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

THEATs BY DEFENDANT.
C.J. Terrell, editor Of the johnson
Monitor, was the next witness He
swOre that he heard Jim Tillman,
early in the summer before the shoot
ing, say, in Edgetield, that he was go
ing to run for governor, and if that fel-
low Gonzales kept on attacking him be
would GO down to Columbia and kill
him like dog. Terrell says he advised
Tillman not to talk that way, and
Tillman replied that he would shoot
Gonzales like mad dog and give him
no chance whatever.
4 second time Editor Terrell says he
heard Tillman make a threat. 1t was
on railroad train between johnson
and Augusta. Terrell and Black were
in the smoaking room on the car when
Tillman walked in. | started to in
troduce aim to Black, but he said he
knew Black. Later in conversation he
said: Black, old fellow, l am going
to do what l said I would in regard to
that Gonzales business. l am going to
stop his abusing people as he does. .
Mr.. Terre.l said he saw no pistol in the
possession Of the defendant. A third
time when he heard threats made by
Tillman against Gonzales was in Co
lumbia They were made to Eb. Wat
son of the State editorial staff in the
presence of Terrell.
On the crOSS-eXam inatlOn Terrell
said that after certain convention
Tillman passed him several times with
speaking to him, but he had ND hostile
feelings for Tillman. He admitted
that the cause Of Tillman's anger or
feeling was a certain article he had
written in opposition to Tillman's can
didacy The conversation with Till
man took place after the editorial in
the Monitor appeared.
Col Croft asked the witness if he did
not bear Tillman'S considerable ami
mostly on account of Tillman taking
sides with Mr.. Perkins in dispute
over property and insuratce money,
Terrell replied that he had no personal
animosity toward Tillman. He had de-
nounced the shooting Of Gonzales con-
ditionally. He had advised Tillman
not to shoot Gonzales, but suggested
to him that if he had a grievance TO so
down to Columbia and whip Gonzales.
A VAIN EFFORT.
On Friday Mr. August Kohn, the
Columbia correspondent of the News
and Courier, was called to the stand,
Mr.. Nelson asked him whether he
knew that there was bad feeling be-
tween Gonzales and Tillman. Mi
kohn said he knew nothing aS to thai
personally. but Mr.. Nelson asked him
whether he did not remember the
various editorials in the State, repeat
ing the substance of them. The wit
ness said that he remembered them
but did not Of his own knowledge know
whether Gonzales wrote them OR not
Mr.. Nelson went through long list OF
questioning, trying to make Mr.. kohn
say that he knew Of enmity between
Gonzales and Tillman, but the witness
held to it that he could not tell even
from the editorials what Gonzales
thought of Tillman.
Mr.. Nelson having failed to make Nj
kohn say what he wanted him to-
Col. Croft took him in charge. He
went through pretty much the same
questions asked by Mr.. Nelson, but he
added additional interest to the pro,
ceedings by putting his questions in a
loud and dictatory way. Mr.. kohr
stsck to it, that personally he knew
nothing of Gonzales feelings. He ex
pressed the opinion that if an editor
might, for instance, attack q policy OF
President Roosevelt, it would not nee
essarily mean that there was personal
enmity. Col. Croft yielded at Mr.. Kohn
and told him to stop, but the opinion
was expressed just the same. Mr.
Croft, in a tone of voice as if command
ing the witness, demanded whether
Mr.. Kohn was an honorable man, did
not know of his own knowledge that
Gonzales was an enemy of Tillman.
Mr.. Croft asked whether he would
swear before God and Christ that he
did not know. The question was so
improper that even before the prosecll-
tion attorneys objected the judge said
that the question could not be put.
Mr.. kohn being of the Jewish faith.
Mr.. Croft utterly failed in his attempt
to make the witness say Wnat he
wanted him to, and Mr.. Kohn again
asserted positively that he had never
heard Gonzales say a word against Till
man and he could not know what was
in his; heart.