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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-10-02
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY.
OH the day preceding the shooting.

OH the day preceding the shooting.
Vedder Zimmerman and Frances Yves.
ton Smith, aged ID and IL respectively,
residents of Columbia, testified that two
days before the shooting of Mr. Gonzales
they saw Col. Tillmau standing in front
OF the skyscraper in Columbia talking to
two gentlemen, with pistol in his hip
pocket showing through the split in his
Prince Albert coat
DEADI,Y AIM.
II. Spann Bowling, member of the
Legislature from Bamberg, break tasted
with Mr. Tillman in the 1atter's room in
the Caldwell hotel the morning of the
shooting II Dominick and Bunch
Tillman were present part of the time
lie saw Mr.. Tillman's two pistols and
their mechanism was explained to him.
lie related a conversation between him
self and Tillman in the Jail OH the after
noon OF January IS, i'll which the prisoner
said, 'lf hit him where | aimed for, he
is a dead man."
THH GUNSMITH
w. +. Steighlitz, a we'll known gun
smith Of Columbia testified that he re-
paired the magazine Of Col. Tillman's
German magazine pistol which lie itlcn.
tilted at the request of
HON. l.. II. DOMINICE
on the evening preceding the shooting.
and that Mr.. Domiilick called for it on
the morning of the shooting and he
turned it over to him.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-10-02

The Greenwood Journal has been
sued for libel in the sum of $4,000 for
stating that the evidence was strong
and that the officers have suspected for
sometime that restaurant keeper of
that city was handling contraband
whiskey.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-10-02

The Grecnvillc Daily Herald was
burned out recently but it still goes on.
We extend our sympathy and commend
the enterprise Of our cotcmporary.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-10-02

We are abundantly prepared to supply
your wants. Every department is being
filed. Each day brings new attractions
and honest merchandise, which guaran-
tees permanent trades, happy and salts.
fed customers It's hundred cents on
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-10-02

could not have given Mr.. Gonzales any
hope before Mr. Hoyt reached him, Mr..
Hoyt having preceded DIR. Griffith to the
office. Mr. Hoyt testified that lie thought
DIR. Griffith reached the State Office first.
After discussion upon the admission
of Mr.. Gonzales statement to Mr.. Hoyt
dying declaration, Judge Gary adhered
to his ruling given above.
DYING DECLARATION.
Mr.. lIoyt, continuing, said that Mr..
Gonzales. lying OIL the floor Of the State
office, said that he left the State Office to
go to dinner. That he was walking along
Main street towards the State house. He
got nearly to the railway transfer station
when lie saw Jim Tillman coming from
the capitol with two men whom he didn't
recognize. Several people were standing
around. He saw that if he kept Oh his
course that he would push against these
men, and to avoid that he struck diayou-
ally across the pavement towards the
Corner of the transfer station and as lie
was cutting across Tillman pulled pistol
and shot. He turned and faced him and
said, "Shoot again, you coward. you
have killed me-" He looked Tillmau in
the face and Tillman held the pistol at
him, but did not shoot. He said Just
about the time Tillman shot him that he
said, II have done what you said," 81
have taken you at your word," or some
thing like that. Asked by defendant's s
counsel as to his personal feelings towards
Mr.. Tillman, Mr. lloyt said he regarded
Tlllman AS the man who had killed his
best friend, and if he harbored vengeance
towards any man he must harbor VEN
Reance towards hiEl. Asked if before
the election lie regarded MIR. Tillman as
liar and BLACKBOARD. he said yes. Is
there any denunciatory term too strong
that you could apply to him now? None,
answered Mr.. Hoyt
DR.. &. w. Barron. of Columbia broth
er-in-law of the deceased editor stated
that when he got to the hospital he saw
MIR. Gonzales and that his mind was clear.
He saw the statement made and heard
Mr. Gonzales state that it was his dying
statement
DIR J. w. Babcock, Of Columbia, was
called in while MIR. Gonzales was lying
wounded i'll the State Office Mr. Con
zales told him he was suffrring great
agony aud asked him to do something
| more for him. DR.. Babcock on the stand
read the notes which lie had taken of Mr.
| Gonzales dying declaration, taken at the
hospital. rhe declaration is PRACTICAL,
the same As that given by Mr. Hoyt with
this addition: Mr. Gonzales said that he
recognized Senator ralbird, and that lie
had met Mr.. Tillmau two days before i,
the lobby of the House.
| The jury was excluded during all argu
ment upon the admissibili,y of DR.. Bah
cock S notes
| lhe last witness on Wednesday wa
| Mr. August Kohn, of the News and Cour
ier. who was present at the time the dy
ing declaration Of Mr. Gonzales was made
i'll the hospital just before the operation
| MIR. kohn did not conclude his testimon,
| on Wednesday.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-10-02

