Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-16
TIE I|ukAN SHOOTING
Editor Gonzales, the Wounded
Man, in Very Serious Con-
dition Today
NEW YORK EXPERT SUMMONED

NEW YORK EXPERT SUMMONED
Wound Is Very Serious, the lntestines
and Liver Having Been Pierced
4 Cause Of tho Trouble-Dates Back to
the Fight Between Senator'S TilIman
4 and McLaurin. 80
Columbia, S. c.. Jan. 16.--N. G. Con-
xales editor Of the State. who was
shot and perhaps fatally wounded by
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman, is reported this
morning by the physicians to be hold
ing his own. with indications Of i'm
proyement.
Augusta, Ga, Jan. 16.-The last bull
letin issued on the condition Of Coma
les at 1915, received here by telephone.
says: Gonzales condition is grave.
Peritonitis is feared. DR.. Wyle, a New
York specialist, has heen called in con-
ssultation with the local physicians"
Columbia, S. c.. Jan. 16.-G Governor
McSweeney was asked today for an ex-
preston as to the affair. and he said:
1T was most deplorable affair, and
that is all can say about 1t just now,
further than to say that the conduct of
a state officer in carrying concealed
weapons can not be too severely con-
demned. for he is one whose sworn duty
lawtin this respect as well as in others. !"
The cause Of the shooting Was that
during the recent primary election
Gonzales bitterly opposed Tillman in
his race for governor. During the CAM
paign Gonzales In his paper called Till
man ''debauchee and blackguard' and
denounced him as q criminal candl-
date" and proven liar"
Since the first primary, Aug. 26. 1902.
Gonzales has had nothing to say about
Mr.. Tillman except to comment upon
the result Of the primary.
The trouble between the two men first
grew out Of fight between Senator
Ttllman and Senator McLanrin on the
floor OF the senate. Major Micah Jen-
kins. who had served with Roosevelts
rough riders in Cuba was to have been
presented with q sword by the people OF
South Carolina. The presentation was
10 have been made by Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Tillman. When President Roose-
ernor-elect Tillman. When President
Roosevelt withdrew his invitation to a
state dinner in Washington, which ne
had sent Senator Til,man. because OF
the fight, Lieutenant Governor Truman
refused to present the sword to Lieu
tenant jenkins.
Gonzales took up the matter IN MS
naner and bitterly denounced Lieuten-
mt Governor Tillman. He repeated the
t.enuncIations made On many occasions
ana dared Mr. Tillman to deny them.
Gonzales himself gave an expiiclt
statement of the affair prior to being
nut under anaesthetics. He was very
emphatic in saying that he had not sent
anv message to Tillman at any time,
and that Tillman said nothing until
nfter he had fired After he had shot
he said something about taking MN
s1,onzales) at his word. Gonzales took
This to mean that TiHman told him tnat
he was settling old issues face to face
with him.
Gonzales is certain that nothing was
said until after the shot was fired,
when he tottered to the street car
transfer station, where he leaned Mr..
.Tillman was still pointing his pistol at
him. whereupon Gonzales said:
,fS~ IN
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman lowered his pis-
itol and walked away. There was only
one shot fired. and that entered the
right side between the eighth ana
ninth ribs and passed thru the forepart
Of the body. coming out just above
the free border of the rib. The bullet
was picked up on the pavement.
Gonzales and Tillman passed each
other in full view since the opening
OF the present session OF the legislature
on last Tuesday, but there was no
encounter, no word passed, and no
recognition of any kind.
Thruout the affair Mr.. Tillman was
perfectly cool and collected. sober and
unexcited, to all appearance.
Mr.. Gonzales was unarmed.
A moment after the wounded man
had been conveyed to the Office of his
newspaper half a dozen or more phys
icians were doing all they could to save
his life. He was removed after time
to The Columbia hospital, and surgeons
performed an operation upon him late
this afternoon. The operation was re-
garded as successful. but in the judg-
1nent of the physicians the wounded
man has only one chance In five to
live. His constitution and habits OF
life, however, are stated to be greatly
in mis- favor.
The wound is an ugly one. the liver
and intestines being punctured.
Gonzales is of Spanish extraction. be-
Ing the son OF Ambrose Jose Gonzales,
who with Narcisso Lopez, began the
struggle for Cuban Independence In
1S4S. He is forty-five years old. He
himself served in the ranks of the
Cuban Insurgents in 1895. He organ
lied the Columbia State newspaper in
1881, and has been always bitter
opponent of the Tillman faction in
South Carolina politics.
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