The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-25

Personally appears Arledge Lyles.
who bein. duly sworn, says: attend
the fruit stand at the transfer station,
on the corner of Main and Gervals
streets: was standing in the transfer
station door the day James Fl. Till
man shot n. G. Gonzales. was stanc-
ing to the left Of the door opposite to
the first pane Of glass. looking TO-
wards the clock in the transfer office,
and turned just as Tillman shot.
They were to my left nearer the cor
ner: that the first thing | noticed was
Mr.. Tillman with his pistol in his
hand pointing towards Mr.. Gonzales
chest; Mr.. Gonzales was facing to-
wards the State House, and Mr.. Till
man was on the outside Of the pave
ment, almost facing Mr.. Gonzales,
and they turned ard both faced each
other soon after the shot. The pls-
tol was very close to Mr.. Gonzales:
After the shot Mr.. Tillman backed
off from Mr.. Gonzales towards the
drain, after wiping his pistol on his
coat sleeve. He was looking in every
direction. I never heard a thing be-
fore the shooting; after the shooting
Mr. Tillman said: You will let me
alone now" or some similar words
having the same meaning. When l
first saw Mr.. Gonzales after the shoot
ing, he had his hands in his oYercoat
pockets. as he always carries them,
and I am most sure he had his thumb
sticking outside. When l first sd"
Mr.. Gonzales, just as the shot was
fred, he was standing up straight
looking towards the State house, and
he had almost passed Tillman; one
more step and he would have shot Mr..
Gonzales in the back. 1t was long,
blue, big pistol, different shaped from
other pistols. After Tillman stepped
back from Gonzales, he then took sew
eral steps towards him and raised MS
pistol as if he was going to shoot
again. Mr.. Gonzales was staggering
by the corner. Tillman then dropped
bis pistol to his side, and when Mr..
Gonzales walked along by the side
walk towards The State newspaper
office, Mr.. Tillman followed along in
the drain, with his pistol in his right
hand, pointed to the ground, anc
then Mr.. Tillman went slantlng
across the street car track, and turned
and went around the car and then
went to the sidewalk in front Of the
town hall. then Policeman Boland
arrested him, but he would not let
him catch him by the arm, and they
went on down the street to police
HEADQUARTERS. After Mr.. Tillman
raised his pistol the second time l ran
back to the fruit stand, but again
came forward and saw Mr. Tlllnan
and Mr.. Gonzales as I have described
things. Arledge Lyles.
Personally comes August Schiede-
man, aged II years and a Western Un'
ion telegraph messenger, who says on
oath: That the Afternoon OF the shoot
ing Of n. G. Gonzales he was on the
street crossing between the opera
house and the transfer station, on the
corner OF Geryais and Main streets
| city OF Columbia, S. c.; that just as
deponent got just beyond the street
car track near to the pavement where
the transfer station is and while ne
was going to said station, he heard the
pistol shot and saw Lieut.. GOV: James
IL. Tillman when he raised his pisto
and fired at Mr.. n. G. Gonzales, VINO
was only few feet away from tine
nuzzle of the pistol when the shot was
! Krod. thnt Nh Tillman had been VI