The report Of the trustees of the
graded school makes a good showing but
is rather lengthy.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-10-02
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Special to Herald and News

Especial to Herald and News
Lexington. S. c., October I-Today
until four O'Clock was consumed by the
prosecution i'll reading the editorials in
reference to Tillman which appeared in
the State newspaper during last year
The object, | presume, is to show by
reading all the editorials that the issue
which Gonzales made was not a personal
ISSUE, but that Gonzales indicated Till,
man the candidate The State is not
likely to rest until Saturday if then. The
end of the trial is not yet in sight The
crowd i'll the court house today
dwindled to mere hand full. The most
decisive victory SO far has been to the
prosecution in the admission of Gonzales
dying statement.
JNo. X. AUI.I..
Lexington, S. c.. October 1, 4.4o p. III.
The reading of editorials by prosecu-
''oh continues. J. K.~AULL.
LITTLE INTEREST IN LEXINGTON.
That the people of Lexington County
are not taking much interest in the trial
is shown by the very small attendance i'm
the court room. There is a small army
of newspaper men here, and the hotels
are crowded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27
GooDNEw IN DALHARr.
General Manager Issues Orders for
Rock Island improvements.

Dalhart, Tex, Aug. 27.-The officials
Oh the {. r. l. & P. arrived in a special
train over the Fort Worth and D. C.
Tuesday morning and honored Dalhart
with a visit of several hours inspect
ing their large holdings and issuing in
structions for future improvements of
importance. The special train of Pull
mans and sleepers left for the west at
IL a. m.
The party is composed of c. A. Good
new, general manager, and staff of as
slstants The party was met by the
Dalhart Commercial club and escorted
over the city in carriages. The city's
attractive appearance and rapid growth
was wonderful revelation to them.
The solid blocks of costly residences, the
many churches, the public school build
lngs, magnificent court house oil Dallas
county, the w. H. Wolff Electric Power
ana Ice plant, covering several acres,
under construction, the activity of bus
mess push and energy the dozens of
miles OF Sicings, round house, shops and
general buildings drew from the party
expressions of wonder and amazement.
POSITIVE assurance was given out that
important improvements would be made
here soon that would double the present
force and capacity of the road. With
the traffic arrangement between the A.
I. & S. F. Railway and this company
that viii take place as soon as the new
cutoff between Santa Rosa and Belen,
n. NJ, is completed, whereby both COM
panies will use this line, it is found nee
essary to double their facilities for
handling a greatly increased business
and Dalhart will be the division head
quarters. Additional roundhouses of 16
stalls, repair shops, car works, coal
sheds, additional ten inch wells were
planned and placed before the proper
official for execution. Mr. Chas. A.
Mills, superintendent of B. & B. and an
old Topeka boy who is permanently To-
Gated here has the blue prints and will
handles the new construction as speed
lily as possible. Harry Gibbons, assist
ant superintendent of B. & B., who
built all the buildings west of Liberal,
Kansas, is now on the grounds with his
outfit to do the necessary work, and
as soon as arrangements can be COM
pleted Dalhart will be hummer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27
New Appointments.

