The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-10-14
The Tillman Case
Goes to Jury Today.
All the Testimony in-Tillmun' S
Story of Killing-Statc Dis
credits Witnesses-The
Judge Will Charge
Jury Today.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON PROCEED

THURSDAY AFTERNOON PROCEED
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y. ii. Tillman, when he took
the stand was asked by Mr.. Croft
to explain this and that incident,
to which reference has been made
during the trial. After giving
his explanation of the South Car
DINA Club incident he was asked
with regard to any message he
may have sent to Mr.. Gonzales,
saying that he had sent a verbal
message to him by George S. Le-
gare asking him (Gonzales) to
meet him in Georgia. He said
Mr., Gonzales wanted the invita-
tion put in writing, but he was
afraid it was a trap. He said also
that he did not want to violate
any of the duellng laws of his
State. Answering further ques-
tions the witness said that when
he was correspondent in Washing.
;;ton for some Southern papers,
Mr.. Gonzales was applicant for
the position of consul general to
Shanghai and that he wrote his
papers that Mr.. Gonzales would
not be appointed and said he had
some hot words with him in ho-
tel lobby in Washington. AS to
the cigar incident, he said that on
the next day 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
5 made mistake.
Asked as to Mr.. Gonzales at
titude toward his military career,
he said: cit has always been
bitter toward me since | was 81
years DID,"
The question of his military
career and the comments of The
State was then taken up. MIR.
Tillman stating among other
things that Mr., Gonzales wanted
him courtmartialed because of an
incident which he related.
Relative to the organization OF
company of Indian scouts, which
has been referred to, the defend
ant said he wanted to organize
such a company to take to the
Philippines, but that Presiden,
Mckinley and army officers ir
Washington opposed it.
Asked how he was treated by
Mr.. Gonzales in his campaign fol
Governor the defend replied:
81 think those editorials are
fair samples of it,
He denied that he had ever
been a traitor to bis uncle anc
said he had not intentionally beer
discourteous to the Senate. H,
was next asked what had been th,
attitude of Mr.. Gonzales towar,
him prior to 1902, to which h
replied: 81 think the paper ha
been pretty we'll devoted to m,
since $780," and in answer to q
fui ther question said the editor
ials in The State bad been ex
tremely abusive of him.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Lexington, s. c., Oct. o.
James H. Tillman was on tn
stand to-day over four hours,
witness in his own behalf. Fo
full one horr he was subjecte
to the fire of cross examinatio
by counsel for the State. Bu
one other witness was placed o.
the stand by the defense, afte
which the defense rested.
The defendant resuming hi
testimony to-day, was asked g
to the impression made upo
him as to Mr.. Gonzales feelin
toward him by the editorials,
number of them being indicate
by title, and replied that the
impressed him as intensely bi
ter. He said he did not max
the threats in Edgefeld or o
q train.
The defendant was asked wit
reference to statements attribu
ed to him while engaged ip col