The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-07
Knew Col. james 81.

prosecution: Knew Col. James 81.
Tlllman quite we'll; Vas il his regi-
ment; had some conversation with
him relative to some of the articles
written by Mr.. Gonzales and refer
ence to the ace for Governor; told
him that if he wished to be Governor
of South Carolina he would have to
fight Mr.. Gonzales; that the men
VITO were supporting him expected
him to defend himself. @. What did be
make answer to that? He said,
THAT won't do, because I Am Lieut..
Governor and will be %impeached, but
you boys need not worry, for by
God, I will snuff his light with this"
indicating.
G.. E. Lafsye, architectural
draughtsman exhibited plat of Ger
vais and Main street and explained it
to the jury giving lengths and d.
mansions.
Senator G. w. Brown, sworn:
When we got to Main street where
the stores we're, I was on the right,
Gov. Tillman on the left and Senator
Talbird was in the middle. just as
We got to the corner of the transfer
station, my impression is between the
transfer station and the door, some
thing, I can not now say what, at
tracted my attention and I turned
and looked behind and recognized Mrs.
Melton, q very close personal friend
Of mine-I may say, may it please
your honor, that We were school chill
dren together, and as I had no en-
gagement with these gentlemen. I
did not say anything about her age
or mine-and I did not ask these
gentlemen to excuse me, even-but
had turned around and had perhaps
taken n step towards her with a
view of speaking to her and joining
her, when this explosion took place
I had not seen MI. Gonzales at all
when the explosion took place and
there was a reverberating sound
against the wall which I think kept
me from locating the exact spot it
came from and Mrs. Melton threw up
her hands and screamed end began
to run out to the middle of the street
and I went right after her, and beck
oned to her to come to me. I did
not know what had happened but I
saw her alarm and her fright en-.
crossed me entirely. did not look
back until I got up with her, which
was. perhaps, in the middle OF the
street. I took her by the arm and
led her out next the opera house and
then looked back. T saw two gentle
men, one on each side of Mr.. Con
zales and he was about a foot, per-
hsps two feet, around Gervais street.
I saw y gentleman on either side
and then, of course, I had some i'd
Of what had taken place. @ Did
you hear any remark from any of the
parties present except for the scream
ing you described! No, sir, nothing
except this, it is not perfectly clear
in my mind. but my impression is
that when I looked around after I
had gotten across the street that I
heard Gov. Tillmsn say something,
but I could not tell whatit was. he
was crossing the street at the time.
My attention was entirely engrossed
with Mrs. Melton after I turned
around and saw her fright. @. Now,
senator, you stated that you suspect
ed what had happened after you saw
the position of Mr.. Gonzales. Well,
of course. I had some idea about
what had happened. Ibid not know.
Perhaps I ought not to have made
that remark. I never heard Gov.
Tillman mention Mi. Gonzales name
in my life, nor did I ever hear Mr..
Gonzales mention his.
Senator Talbird of Beaufort, sworn
for the State, says: He knew Jim
Tillman by reputation for a long time,