was IA
connection between the carrying at that
time and the shooting. The court admitted
the testimony with the provision that if
1t was not developed that it was competent
the jury would be instructed to disregard
it,
w. r. Stelglltz, gunsmith in Column
pia, When shown the automatic pistol
winch has been exhibited during the trial |
said that call had been made upon him |
the day before the shooting for a maya
zlne Tor a pistol like the one shown to |
nan on the stand but that not having |
any IN stock he repaired the old one. |
which was called for on the morning of |
the day of the shooting.
Dr. 5. I. B. Lancaster, member of /
the Legislature from Spartanburg. testi-
red that he saw pistol in Mr. Tillman's
rocket on the day previous to the shoot
ing Two boys-C. v. Zimmerman and