The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-03
AND HIS PISTOL CLEANED
C. ]. Terrell Tells of Threats Empha-
sized by Oaths Made by Tillman
Against Gonzales---A Vast Amount
of Testimony Taken.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
| lexington s. c., Oct. "A vast amount
of testimony was taken today in the trial
of j. H. Tillman, nearly twenty witnesses
having been on the stand. some of whom
were subjected to lengthy examinations
In addition to this the reading of the
/ editorials in The State was concluded
The State has progressed rapidly toward
the conclusion of its side of the case
The first witnesses called today were
among those who were in the office OF
The State when Mr.. Gonzales was car
ried there after the shooting L. G.
Wood, Jr., of this number, testified that
/ he found no weapons IN the overcoat
| Gonzales was wearing. DR.. w. J. Murray
stated that Gonzales said to him in The
State office that he was fatally shot. The
doctor opened Gonzales clothes and saw
no weapons, but on cross-examination
said he did not examine the pockets.
c. j. Terrell, the editor of a newspaper
at Johnston, S. c., was among the first
witnesses of the day.
''Mr. Terrell, l wish you would state to
the jury whether you ever heard James
H Tillman make any threat against Mr..
Gonzales?" said Solicitor Thurmond.
After stating that he had and in am
swer to questions saying it was on the
streets of Edgefeld just before the be-
ginning of the campaign of last summer,
witness was asked to state what he said,
when he made the first statement
I'VE were walking along and / spoke
to him about his health and his improve
ment from his trip, and as we neared the
office door. and we had been discussing
some printing he wanted done, he made
the remark that he was going to run for
/ governor. and was going to be elected,
and if that--referring to Mr.. Gonzales
with several severe oats. attacked him
like he had been doing, he was going down
there and kill him like a dog / remon-
strated with him about that 1 told him
l thought it would be wrong in principle
and every way and the best thing he
could do, if he had given him any in
suit or cause for anything like that was
to go down there and tackle him, man
and man, and give him what he thought
was needed. He said no. that he was
going down there and give him no more
show than he would mad dog
"Did you at any other time hear him
make a threat?" the solicitor asked.
eyes, sir"
He then said in answer to questions
that it was on train going to Columbia,
and that o. B. Black was present. In
answer to an inquiry from the solicitor,
| witness said:
'Black and l were talking and Colonel
Tillman came and l introduced them. /
said:
Colonel. this is Mr.. Black do you
/ know him?' He said, 'Oh, yes, l know
Black; and slapped him on the shoulder
or leg. slapped at him that way (indicat-
ing) and from that the conversation went
on on general topics, until presently he
referred to what he called the Gonzales
matter 1 want it distinctly understood
| am not trying to quote verbatim what
was said. but | am just giving an idea of
my recollection of the words that were
used. He said: Black old boy, | am
going to do what l said about that old
fellow. / am going to put an end to his
way of abusing me, slandering me, ETC.,
like that. | am going to put stop to
! it,, something like that, I don't remem
'ber the exact words and am not going
to try to quote the exact words
Asked as to any other statements the
witness said
''On the day they were canvass,ng the
| ISluInS III COluulDld went 10 GOlutu-
bia. to present my bill for advertising. l
was standing in front of the Attorney
J Generals office talking at the time to
Attorney General Gunter and Secretary
OF State CAN'T and Mr.. Watson, OF The
State. All four of US were talking and
| just as Tillman came up CAN'T and Gun
ter walked off and Colonel Tillman adj
dressed Watson, made some statements,
said that scoundrel with some oaths be-
fore it-in that building yonder had at
tackled him. He went on to tell about
his attacking him and being unjust 10 him
and made some threat, / don't remember
the nature of it, but he said he had had
as much of it as he was going TO have
and made some demonstrative threat and
told Watson: You can tell him that II
you want to- Watson declined to Go 1t.
He said: I.wish you would do It. | made
the threat with the intention Of It's
going to him, in demonstratiSe way
that way (indicating) and Watson declined
to do it,
On cross-examination Mr.. Terrell was
questioned as to his feelings toward the
defendant He said he wrote one article
against his candidacy, but that he never
wrote anything against him as an IN
dividual. On further cross-examlnation
CONTINUED on Fifth Page.)