The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09
TILLMAN ON STAND.


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but said he did not see where Mr.
Tlllman drew the pistol from, He said
Lieut., Gov. Tillman was in the mid
die. The witness was closely question
ed on cross-eXamination, with special
reference to certain conversations with
persons named.
M. c. Lorick testified that he was
standing on the street across from the
transfer station; that he saw Mr.. Con
zales coming up Main street; that he
saw Mr.. Tillman and two other men
coming in the opposite direction, the
defendant being in the middle. He said
that when Mr.. Gonzales got within four
or five steps from Mr.. Tillman he
changed his course obliquely to the
left. The witness said Mr.. Gonzales
had his right hand in his pocket and
acted as if he was trying to get it out.
He heard report, he said, and saw a
pistol in the defendants hand.
On ross-examination the witness said
it was on the opposite side of the street
from where he was that Policeman Bo-
land arrested Mr.. Tillman.
Mrs. M. A. Evans testified that she
was passing down Main street from the
State House on Jan. Is, and that as she
passed the transfer station she saw Mr.
Gonzales coming in the opposite direc-
ton. She said that because of some
thing she heard in the lobby of the
State House, she took particular notice
of his attitude manner and expression
and said his facial expression was
strained.
- Mahaffey, member of the Leg
islature from Spartanburg at the last
session, said he noticed the neck of a
bottle sticking out of the defendants
pocket at the State House the day be-
fore the shooting.
TIIIman on the stand.
j. H. Tillman. when he took the
stand, was asked by Mr.. Croft to ex-
plain this and that incident to which
reference has been made during the
trial. After giving his explanation of
the South Carolina Club incident. he
was asked with regard to any messages
he may have sent to Mr.. Gonzales,
saying that he had sent verbal mes
sage to him by George S. Legare, ask
ing him (Gonzales) to meet him in
Georgia.
He said Mr.. Gonzales wanted the in
vitation put in writing, but he was
afraid it was a trap. He said also that
he did not want to violate any of the
duelling laws of his state.
Answering further questions, the
witness said that when he was CORE
spondent in Washington for some
Southern papers, Mr.. Gonzales was ap-
plicant for the position of consul gem
eral to Shanghai and that he wrote his
papers that Mr.. Gonzales would not
be appointed, and said he had some
hot words with him in hotel lobby in
WASHINGTON.
AS to the cigar incident he said that
on the next day he went up to the hotel
cigar stand and bought some cigars
and turning around. offered them to
those standing there. He noticed Mr..
Gonzales then, he said, and saw he had
made a mistake.
Gonzales Always Bitter.
Asked as to Mr. Gonzales attitude
toward his military career, he said
1T has always been bitter toward
me since I was q years old"
The question of his military career
and the comments of The State was
then taken up, Mr.. Tillman stating
among other things Mr.. Gonzales want
ted to have him court-martialed because
of an incident which he related.
Relative to the organization of a
company of Indian scouts which has
been referred to, the defendant said
he wanted to organize such a COM
pany to take to the Philippines but
that President Mckinley and the army
officers in Washington opposed it.
Asked how he was treated by Mr..
Gonzales in his campaign for Governor,
the defendant replied:
Il think those editorials are fair
samples of it,
He denied that he had ever been a
traitor to his uncle and said he had
not Intentionally been discourteous to
the Senator. He was next asked what
had been the attitude of Mr.. Gonzales
toward him prior to 1902, to which
he replied: II think the paper has
been pretty well devoted to me since
$780," and in answer to a further ques-
ton, said the editorials in The State
had been extremely abusive to
him.
FOR BRINGING" a HORSE