Paul Hamilton, engineer of mainten-
ance of way of the Cleveland Cincin-
natl, Chicago and st. Louis at Mount
Carmel, Ill, has been transferred to
Springfield Ohio in similar capacity,
to succeed r. H. Simpson, who has
been transferred to Greensburg, Ind,
to superintendent heavy work being
done on the Chicago division.
John H. Wynn has been appointed
| lines west at Richmond, Ind, to sue
coed P. T. Dunn. transferred. Wynn
graduated from Cornell university in
1898 and served a special apprentice
ship with the Illinois Central at Chi
cago.
George Randall has been appointed
general superintendent of the Balti-
more and Ohio. with office in New
York. c. E. Burr has been appointed
superintendent, with headquarters at
St. George. Staten Island, N. Y.
7. ]. Stewart has been appointed
engineer of construction of the Phila-
delphia. Baltimore and Washington
having in charge the construction work
of the entire system, with office al
Chester Pa. c. S. d'Invilliers has
ton in charge of construction work on
the Pittsburg. West Penn and Mononga-
hela divisions.
w. E. West has been appointed res
ident engineer of the Charlotte divis-
ion of the Southern railway. with
headquarters at Charlotte. N. c.. vice
Mr. H. L. Coe, roadmaster, resigned
Mr.. S. c. Ramsey has beer appointed
roadmaster of the Asheville division
with headquarters at Asheville, n. G.
vice r. L. Simpson, promoted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

John Diehl of the Santa Fe coach shop
is spending his vacation with relatives in
Indiana.
Arthur H Eshhart is new clerk in the
office of w. J. Healy, freight auditor for
the Santa Fe.
George Degand and George Schomfelt of
the Santa Fe sheds have both quit the ser
vice of the company.
Nat Black of the Santa Fe passenger
dsP on BUSINESS for the panty
Frank E. Sloan is new clerk in the
freight auditing department of the Santa
Fe. He began work yesterday morning.
Walter Mack of the Santa F'e blacksmith
shop has been absent from the shop for
the last few days on account of sick
ness.
Harry Wikerson Of the Santa Fe brass
shops after weeks absence due to
sickness.
Charles Tolbert has been employed as a
clerk in the office of the Santa Fe freight
auditor. Mr.. Tolbert comes from Law
renee.
William r. Dix of the Santa Fe coach
eastern part of Missouri He will be gone
several days.
coach trimmers, left the first of the week
for few weeks trip in the western part
of the statee-
Oscar Charleson of the Santa Fe coach
shop is spending his two weeks vacation
in Chicago. He left for that place the
first of the week
Frank Gibler of the Santa Ee black
smith shop has been absent from the shop
for the last week. Mr.. Gfbler is spending
his vacation in the country
c. H. Gaunt. superintendent of tele-
graph for the Santa Fe, returned today
from two weeks business trip over the
western lines of the road.
Coach 64S was run into the coach shop
yesterday for a general overhauling.
Coaches $3.50 and 609 were also run into the
shop. where they will be repaired.
l. d. Smith, superintendent of build
ings for the G. c. and S. F. railway. ar
rived in the city Tuesday. Mr.. Smith will
visit with friends here for several days
c. r. Kinsley, division storekeeper for
the Santa Fe at Argentine, was up from
Argentine the first of the week in order
lily.
j. P Erp is a new employee of the Santa
Fe He began work yesterday helper
in the boiler shop Mr. Erp comes from
Horton. where he was in the employ of
the Rock Island
Peter Oderman of the Santa Fe black
smith shop has quit the service of the
company in Topeka He viii leave shortly
for Albuquerque where he will again work
for the Santa Fe.
Walter Chapman. Ernest Taylor and
Henry Taylor. helpers in The Santa Fe
boiler shop. all quit.-the service of the
company Tuesday They have secured
work elsewhere
Mr.. J. ]. Booker of Temple. Tex. is Wis
itinz in the city for few days with the
family of N NJ. Rice. general storekeeper
for the Santa Fee Mr.. Booker is BROTH
er-in-law of Mr. Rice
George w Banter. district passenger
agent for the Rock Island at Portland,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27
THREW UP THEIR JOBS.
Santa Fe Employees Find Better
Wages Elsewhere.

