The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02

Lexington, S. c., September 29.-Good
progress vas made today in the trial
here of former Lieutenant Governor j.
H. Tillman who is charged with the
murder of n. G. Gonzales. editor of
the State. a large number of wit
nesses were examined today. The
crowd Of spectators was not as large
as yesterday. Mrs. j. H. Tillman and
the defendants mother occupied seats
within the railing throughout the day.
One line pursued today by the state,
was with a view to making the founda-
ton for the introduction of dyills
statements Four of the physicians
who participated in the operation on
Mr.. Gonzales after he was shot were
on the stand today-Doctors Query,
bia. Much of the testimony Of the
physicians was technical.
A. E. GONZALES ON THE STAND.
Ambrose E. Gonzales, publisher of
the State and a brother of n. G. Con-
zales. was called to the stand, When
the solicitor offered in evidence the
files of the State for the year 1902, the
purpose being as announced by coun-
sci for the state to introduce the
editorials in the State newspaper Of
which n. CT. Gonzales was editor from
July l, 1902 to December 81, 1902. Th2
editorials in question are in relation
to James H. Tillman. Reading of the
editorials was postponed. that counsel
for the defense might read them first.
On cross examination Mr.. Gonzales
was asked by counsel for the defense:
The relations between your brother
and Mr.. Tillman have not been pleas
ant for some years. have they?" He
| replied:
They have not been pleasant"
Mr.. Gonzales was asked on further
! cross examination by the defense if he
had not heard his brother express him
self in denunciatory language in regard
to Mr.. Tillman, to which the witness
replied.
Il cannot say I ever heard him use
such language in the office. 1 think
everything he said, not everything he
knew or believed, but everything he
SAID to his relatives or friends. he said
in the State newspaper, so that the
people all could know"
In reply to further questions, Mr.
.Gonzales said he could not say that
4 IIC hliS llio piONliSA ~ g. SAANSA 1890
ed bitter feelings toward J. H. Tillmdn
nor could he say that he knew III
brothers feelings toward the defend
ant to have been hostile. His brother
had been, he said, in control Of the ed
itorials and that his brother wrote
them without consultation.
NIGHT STOP AT THE PENITEN'
TIARY.
w. B. Cause. a member of the legls
lature from Florence county was ske
if he had heard Mr.. Tillman when h
met him in Columbia during the ids
session of the Legislature say anythtn!
against Mr.. Gonzales editorials, t
which witness replied:
Yes sir, I was walking along 10
street and we met Colonel Tillmal
about the sky-scrapor when the ques
ton arose:
Where are you stopping?' Some sal
he was stopping at one place and som
at others and Colonel Tillman says:
I don't know that 1 am stopping
anywhere. I stuck these editorials O
The State in my pocket and told m,
wife | might stop at the penitentlary
before 1 left here On cross examtna
ton the witness said he did not tax
the remark seriously.
George D. Kohn told of taking a bu.
let from the hands of a man who ma
picked it up at the scene of the shoot
ing. which he said he delivered to tn
sheriff.
WILL INTRODUCE DYING STATE
MENTS OF GONZALES.
1t developed during the eXaminauo
of DR.. Pope, who followed DR.. Guerr
on the stand, that the state was layin
the foundation for the introduction
dying statements made by Mr.. Cor
ZaleS. In fact, during an argument q
an objection raised by the defense I
Il question ~propounded to DR.. Pope
. was stated that the line then pursue
was for that purpose. The jury wa
sent out pending the argument ar
ruling of the court. The statement o
: DR.. Pope that he heard Mr.. Gonzale
say: 4 am killed was admitted, bl
/ the court in ruling on the gener,
question Us the admission of dyin
: declarations of the deceased. Will Il
: it stand or instruct the jury accord
} ingly.
t The defense objected to all the te'
timony relating to the carrying OF
I pistol by the defendant prior to tt
| shooting. unless It could be shown mi
there was a connection between carr!
/ ing at that time and the shootin
The court admitted the testimony wi
the provision that if it was not d
veloped that it vas competent, the jul
would be instructed to disregard it.
W. F. StelglitZ. a gunsmith IN <
' lumbia, when shown the automat
pistol which has been exhibited durlr
. the trial said that a call had be-
made upon him the day before 4
shooting for a magazine for a pist
; like the one shown to him on the stan
u but that not having any IN stock,
u repaired the old one. which was CALI
for On the morning Of the day Of t
Il shooting.
= PISTOL IN TILLMANAS POCKET
= DR.. S. T. 3. Lancaster, a member
the legislature from S~partanburg, te