The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-21
TULMAN KILLS GONZALES
The Killing Of Distinguished Editor by the
Lieutenant Governor of the State.
One Prominent Figure is in His Grave-The Other il
Locked Up Under Charge Of Murder.
Medical Skill and Surgical Science Could Not Save the
Wounded Editor.

Science Could Not Save the
d Editor.
taken into his office, DR.. w. J. Murray
arrived and made the wounded man
comfortable. Drs. Griffith and Coward
were the first To give medical assist
ance and gave an injection to relieve
the intense pain. Gradually q palor
stole over the face of the stricken man,
but he seemed anxious to talk and give
the story Of the shooting. He answer
ed all inquiries and enquired after the
members Of his family. all of whom
had by this time arrived.
AN OPERATION DEEMED NECESSARY.
DR.. B. w. Taylor was placed in
charge and IL was promptly decided
that an operation would have 70 be per
formed. Arrangements were made to
take Mr.. Gonzales to the Columbia
Hospital. he stood the trip elegantly
and after being taken into the build.
ing, his pulse registered 72 and at no
time has 1t gone below 60. 1t was ex-
actly two hours after the shooting that
Mr.. Gonzales was placed on the oper-
atipg table. The operation lasted two
hours. The patient bore the operation
well and after being put In bed had q
pulse OF ll8-l20, and respiration Of 81.
The operation was done by DR.. Le-
Grand Query, assisted by DR.. Lindsay
Peters and DR.. J. II. Mcintosh. DR..
ID. s. Pope gave the apRsthstics. DR..
B. w. Taylor was chief consultant,
With DR.. G. w. Barron and half dozen
other Columbia physicians who were
present, among them DR.. ]. w. Bab-
cock, DR.. Gibbes. DR.. Philp0t, DR.. Wat
SOD, Or. Griffith and DR.. Fishburn.
MR. GONZALES SOUGHT NO pIFFI.
GUILTY.
Before the operation Mr.. Gonzales
spoke to the physicians about himself
and made some suggestions. In q
statement. Mr.. Gonzales made It plain
that he sought no difficulty: that to
avoid q collision with Mr.. Tillman,
who was walking with two Senators.
he cut across the pavement and passed
by without touching or speaking, and
that Mr.. Tillman pulled his pistol or
had Il In his hand, and fred. Mr..
Gonzales said he saw Mr.. Tillinan two
days before and MIR. Tillman saw him.
As TO sending any message to Mr.. Till
man he said he had not done 30 and
that he was positive that Mr.. Tillman
dred before, he said word.
STOOD THE OPERATION WELL
The most serious wound Is the cut
ting Of the transverse colon for about
an inch and half, almost severing the
intestines. This and the three other
wounds Of the intestines were careful
~ sewed. After the operation the
physicians reported that the patient
stood the ordeal beautifully and that
the operation w8s 4. successful ~ II
could be.
WHAT GOVERNOR M'swEENEY SAYS.
Governor McSweeney was asked to.
night for an expression Of the affair
and said: 1T was q most deplorable
affair and that 10 all I can say about It,
just now, further than to say that the
conduct of State officer In carrying
concealed weapons cannot he too se-
verely condemned, for he Ii one whose
sworn duty IL Is to uphold the law and
defend the law In this respect as we'll
Is In Others"
| BREWING FOR SOME TINE.
The ill-feeling between Lieutenant
Governor Tillman and Editor Gonzales
had been brewing for some time and
folio wed severe denunciation Of TILL
man, which Gonzales made I'm the col
umns Of his paper aud on the stump
Throughout the State.
START OF THE DIFFERENCES.
The trouble between the two men,
however, first grew out OF q fist fight
between United States Senator B. r.
Tillman and Senator McLaurin, on the
floor Of the United States Senate. Ma.
jor Micah Jenkins who had served
with Roosevelt's Rough Riders In
Cuba, aud who had won q record fol
bravery aud merit, was to have been
presented with sword by the people
Of South Carolina, In recognition oi
his courage aud the fame he had won
for his State In the Spanish war. The
presentation was to have been made BY
Lieutenant Governor Tillman.
When President Roosevelt withdrew
his invitation to State dinner In
Washington, which he had sent Sena
tor Tillman, because OF the fight tn,
,, latter hsd In the United States Senate
|, Lieutenant Governor Tillman refused
, to present the sword TO Lieutenan
Jenkins. Mr.. Gonzales took up tn,
|; matter through the columns of his pa
= per and bitterly denounced Tillman
He repeated the denunciations mad
!. previously on many different occa
|, sions, and even dared Mr.. Tillman {,
= deny the charges. The charges Con
zales made were spread all over tn
). south. and made q deep sensation
!. many unc0mplimentary remarks beinl
g made In the press OF the country, be
: cause Tillman did not resent th
: charges.
TILLMAN KEEPS SILENT.
Til'man remains silent. He ha
% steadily refused to make statement
d beyond his general refutation mad
, last night Of all reports sent out fror
ir Columbia.
There are, no new lights on tn
shooting and 1t 10 doubtful II there vii
be anything further develOped tha