The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-10-14
The Tillman Case
Goes to jury Today.

half feet tall. When he had left
tho stand tho State Immediately
put on number Of character
witnesses attacking the testimo.
ny and verAcity of r. II. Holson-
back, one of the defendants wit.
nesses who had testified. Other
witnesses testified as to state
ments he is alleged to have M ade
about the affair. One of the re-
buttal witnesses testified that J.
II. Tillman was in the office of
The State in 1898.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Lexington, Oct. 10. With the
close this afternoon of the second
week of the trial of j. H. Till
man for murder in killing N. G.
Gonzales, the case is practically
flashed, as far rs the submission
Of evidence is concerned, and the
middle of next week should see
tho issue presented to the Jury for
their determination.
When the defendant, Tillman,
left the stand yesterday afternoon,
after being before the court for
more than FIVE hours, under the
severest cross fire from the law
yors, the defence called three
witnesses to testify to the state of
the weather on the day of the
shooting, to prove threats by
Gonzales against Tillman and to
submit the records IN a case of
assault by Gonzales some years
ago upon a man in Richland coun-
ty, and with this testimony given
the defence rested.
The prosecution then took up
the task of discrediting certain
witnesses Of the defence, making
aparticular attack upon the repu-
tation for veracity of Il. H. Hol-
zenback, the witness who claimed
to have heard Gonzales declare
that he would make Iillman
show the white feather third
time, and who also testified, as
"a eyo witness, to the circum-
stances Of the actual shooting of
Gonzales by Tillman.
The entire session this morning
MAS consumed in taking testimony
along these lines. The State pre-
sentea number of witnesses,
men VINO lived in the neighbor,
hood of Holzenback and knew
him well, who said that his repu-
tatiou was bad and they would not
believe him under oath. The de-
fence brought up about twenty
mon, who said that Holzen back
boro good reputation. 1t is for
the jury to conclude from the con.
aicting testimony on this matter
whether they will attach any be-
lief or how much, to the testl-
mony Of Holzenback, who is one
Of tho most important witnesses
the defence has presented.
The State also brought witness
% to declare that T. D. Mitchell,
the man who says Gonzales told
him, q mere speaking acquain-
tsnee, that he considered Tlllman
. cur and coward and that he
might slap his face without his
showing any resentment and in-
ally, that if Tillman "bats his
eyes At me I'll fill him 81 full of
lead that he won't be able to tote
It off," was man unworthy of
belisf.
1t is quite worthy OF remark
that the defence has not under
taken to assail the character of
any of tho States witnesses.
In regard to the testimony as
to the eye. sight of Mr.. N. G.
Gonzales, the following was ad-
mittsd by both sides to be true:
'That N. Il. Gonzales habitual.
ly wore glasses, was near-sighted;
his oversight was SO defective that
be could not see sufficiently we'll
without glasses to walk the streets
without them"
With the questioning of the
character of the witnesses for the
defence the State closed its case.
This afternoon the defense was
permitted to put on witnesses to
testify to the character of those
witnesses of theirs whose veracity