The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
Said He d Make TiIIman Show
White Feather.
so DECLARES MISS RAPER
First Witness for the Defence Speaks The Sia'e
Has Not Yet Formally Rested its Case
more Testimony May b,
Offered.
(By the Associated Press.)

10y the ASSOCldJCQ 1GeSS.)
Lexington N. c., Oct 3-The trial of
former Lieutenant Governor James H.
Tillman has been in progress just one
week, and the State has not formally rest
ed its case Solicitor Thurmond an
nounced, however when the last witness
| for the prosecution examined todal had
left the stand that the State practically
was ready to close, but desired to pass
! the closing until week, as there is further
testimony the State may desire to submit.
One of the witnesses for the defense was
heard today, the State having disposed
of all its witnesses present, some time
prio rto the hour appointed for adjourn
ment. No afternoon session was held to-
day and the trial will not be resumed un-
til Tuesday morning because of other mat
ters demanding the attention of the court
| today.
Only four witnesses for the State were
examined today.
C. NJ Lide, of Columbia, testified that
he was passing along Main street, going
toward the State House on his way to
dinner on January IS, and as he reached
point just south of the office of the
State (newspaper), he saw Gonzales ahead
of him; walking on little further he saw
Mr.. Tillman With two other men coming
from the State House, he said. Continu-
ing, the witness stated:
Il did not give any particular notice
to either one of them. but went along
and when I got about the front of the
billboard next to the transfer office l
just saw Mr. Tillman throw up his arm
and shoot just that way Gndicating)
did not see whether he drew his pistol or
not just saw the shot, and instantly this
man, a sort of light-haired man, whom
afterwards was told was Senator Tai
bird, jumped between Mr.. Gonzales and
Mr.. TIllman and threw up his hands this
way against Mr.. Tillnfan's face, and said
This thing must stop and Tillman had
his pistol over the shoulder of this gen
tleman, moving it back and forth this
waysseveral times as if he was trying to
get a chance to shoot again.
The witness then testified as to the
movements of Mr. Gonzales and Mr.. Till
man.
Mrs. Emma Melton, who was a clerk in
the Engrossing Department Of the State
Legislature at the last session. said on
the stand today that she left the State
House at fifteen minutes before two
O'Clock on the afternoon of aJnuary 10.
AS she was crossing Gergais street she
sa wLieutenant Governor Tillman and two
other men walking in front of her Com
ing In TINS dlrectlon, was Mr. Gonzales,
who crossed diagonally across toward the
inside to pass between the opening be-
tween the three men abreast and the
front OF the transfer station. She started
toward the same opening, as she said, to
pass the three men, and was looking at
Gonzales, intending to speak to him. She
said had Gonzales taken one more step
he would nave passed the three men,
When she heard the report she thought
it an explosion under the sidewalk, but
when it occurred to her that it was a shot
she ran away, not knowing who had fired.
She said the defendant was on the out
side Senator Talbird in the middle and
Senator Brown on the inside.
A. G. Lamotte said after the shot was
fired he saw Gonzales and Tillman with a
pistol in his hand
A. f. Schiedemann said he heard Till
man say:
II received your message"
The defendants witness heard today
WAS Mary J. Roper, who was formerly
from Edgefleld, but is now living in New
York During the year 1902 she had
charge, she said Of an infirmary at Spar
tanburg, and nursed Captain Raphael FL
lott, an uncle of N c. Gonzales
Mr.. Gonzales, she said visited his un
Gle at the infirmary there and when asked
II she had heard Mr. Gonzales make any
reference to Mr. Tillman in his conversa-@
tions with Captain Elliott. she replied in
the affirmative. On her direct examina-
tion the witness made this statement
Mr. Gonzales asked me if / considered
Colonel Tillman brave man told him
| certainly did. He said he did not; that
he had made Mr. Tillman show the white
feather twice; that. Colonel Tillman had
challenged him to two duels which he did
not acknowledge and that Colonel Tillman
had no more resentment than to come to
him in the hotel lobby and offer him c-
gar, which he declined.
WAS ii on one or more occasions that
you heard him speak OF Mr.. Iillman "a
this derogatory manner?" counsel asked.
'On several occasions, the Fey days he
was in the hospital" replied the witness.
She said she had known Lieutenant Gov
ernor Tlllmans family all her life, and
that the families are connected by mar
riage Miss Roper said she had never
heard Tillman make any threats against
Gonzales.