The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-10-15

X. B. Simms. a man whom he did not
know. but whom he was subsequently
told was y. C. Gonzales. met taSTl aao
that Mr.. Gonzales asked him ( he w&s
tire man who was out riG.ng with Mr..
Tillman.
Il tod him was" witness said. at
ding: lie asked ne where he was at.
told him ! left h.m stand IS at the
transfer station" II. 3. S:mns, OF
Gr2n:tcv.,,e. gave siniila: testimony.
f. S. Anderson. Of Eigeield. al en-
rloye OF the United States Ssna'e. az
.er stating that be vas in Edgetield
turing the summer OF 1902. denied that
re had held any conversation with Mr.
1'iilnan il a livery stable n Edgehe!o.
in which the expression get at hin'
r,s used, or that he had engaged in
INV conversation with Mr. Tillman re-
sarding Mr.. Gonzales, as testified to IN
!he trial.
James Davis. the last witness called.
lad but begun his testimony when
Judge Gary ordered an adjournment,
hat the sick juror might not be over
faxed
James II. Tillman was on the stand
Friday over four hours. witness IN
his own behalf. For full one hour he
was subjected to the fire OF cross eX-
animation by counsel for the STATE.
But ore other witness was placed on
the stand by the defanse, after wnich
the defense rested. Witnesses IN re-
buetal placed on the stand by the
State were heard during the closing
hours. Splendid progress was made
toward tie conclusion CT the trial.
which has already consumed nearly
two T2ekS.
TIE defendant resuming his tcsti-
p?ony, was asked as to the imp:e5Si:1
-2ade upon him as 10 Mr. G0nzate"
feeling toward him By the editorials, a
nuIter cf hem being indicated ny
Tile. and replied that they Impressed
him as intensely bitter. He said he
did not make threats in Edgefeld or
on train.
The defendant was asked with refer
ence 70 statements attributed to aln
while engaged in conversation in MS
room in O hotel in Columbia on Au-
gust 20 CT q. of last year. He said:
The conversation Dr. Adams refer
red TO took place when a number or
NV friends were in the room and 1t
was a running general conversation.
Sometimes | would be talking to one
and sometimes to another; sometimes
three or four would be talking to me,
Somebody came in the room and told
ne about some new rumor as to what
Mr. Gonzales would do to me, and
made the remark that II he attempted
to do that don't think l said as DR..
Adams said, Snuff his light out but
- him, would kill him. think.
He said further: Il had been told IN
at least dozen places in South caro-
lima that Mr.. Gonzales stated that
dare not ccme to Columbia and say
about him what I had said on other
stumps in the campaign" He said the
different statements were made IN
connection with rumorS Of threats re-
ported to him.
The defendant said further that it
had been reported that the Opera
House in Columbia, where a campaign
meeting was to be held was to be
packed and that he was not to be let
cut alive and he stated that he said
if that rumored threat was carried OUT
1T would be one Of the d tragedies
in South Carolina"
When closely questioned he SUCK
to his original statements.
James Davis, the first witness for the
defense today, said he was riding on a
train with the defendant from Jonn-
ston to Columbia. His attention was
called to the testimony OF Mr.. Terrell
one of the States witnesses, relative
to a conversation the defendant was
said to have had with o. D. Black.
fasman, on the train relative to BIZ
Gonzales. The witness said he did not
hear Mr.. Tillman make any threats
gainst Gonzales. On cross-examination
he said he did not know Mr.. Terrell or
Black.
Col. L. Blease, who said he has been
a member of the Legislature and that
he was with the defendant throughout
the campaign of 1902. was asked If ne
was present in the defendants room In
a hotel in Columbia on the night OF tha
Goth or 21st of August, 1902, at the
time Dr.. Adams was there. He an
swered that he was and said he was
reading some editorials from The
State, that he might be in position to
reply to them in his speech. His at
tention was called TO the testimony OF
DR.. Adams relative to conversation
that took place in the room. The wit
ness said that part OF the conversation
was directed to DR.. Adams and part OF
it to side remark addressed Mr. Till.
man. Witness then in answer to ques-
tions, said DR.. Adams advised Mr.. Till
man "to go dowr to The State Office
and fight Gonzales" and that the de-
fendant said "he WIS Lieutenant Gov
ernor and could net afford to have
difficulty; that he would be impeach-
ed" and. added the witness, somebody
about that time made a remark about
something which Gonzales had said
about what he would do to COL Till
man. Col. Tillman said: You need no.
be uneasy about that-you boys need
mt be uneasy about that; II he under
takes to attack me will snuff his light
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