San Bernardino. Aug. 27.-For a time
this week matters looked as though the
Santa Fe must either raise its wage
scale for laborers in this city or suffer
a marked shortage of such workmen
in it's employ.
During the past few days between 25
and 80 men, mostly Italians, have
drawn their time and sought pastures
anew and, presumably, greener, all be-
cause they were not making enough
money in the railroads employ. Twen-
ty of these men have gone to the Dec
lez cuarries where they claim to be
able to get $3.50 per day The Santa
Fe pays S1.90 1t is learned that the
movement was instituted by a walk
ing delegate" who CHANGED to be here
on a visit from Declez. In converse
ton with some of the local laborers he
told them of the Utopia he had found
down Cotton way where a man drew
down two plunks and a half every
night with nothing to do but break
rock all day and run chances of being
winged by an occasional explosion
The exodus was appalling while if
lasted. but it is now stated that the
new jobs were not what they were
cracked up to be- by the delegate-at-
large, and some of the men are making
up their minds to come back to the old
stamping ground where the burthen is
light even though the wages are not the
best in the land. Needless to say they
Will have no trouble in obtaining work
here, as the Santa Fe is hiring all the
men it can lay it's hands upon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27

Ore. left last night for home after a
short visit with friends in this city. While
here Mr. Banter was Joined by his wife
and daughter
William Barnett of the Santa Fe black
smith shop has quit the service of the
company. 1t is not known what Mr.. Bar
has been working in the shop for a good
while and Is well liked by all OF the men,
Walter Rhodes of the Santa Fe pattern
on Tuesday. Mr.. Rhodes absence was
due to picnic which his Sunday school
Mr. Rhodes the picnic was a thorough
success.
The members of the general and ar
picnic met at Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
both Monday and Tuesday evenings for
the purpose of squaring up the accounts
of the picnic which was held in st. Joe
last Saturday.
E. B. Benson of the Santa Fe shops is
spending his two weeks vacation in CAL
will be spent in San Demanding. where he
will visit with some of the former To-
pekans who are now employed in the
Santa Fe shops at that point. He will
also visit Catalina before returning home.
A. E Mcleod, general storekeeper for
the Rock Island, arrived in Topeka the
several days. Mr.. Mcleod, who is well
known by railroad men in Topeka. is Wis
iting all of his friends here. On Tuesday
he visited at the Santa Fe storehouse. Mr..
McLeod's headquarters are in Chicago.
Joseph Ost began work Tuesday morn
ing as clerk f in IN the office of nh the general
formerly assistant to the general store
keeper when Mr. Hilton held that posi-
ton About year ago he resigned his
position with the Santa Fe and accepted
the position of general purchasing agent
for the Colorado Southern. shortly after
there was a shake up on that road and
Mr.. Ost was one of those officials who
lost their positions.
The men at the SANTA Fe shops. are all
interested in the yacht Races. In fact the
shop men are interested ir almost any
thing. Elections, prize fights and yacht
races all receive the undivided attention
of the men who work at the shops. 1t
is surprising, however, how many of them
favor the English boat. When the news
of Tuesdays race reached the shops one
could easily tell that they were not sat
isfied. good many Johnny Bulls are
employed in the shops and these are all
agin the American boat. Consequently
the general tenor of popular opinion at the
shops favor Lipton's boat and not the
Reliance, as would be expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27
Enelish RaiIroads Imita.ors.

Chicago, Aug 27.-English railroads
have begun to initiate American ones
in the way of providing hotel accommo-
dations for their patrons where they are
needed. The Midland Railway company
will open at Manchester a magnificent
new hotel, for which it is claimed that
it far surpasses in practical and beau
tiful detail anything hitherto contem-
plated in the country. The opening is
to take place early in September. and
the functions connected Herewith will
be in keeping with the palatial splendor
of the hotel
Among other entertainments there will
be a banquet on Friday evening. Sep
TENDER T. to which all the leading rep
resentatives of the British, continental
and American press will be invited. The
following Saturday, September ). will be
the ladies day" for which over 1000
invitations are being issued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27
oHARTER1N SPECIAL TRAINS.
It Is a Common Occurrence These
Days.

