The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-07

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@. When you left, where were these
pistols? A. think one Of them was
on the mantelpiece; and think Mr..
Tillman had the other. AS l tell you
it was late, and / remember Mr..
Dominick handing the pistol TO Mr..
Tillman and his pulling it up that
way Qlustrating.)
@. Where did you next see Col.
Tillman? a. In the presidents room
Of the senate at the State house.
Q Who was in that room besides
yourself? A When l was in there, |
remen Der Mr.. Dominick and Mr.. Till
nan Bunch being in there. and l
think one or two other men were com
ing in and out.
@. At what hour was thiS9 a..
This was after the house had ad-
journed.
Q. Can you tell US about what hour
that was? A. No, sir; it was after |
O'Clock, l know; maybe between ] ana
2; know I went from there on to
dinner.
Q. Before you left, did you have
any converse tion with Col. Tillman:
A. did.
Q. What was it: a. We discussed
several things. One conversation was
in regard to going home to dinner.
Q. That's what want TO know. A.
I had no special conversation. l slmp-
ly suggested it was time to 60 TO ain.
ner, or it was time to go home, and
he said he couldn't 20 yet awhile, and
| ask, d ~ how long before he could
&C, and be said about 80 minutes, and
| left and went back in the house OF
representatives side, and after that l
went to the hotel.
@. You don't remember how long?
A. | suppose [ waSin the house 10 or
Is minutes.
Q. Then you went to your hotel:
A Yes, sir.
Q. Did you or not get information
as to this shooting down the street.
while you were at the hotel? A. l
had just gone into the dining-room
when I heard of the shooting.
@. Did you see anything Of the de-
fendant that day after that? A. Yes,
sir; I saw hin after the shooting; as
soon as I finished dinner l went
around to the Jail to see him.
@. Was it daylight? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you remember about what
hour? A. 1t couldn't have been much
after , o'clock; it was very shortly az
ter the shooting.
@. Wnen you went to the jail, did
you see him? a. Yes, sir.
@. Was anybody present when you
saw him? a. Yes, sir.
@. Who? A There was a tai
young man uhere-clean shaved, whom
I understood 20 DC DC the the hres5er OF the
-iiaiier; am not certain Of that; die
not know him. Mr.. Fred DominlcE
was there. 1 think, and | think prob
ably Tillman Bunch was there, and
before left there maybe Judge Bu'
chanan came in there.
@. Did you have apy conversation
with Mr.. Tillman about this shoot
ing2 A. Yes, sir; told him l was
very sorry he had gotten into this
shooting scrape.
@. State that conversation as neal
as you can? A. l expressed regrets
to Mr.. Tillman that he had gotter
into this trouble, and he asked me il
knew where be had hit Mr.. Con
zales, and l told him thought tht
ball had hit him in the right Side anc
ranged down and came out on the left
@. You say he asked you? A
Where be hit him?
Q. Had you ascertained before you
went there where he was hit? A,
Not from anybody who knew. | tolo
him would find out, and he asked
me to find out. 1 got in a carriage
and went to The State office, and
there talked to Capt. W. F. Con
zales, and after my conversation
went back to the Jail and told Mr.
Tillman where I understood he hac
bit Mr.. Gonzales.
@. What language did you use; dc
you recall? Al told him about the
same thipg-tbat the ball had gone in
on the right side and down and out.
@. What did he say? A. He'madt
only one remark. I think-that if be
had hit him where he aimed, he was
sure dead man, as the ball he used
wouldn't change its course.
@. Did you have any further con-
versation with him about 1t? A. /
never have; I left there after that,
and haven't talked to him about it
since.
Cess examination by Mr.. Croft:
@. Do you know Tillman Bunch:
A. Yes, sir.
@. And be was in Col. Tillman's
room that morning? A. Yes, sir; l
think be was when
@. Tillman Bunch was journal
clerk in the senate, wasn't be? A.
Yes, sir: I think SO.
Q. And do you not know that Fred
Dominick was down there in the in
uerest OF his candidacy for code com-
missioner for South Carolina? A. He
vas candidate and was working for
that.
@. You know that Dominick was
rooming with Col. Tillman at the
Caldwell hotel? A. I think he and
Tillman Bunch and Col. Tillman all
roomed together; think there was
two or three beds in the room-poSSi-
bly, three.
It will be remem bered that Tillman
accounted for having two pistols on
his person when arrested by saying
they were left at his room in the
State House and that he was carrying
them to the hotel.
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