Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-13
Saws Terrell Attacked Him.

about me it would take cart to haul
it."
Says Terrell Attacked Him.
Referring to the testimony Of c. J.
Terrell, one Of the prosecution's wit
nesses, who testified as to threats
made against Gonzales by Tillman, and
who said he was q friend of Ttllman's
the witness said:
"He published a severe article in his
paper, the. Johnston Monitor, during
nv illness at Hot Springs. was q
delegate to the State Democratic con-
vention, but could not go on account
Of my ill-health, and it was while
was sick. When returned some OF
my friends showed me the article, ano o
for three or four months after that, me
and MIR. Terrell did not speak. I would
hardly take into my confidence man
who had fought me as bitterly as ne
had"
In explaining the pistol seen in his
room at the hotel on the morning OF
January Is. the day Of the shooting, as
testified to by j. Span Bowling, State
witness, Tillman said:
II borrowed 1t the night before
about dusk My pistol was broken
and after those threats and all on the
part Of Mr.. Gonzales 1 did not feel
that 1t was safe for me ITO go unarmed'
I went there to the hotel and told Mr..
Williams-I never did call Mr.. Con-
zales's name to Mr.. Williams as well
as l recollect-but I told him some
scoundrel had threatened my ltfe.' !
think was the language I used, and
here Is my pistol broken, and l would
like to borrow yours" ~
"And you got 1t that afternoon?'
asked Col. Croft.
Would Have Stayed at Hotel.
About dusk or dark" was the an
swer. II told Mr.. Williams I had to
20 down to Wright's hotel on some Of
fetal business to see some gentlemen.
otherwise I would have remained at
the Caldwell hotel"
when you sent Tillman Bunch to
carry that pistol back, do you know
whether he delivered 1t at that timer
"He did not; Mr.. Williams was not
in his room."
When you left to go to the state
house Tillman Bunch was In your
room?"
"Yes, sir"
Whose pistol did you get to go
down from the state house,"
II borrowed Tillman Bunch's pistol.
Well, on the 18th, the day Of the shoot
ing, before going uptown, as we'll as
recall, walked over to the house wing
to see some one, and when I got back
met Wyatt Aiken, who was In the
army with me and we have always
been warm friends, and chatted with
him. He was talking to Mr.. Frazer
Lyon-I think that is the young mans
name; he Is now his private secretary,
was then one of the clerks In the SEN
ate.
II saw Senator Talbird and Senator
Brown about to go down the steps,
and I spoke in loud tone OF voice
and told them to wait few moments
and l would go with them.
Found tho Other Pistol.
when I left my room at the state
house I found this other pistol l had
the day Of the shooting, and l had
one in my pocket, 3S-calibre Colts,
as well. We went on out Of the state
house, myself and Senator Brown and
Senator Talbird, as before stated,
walking down the street across the
state house ground and up Main street,
and Just before I got to the transfer
station 1 noticed Mr.. Gonzales some
distance down the street. looking at
me very intently.
Il had my gloves in my left hand
did not have on my gloves that DAY
at all-and my overcoat was buttoned.
don't think Senator Talbird had on
All overcoat at all. 1t was compar-
atively warm day, not to say warm,
but sort of medium weather. Senator
Talbird was talking. He was on my
left and was talking something about
the nature Of a joke, I believe about
Gov. Sheppard.
Just as I got across on the pave
ment, walking along-we were walking
along leisurely-Mr. Gonzales was
walking along rapidly; his overcoat
was tightly buttoned, but his hands IN
his pockets, and I never took my eye
off Of him, nor did he take his OF
of me, and when he started to cut
across the pavement toward me the
man put on the overcoat he wore on
the day of the shooting. The witness
continued:
Reached Back For Pistol.
This is the pocket I had the pistol
in when I saw Mr.. Gonzales" indicat-
ing the left coat tail pocket. Il reach
ed back there and cooked my pistol. I
had my gloves in my hand. We were
walking down together, Senator Tai
bird, Senator Brown and myself, and
just before we got on the pavement, I
noticed Mr.. Gonzales had just passed
Congressman Aiken and Fred Domi-
nick. He was coming down the street
next to the curbstone. We three were
walking about In the middle Of the
sidewalk, as near as I can recollect It.
Just before Mr.. Gonzales got to me
he cut across toward me. I said, Mr..