The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-16

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thick and sfast; and Si:was gsttina1
answe IS in srapl Ire ord en- Snddsa
Mr.: Bellinger said slss
s, A, NY 4 hat Were yous doing I'M gol9m;:
WATCHING jim, 3.e
was there TO see that j In, Till
man was attending to the busi siness fol
y. which t I was paying my good money
SO you were itching j I'm, were
you? ?nsasked Mr.. Bellinge
@ This question eS brought forth r 4
strong protest from the defence. "a Col
Croft said it might be just as we'll FOL
the Gentleman not to drop into the
vernac,llar OF the Stat e(newspaper) il
alludipg5 to the defendant. 3t, ds
Right here there was q lively Debate
as to manners, etiquette, courtesy anc
kindred topics. 1t grew heated as II
progressed and finally judge Gary haG
to interpose and order the case to pro
ceed. In, few minutes Head alluded
to the defendant as jim, and Mr.. Bel
linger called him down. ST apollo
Rize," responded Mr.. Head, to ,.the
great amusement of the court.
Mr.. Head also caused burst OF
laughter in the room by alluring te
General U. Y. Gunter as the mar
they called "X-Ray, or something
like, that"
The pace was too swift for the sick
juror and about o'clock he began tc
show signs Of Weakening. At 4:3C
Judge Gary saw that he could not
stand 1T any longer and ordered an
adjournment until $3.50 Friday morn
ing. RI
Two or three times during the triaI
Wednesday Sheriff Caughman, who
carried a bottle and spoon, gave Mr.,
Sharpe dose OF medicine.
After lengthy argument by coun.
sci extending beyond the dinner re-
cess, the court ruled that the Cheshire
testimony was competent when the
witness made tile statement before
the jury.
SEVERAL WITNESSES.
The representative Of the State re
ferrcd to, he said, was Mr.. Geer, sub
scrlption, solicitor for the paper, anC
said the conversation with Mr.. Gee,
occurred on train between Newberr,
and Anderson. The witness was in
Col. Tillman's regiment, and on cross
examination said he paid particular
attention to the statement, as 'he
wanted TO tell Mr. Tillman what was
said. He said when he told the dcfen
dant that he looked as if it hurt him
and that he mace no reply.
The witness detailed the conversa.
tion which led up To what he Stated
was said by Mr.. Geer, and which be
said began with an inquiry as tt
whether the soldier boys" we're. go
ing to support Mr.. Tillnlan.
Henry S. Head, of Augusta, Ga,
said he was in Columbia one year age
this month, and that he was around
With MIR. Tillman, and that after
parting with him and while in com.
pany with H. B. Sims, a man whom
ne did not know but whom he was
subsequently told was N. G. Gonzales
met them, and that Mr.. Gonzales ask,
ell him if he was the man who wa,
out riding with Mr.. 'rlllman.
II told him was," witness said;
adding: . {
He asked me where lie was at. ]
told him / left him standing at The
transfer station
II. b. Sims, of Graniteyille, gave
similar testimony.
Il. 5. Anderson, of Edgeiield, ar
employc nf the United States senate
after stating that he was in Edge
field during the summer Of 1902
denied that he had held any con
versation with Mr.. Tillman in a liver,
stable in Edgctield, in which the ex
preston get at him. was used, OF
that he had engaged in any coyersa
uton with Mr.. Tillman regarding
MIR. Gonzales as testified to in this
trial
Jane Davis, the last witness called
had but begun on his testimony when
Judge Gary ordered an adjournment,
that the juror might not be overtaX-
ed.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS
When adjournment was had Wed
nesday, james Davis was on the stand.
lie was put up to contradict allidayits
made by Black, the Southern railway
employe who is in an Augusta hospi-
tai. He denied that on the occasion
Black referred to Tilman showed y
pistol and said he intended to kill
Gonzales. lie said Gonzales name
was not mentioned at all.
Vhap Mr. Dnll;nxo.
cross-eXamination, the witness showed
a disposition to be Sassy" but Mr..
Bellinger plainly informed him that he
must be respectful, and If he was he
would be treated in the same way.
After that the witness was pleasantcr
in his demcanor.
Inc cross examination brought out
some confusion as to dates and as to
who was present when the alleged con-
versation took place. Last week wifi
ness Terrell testified to the same
thing as Black, bit Davis could not
say whether either Terrell or Black
came into the railsOad car while he
and Iillman were converSing; he knew
neither OF them.
The next witness was Mr.. Cole r,
Bleasc, and attorney for Tillmau and
a resident of Newberry. He told what
Official positions he had held. He said
he was with Tillman nearly every day
during the campaign Of 1902. lie pro-
oliced memorandum book, which he
said showed where he had been each
day OF the year. Referring to the
campaign meeting at Columbia, he
SAID ne stopped at Wright's hotel as
The guest Of Col. John II. Sluan. Hc
recalled the night DR.. T.. @. T..
Adams called at Tillmans room. Wit