Special trains are becoming so fire.
quent now that they attract little atten-
ton, except they make record runs for
long distances or unless there is some
trouble collecting payment for them"
said veteran railroad man, to New
York Times reporter Ten years ago,
when l was division superintendent on
one of the big trunk lines running out
of New York. a special train was an
event that never failed to get mention
in the newspapers. Stationmasters re-
quired ample notice to get one in readi-
ness, and there was a great deal of fuss
making arrangements along the line. At
any of the big railroad terminals in any
city now man can get a special en-
CINE and car to chase a fiier almost as
easy as he can check his trunk. Only a
few minutes notice is required, and
right of way is obtained for 100 or POD
miles along the line without noticeably
disturbing schedule runs. A man who
has to keep an important business en-
gagement, a woman hurrying to
sick husband, pays 800 or double that
sum for special with as little concern
as paying a supper check in q swell ho-
tel. We live in a rapid and extravagant
age, and grow accustomed to such
things"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27
HER coNscIEN oE IS CLEAR.
Woman Returns 90 Cents to Mis-
souri, Pacific Conscience" Fund.

Kansas City, Aug. PIT wish could
ease my conscience of all wrong doing
for 20 cents" said John Shine, passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific yesterday.
If it is that cheap I'd like to do it,
too said his nearer.
1T may not be that cheap in all
cases. said Mr.. Shine. but here is one
instance where it seems to have been
all right" He turned to his desk and
picked up a letter addressed to the
General Passenger Agent, Missouri
Pacific Railroad, Kansas City, Mo-" The
letter follows: fTi--si7z7f sf7
Kindly accept this conscience money
and smile as much as you wish. Three
years ago 1 rode five miles farther than
my ticket called for. That was Is cents,
at 10 per cent interest I owe about 5
cents more. Find inclosed in coin 20
cents and pardon me-"
There is no name signed to the letter,
which is written in a feminine hand. 1t
was mailed from Roxbury station, Bos-
ton. Mr.. Shine is saving the money and
letter until Colonel JeWett returns from
his vacation, as he does not know what
to do with it.
I'm afraid to make any disposition of
the money for fear that some one will
get after me for usury," said Mr.. Shine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27
Great Western to Open New Towns.

Chicago. Aug. 27.-Three new towns
will be opened in southwestern Iowa
by the Chicago Great Western road on
it's Omaha extension. An auction sale
of lots of the town of Tenant, Iowa,
viii be held September s. The townsite
of Bentley, Iowa, win be opened to the
public at an auction sale of lots Sep
TENDER Is and the townsite of McClel-
land, Iowa, will be auctioned Septem-
Der %.
The auction sales will be conducted
by the townsite department of the Chi
cago Great Western. The toWnsites
have been located to the best possible
advantage geographically and topo-
graphically. Each townsite has ample
tributary territory. so that its future
is considered assured by the TOWNSHIP
department of the road. The new
towns are the first opened by an auc-
ton sale os lots.
The railroad then fixes the prices of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27

adequate to meet all the demands made
upon it, 1t is estimated that business
for the last six weeks has been rs per
cent. in excess of that of the CORE
spending period last year. No one spe-
cial cause can be given for the in
crease. 1t is commonly attributed to
the general prosperity which obtains,
and which does not appear to have
been affected or interfered with in the
slightest degree by the great deprecia-
ton of values of securities that has
taken place. There appears to be
plethora of ready cash in the hands of
people generally. and they continue to
spend 1t freely, despite the predictions
of the passing of the present prosper
ity. The volume of summer tourist
business is greater than ever before,
but the great increase seems to be in
the everyday commercial business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-27
Is GETTING LIBERAL.
Fourth Vice President Kendrick Talks
of New Enuinnnent.

Los Angeles. Cal. Aug. 27.-"About 500
new refrigerator cars for southern Cali
fOrnia lines, two new combination cars
in place of those wrecked near Mellen
station few weeks ago and an order for
45 noun tain engines for the Arizona dvis-
ion are among our new equipment or
dered." said J. w. Kendrick of the Santa
Fe today. THE refrigerators are contract
ed to be delivered by January !. The Santa
F'e does not intend to expend money for
additional expansion at this time and my
impression is that for the present, all 9TH
er railway corporations are in a similar
position There has been too much plan
ming for the future nearly everywhere
and the financial powers in New York
undoubtedly have decided to go slew for
the present -