The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-23
BENNErrsY YIIlIE s. q, 81 1903.

80. - q sass
bys say tqRSsa Z; u he saw no uBe for
'furthpt ,dela EtHe swait INVOLVED an;
'unne eceasaI ain. wi th this, Mr..
KOon, i tie jnan Of the jury. arose
and shand nd iGtment to 4 Mr..
George; tha EfkSot the Court.s iyzsf
~ : ne @Shihs NJ Olerk, said
Judge & herifrJ Jif:any one In
thls ) Court ma kes any demon
stration there I is any violation OF
the rules ,flrt, you will mako q
prom PIT arrest Ind bring the party be-
fore me randi l&gills deal with the case.
T There n.istA ( no monstration In
.cIEKKA Snap READS: mot
sIssS GUILTY.
Then 1es Curry permitted the
clerk OF CQad read the verdict Of
Not SgniltS.a The; closeness of the
warning Bss Gary. and the read
Ing of theYeFi iict3 no! doubt did much
to keep doWnahy hurrahing, but there
was someSe Sen jhnsiastic friend who
could not restF FSin his Joy and gave one
good, hardsafeer, hut nothing was
done vi thSf flli 81 AS SION as the verdict
was. announSad Col Croft and the
other membeS OF counsel for the de-
fence gathereAg around Col. Tillman
and congratulated him warmly upon
bis acquittalsa
: - y
COL. TILLAfitN CONGRATULATED.
Quite aSnrmber a of Col. Tillman's
kinsmen ha9et been devoted and con-
slant in theik ikSattendance upon the
Court, and atlEys followed counsel In
their congrathl hlations to Col. TilIman
For five or TN minutes the whole
Court was glyBn over to Col. Tillman.
The membersto tof counsel for the de-
fence then went to the jury that sat
nearby and extended their personal
thanks for theyerdict, and later on
Col. Tillman himself went over to the
Jury and shook hands with each
mem ber that had given him his liber-
ty. It was while going from one jury
man to the bther that Col. Till
man seemed to- most show bis appreci-
heran ~ wstarf;not.. Ill a,ron, 80
iurv noI a.TjIf3s roo alIad nna- and |
shook hands 9th JndGn Garn - -
~.
nHhhAsEp 'at : hoea cosi %
1t took only q few minutes to draw
up the formaIsorder releasing James
Fl. Tillman from the custody of the
sheriffs OF Rlchland and Lexington
counties, as the result OF the acouit-
tai. While this formal order was be-
ing prepared Mr.. George, the clerk of
Court, took thestwo pistols, those Till
man wore 1.-the day OF the tragedy,
out Of his drawer to hand them to Col.
Tlllman, and as he did 80 Col. Tillman
waved both OF his hands, as II to spurn
the offer, and said; never want to
see those things again There were
many requestsSfrom those around for
the right to- own of these weapons,
but the smal llnrp istols was sent TO its
owner, - ss;ss
Sf3rSd e ;I,s ms :,
taKen q. on foy q irelatt ve OF Col:Tillman,
VINO, wished &c exhibit 1t In Augusta.
Judge Gary, before signing the order
releasing Col 'l:l ;Illlman, Ill asked the State
II there was was any ooJection to his sign
ing such a reiease, and after he was
uii ;c!la0 there was not. the order
was signed and Col. ,Iillman left the
Court room, SURROUNDED by about nifty
Vi m us irienos ana rela ives.
ihere we're no ladies In the Court
room a" the time the verdict was read.
Mrs. James II .Ililman was In the
parior of the residence portion Of the
jalls awaiting The return OF her hus-
oaho' ana as soon as Col. llllman had
gone INTO the jail to See his wife lie
Mlo there With her 70 60 and see his
,n'.''er, ~ WHO was al the kam'ner
tio.e'' ouo sue nic1 MIN ON The street,
oeL"eeh Inc J al and the hotel, and,
Iliro~iilR ner arms around her son,
"eicolileu '',' nun ,Nll oacK 10 lreeduin. COL
iiii.l'an Ilie,i "ehG lnto the hotei,
and relatives -
LEFT FOR EpaEr1r1,n
Goi. I'llmal was Invited To dine
a''u oer Ii1at ne arranged Tor MS
lii''.ner. =. Mrs, MOTIFS, ms mother-in-
.a", d,u 'i'a wilG, ms iiC6ie glrl ana
lll.nAeli ~ iease Lexington on the .
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