The evening world., 1903-09-29
Sessions of Court Are to Be
Held from Early Morning Un-
til Dark to. Hasten ConcIu-
sion.
PRISONER PREVENTS MISHAP
Witness Handling Magazine Pistol
Has II Loaded and Cooked and
Y Pointed Toward Jury When Till
man Gives Warming Of Danger.

LEXINGTON. 8. c.. Sept. 2s.-Begin-
ming to-day the sessions OF the court in
the trial OF James II. Tillman for tho
shooting Of Editor Gonzales will con-
tinne until dark, both the prosecution
and defense appearing anxious to have
the trial proceed with all possible
despatch.
After the Jury had beer selected both
sides expressed satisfaction and George
e Boland. the policeman who arrested
Tillmnn. was called to tho stand. He
was the first witness for the State.
He said he was standing across the
street from where the shooting occurred
and heard a pistol shot. but gave 1t no
attention until he saw a woman greatly
excited run across the street.
Had Pistol in His Hand.
"As l started across the street and was
walking around n street car" the wit
ness said, Il saw TiIlman walking
around the north end OF the car. He
had a pistol In his hand. | went up 10
him and said: You know who am.
Governor. and I'll have to place you IN.
der arrest"
He testified that Tillman said to him:
II received Gonzalcs's message"
did YOU shoot Gonzales?" asked
him. He replied. I did
DO you think yoii hit him? asked
~ do Col Tlllman answered.
u told him he would have to give I'm
mo pistol. He said he did not want TO
give II up then and l told him I had
TO put him under arrest and could NOT
permit him to keep the pistol.
"Ho finally gave ME the pistol after
saying he was under my protection.
TOLD him would protect him and We
started TO the statiOn-house. which *
about $50 feet from where the shooting
look place When we had got about
half way a man came running up. | put
Gov, Tillman behind mo and stopped
ihe man. lie was Judge buchanan, \
hrother-in-law OF col Tiliman's, but
did not know 1t at the time. Col. Till
man told me that ne wanted to be pro.
tected. When we got to the station
house he was searched and another pis-
toll taken from his pocket by the CHIEF
of Police.
Said Nothing of other Pistol.
AIR. Tillman did no tell me when he
gave me the pistol he had in his hand
that he had another in his pocket lie
was cent upstairs"
The pistols taken from Tiilnan-one a
LUCE automatic-maElziIc gun OF Ger |
ma manufIcture built on much the
seme plan as a Matiser rife and ne
other. an ordinary ~eapon-we pro
duced for Identification. |
II response TO an inquiry from the
Court as TO whether the pistols wee
loaded assurances Were given that they
were not,
When the witness took up the Amerl-
can, make revolver he found II fully
"TaRe 1t out and have the cartrid. es
removed ordered the Court.
J.. Frost Walker. the clerk OF the court
ness. and except for the alertness OF
THlman there might have been a tragedy
y the courtroom. Nj Walker was
been turned over to him by the Sheriff,
yorss:" ordered solicitor ThurmopdG, IN
dicatlng the new magazine revolver.
II do not know much about these
pistols" declared Mr.. Walker, after he |
had loaded the revolver. He was abon,
to explain It's workings to the Jury who
pointed In their direction when Col
George tombstone. who is assisting in
the defense said TO the Court:
warning Game from TilIman.
Il am informed that the pistol is now
watching Mr.. Walker manipuiate The
mechanism OF the pistol.
James. A. Hoyt, jr:. associate editor OF
the State. l.. q. Wood. OF the repor. |
fortal staff. and NJ. c. Wallace, foreman |
of the Job printing department, idCRr |
fed clothing which had been worn Dy |
Ar. Gonzales on the day he was shot, |
and then because Of the failure of a
Number of the State witnesses 10 arrive
court adjourned.
Eleven counsel represent the defense
and Ave the prosecution.