The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-09
TedifieS in His own Behalf
In Murder Trial.
GREAT SELF.COMPOSURE
He Testified an Hour but Has Only
Fairly segun. and viii Probably Be
on Stand the Whole of
To-Day
(By Associated Press,

witness In his own behalf. 1t WIS just
an hour before adjournment that his coun-
sci asked that the defendant be called. In
seat, among his attorneys, and placed
himself at the clerks desk to take tho
oath. Although he was on the stand an
hour, lie only fairly began to get over
the vast amount Of ground he must neces-
sArlly cover. 1t is predicted that he Will
be on the stand all Of tomorrow. The
defense has still more witnesses. Thir-
teen Of their witnesses were heard to-day.
James Davis, the first witness for tha
defense to-day, said he was riding on
train with the defendant from Johnston
to Columbia. The witness said he didn
hear Mr.. Tillman make any threats
against Gonzales.
SNUFF HIS LIGHT.
Colonel T.. L. Bleas. who said he has
been member Of the Legislature and
1 hat he was with the defendant through
In the defendants room in hotel in
Columbia OH the night of the goth or 2lst
OF August 1902, when DR.. Adams was
there, and was reading some OF the edl-
torials from the State that he might be
in position to reply to them in MIS-
speech. Witness said DR.. Adams advised
Mr.. Tillman ITO go down to the Stale
office and fight Gonzales and that tne
defendant said he was Leutenant-Gov-
ernor and could not afford to have diff
ficulty, that he Would be impea ched."
The witness added, Somebody about that
time made remark about some thing
which Gonzales had said about what lie
would do to Colonel Tillman. Colonel
Tillman said: you needn't be uneasy
kl~,$E Stnft hA
about that. If he attacks me, l will snuff
his light out with this"
testified that when part OF
an-cd !torIl refer ling to mock theatricals
was read, Mr.. Tillman said: III he at
tempts to carry out one Of his threats.
will make 1t the -r tragedy that has
ever happened in South Carolina
The witness said that the pistol in Mr..
Tillman's room at the hotel in Columbia
was there Because we expected trouble
at the opera house" adding, I'VE ex-
pected Colonel Tillman to be attacked by.
MIR. Gonzales" 81
]. A. White, of EdgefIeld. appointed by
Mr.. Tillman, as 6oorkeeper in the State
Senate at the last session Of the Leglsia-
ture said that while he was sitting in
the lobby Of the. Senate a man. whom he
was told was N. aGs Gonzales came up to
him and asked where. Mr.. Gilman was,
and among other things said he had
made Mr.. Tillman show the white feather
twice and would do it again. The witness
reported this to the Lieutenant-Go Governor.
WHITE FEATHERS. J,
Richard H. Holsonback, also of Edge
field, told of the conversation which he
said. Mr.. Gonzales had with Mr.. White
relative to making Mr.. c,Tillman show the
| white feather.
The witness said he told Mr.. Tillman
that night what had been said.
Witness said he was just behind sena-
tor Talbird. Lleutenant-Govern Tillman
and Senator Brown as they approached
the transfer station in Columbia on the
way down from the State House on jan
uary- 18th. He said as he crossed Gervas
Street. he saw Mr.. Gonzales coming in the
opposite direction on the outside Of thr
| pavement. He said Mr.. Gonzales crossed
obliquely to the left. He could have pass
| ed on the outside. he said, instead Of
| cutting diagonally across the inside. Wit
ness said he heard Mr. Tillman say:
TT got your message" Ee said that
Mr.. Gonzales thereupon put. his hand
down deep in his pocket and added that
he thought Mr.. Gonzales was going to
| shoot Mr.. Tillman. He heard the shot
but said he didn't see where Mr.. Tillman
| drew the pistol from. He said Lieutenant
4 Governor Tillman was in the middle.
.-'. CHANGED COURSE.
Nj. C. Lorick, testified that he saw Mr..
Gonzales coming up Main Street and
! 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
obliqueing to the left The witness said
| ~, Ind oh nd in 10
pocket and acted as If he was trying to
| get 1t out. He heard a report he said,
| and saw pistol In the defendants hand.
Mrs. M. A. Evans, testified that as
she passed the transfer station January
| 18th, she saw Mr.. Gonzales coming In the
! opposite direction. She said his facial OK
| preston was strained.
..,. TILLMAN ON STAND.
| ]. H. Tillman, when he took the stand,
was asked by Mr.. Crow to explain this
and that incident, to which reference
! has been made during the trial. After
giving his explanation OF the South Caro-
I lima Club incident he was asked with
regard to messages he may have sent
| to Mr.. Gonzales, saying that he had
sent verbal message to him by George
| 8 Legare, asking him (Gonzales) to meet
! him In Georgia. He said Mr.. Gonzales
|
he was afraid It was a trap. He said
! also that he did not want to violate any
OF the duellfng laws of his State. An
swerIng further questions, the Witness
said that when he was correspondent In
Washington for Southern papers. Mr..
Gonzales was applicant for the position
OF consul-general at Shanghai, and that
he wrote Ills 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 da,
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.
MILITARY CAREER.
| Asked as to Mr. Gonzales attitude to-
ward his military career, he said.
at has always been bitter towards me
! since I was twenty-one years. of ago"
The question of his military career and
| the comments of The State was then
| t,lyo, IN Mr. Tillman stating amont