The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-14

would Kill the Damn D
if YOU are not sure that his testimony
will be of service to you, [ would like
to take no part in the trial: still I feel
it my duty to give any testimony that
I know to be true. if it will be Of any
service to you. Hoping you will soon
be indicated, [ am.
Very Respect,
A. J. Flowers.
P. s. Ask you attys to call on Alfred
Wallace of the St. Rv. Co. of Colum-
bia, and he can inform you as to my
reliability. A. j. Flowers.
P. W. Hughes of Warrenville near
Graniteville, Aiken county, a truck
farmer, says: I say Mr.. Gonzales in
July 1902, in Columbia, on Main
street, near McMillians drug store
9. Who was with you' Mr.. Blalock,
Cato, and Mr.. Gaultman and q gentle
man by the name of Stroud. @.
Where were you all going9 Down
Main street. @. When you met Mr..
Gonzales what way was he going?
From up street. @ And Mr.. Stroud
was with you? Yes. @. When you
got up to him, state whether or not
Stroud spoke to him. Yes, cir:
Stroud spoke to him and shook hands.
A. J. Blalock of Columbia, says:
Mr.. Stroud and MI. Gonzales were
talking something about the election,
it seems to me. Mr.. Gonzales asked
him how was the voters in the mill
district; that was Ward 5, I believe.
and Stroud told him that he thought
the votes, most of them, were for Col.
Tillman, and that Col. Tillman was
near two to one ahead in that ward;
and Mr.. Hughes walked up; myself
and Mr.. Hughes walked up: about
thai time, and Mr.. Hughes asked Mr.
Gcyzales didn't he think that he had
treated Col. Tillman with great in
justice; and he said no, that the
black-legged gambler would be treat
ed with more injustice after the
election, even if it was with lead;
that was to best of my knowledge.
Victor B. Cheshire, a printer work
ing on the Anderson Intelligencer,
says: I told Col. Tillmap, when I
was returning on the train from New
berry to Anderson that Mr. Greer
got in conversation with nae and
asked me was we army boys going to
vote and work for Jim Tillman like
we did before. I told him yes. I
suppose so; I was. He told me how
dirty and low.down Jim Tillman was
and I told him no use to tell me, that
I expect I knew more about Jim
Tillman than he did.
Henry S. Head testified that he
went to Columbia with Col. Tillman
to see about a pardon for a friend,
and that while there Mr.. Gonzales
came up to him and asked him if he
was the man who had been riding
with Col. Tillman, and being told
that he was. Mr.. Gonzales asked
him where Col. Tillman then was.
Head told Mr., Gonzales that be had
left Col. Tillmsn at the transfer sta
ton corner. MIR. Head stated that
he bad never known MI. Gonzales,
but that he was told that it was MIR.
Gonzales who made the inquiry 81
him as to where Col. Tillman was.
MI. Hedgeman Sims testified to
the same points as did Mr.. Head and
be had told Mr.. Head that it was
Mr.. Gonzales who had made the in
quiry of him as to where Col. Till
man then was.
Capt. Richard Anderson who was
an employee of the United States
Senate, denied in toto the evidence of
Capt. Arther, who was a witness for
the prosecution. He said that Col.
Tillman had never had a converse
ton with him in the stable, as sworn
to, and that he bad never heard Col.
Tiilman say, If I could only get at
him (Gonzales.) He said there was
nothing in the testimony of Capt.
Arthur.
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