The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-06

Lexington, S. c.. October "A vast
amount of testimony was taken today in
the trial of J. H. Tillman, nearly twen-
ty witnesses having been on the stand.
some of whom were subjected to
lengthy examinations. In addition to
this the reading of the editorials in
The State was concluded. The state
had progressed rapidly toward the con-
clusion of it's side of the case.
The first witnesses called today were
among those who were IN the office of
The State when Mr.. Gonzales was car
ried there after the shooting. l.. G..
Wood. Jr.. of this number, testified that
he found no weapons in the overcoat
Gonzales was wearing. DR.. w. j. Muir
ray stated that Gonzales said to him in
The State office hat he was fatally
shot. The doctor opened Gonzales
clothes and saw no weapons but on
cross-examination said he did not ex-
anime the pockets.
THREAT AGAINST GONZALES.
c. J. Terrell. the editor Of . news
paper at Johnson, S. c., was among
the first witnesses Of the day:
Mr.. Terrell, 1 wish you would state
to the jury whether you ever heard
James H. Tillman make any threat
against Mr.. Gonzales?" said Solicitor
Thurmond.
After stating hat he had, and in an
swer to question saying it was On the
streets of Edgefield just before the be-
ginning of the campaign of last sum-
mer, witness was asked to state what
he said, when he made the. first state
ment.
w were walking along and 1 spoke
to him about his health and his i'm
provement from his trip and as W
feared the office door. and we had been
discussing some printing he wante1
done. he made the remark hat he wa
going to run for governor and was go
ing to be elected and if that-referrins
to Mr.. GOnzaleS-With several petty
severe oathS, attacked him like he hac
been doing. that he was going dowr
there and kill him like a dog. I remon
strated with him abou that Told hin
[ thought it would be wrong in prin'
ciple and every way and the best thing
he could do if he had given him any
insult or cause for anything like tha'
was to go down there and tackle hin
man and man and give him what HI
| thought was needed. He SAID no that III
was going down there and give him NJ
more show than lie would a mad dog.
Did YOU at any other time hear hin
max a threat?" the solicitor asked.
Yes. sir" witness replied.
WOULD PUT AN END TO HIS
ABUSE.
He then said in answer to question.
| that il was on a raj in onino RI Column
bia and that o. D.. Black was present
In answer to an inquiry from the so
! licitor. witness said:
BLACK and I were talking and Col
onel Tillman came up and 1 introduced
them. L said: Colonel, this is MI
Black. do o know him. He said oh
[ yes, 1 know Black; and slapped hin
I On the shoulder or leg, slapped at hin
that "a ~Gndicating) and from that
the conversation went on on genera
topics, until presently he referred t.
what he called the Gonzales matter.
1 want it distinctly understood I an
not trying to quote verbatim what wa:
said. but I am just giving an idea o
my recollection of the words that were
used. He said:
BLACK old boy. I am going to dc
what I said about that old fellow.
am going to put an n to his way O.
dUUSlIlS lie, SldIUeTllS me, ETC.. Ike
that. I am going to put a stop to it.
something like that; I don't remembel
the exact words and I am not coins
to try to quote the exact words.
Asked as to any other statements
the witness said:
o the day they were canvasslns
the returns in Columbia l went to Co.
lumbia to present nv bill for advertis.
ing. I was standing in front of the
attorney generals office, talking at the
time to Attorney General Gunter and
Secretary Of State CAN'T and Mr.. Wat
son of The State. All four OF US were
talking n just as Tiilman came up
CAN'T and Gunter walked off and Col
Onel Tilman addressed Watson. made
some statements. said that scoundrel-
with some oath before tin that
building yonder had attacked him. He
went on to say about his attacking
him and being unjust TO him and made
some threat. 1 don remember the ma
ture of it. but he said ne had had as
much of it as he was going to have
and made some demonstratiVe threat