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BABNWELL, S. C., THUESDAY, OCTOBER 1$, 1903. of Tbe State, #bo beld that poaiuoD also under tb4 notu TUlm kilted, and was peculiarly in his cbl| professional confidence and'held I ndTAdams Is too ,well known In county to adrflt , of^tl?e thought tbal any effort will even be mad? to Impeach bis veracity, yet tbe tragedy itetlf was sufficient to sustain tbe truthfulness Of bis testimony; bis bearing on the> >ritnes8 stand—indi eating a straight forward fearlessness, an Inherent and Inherited love of jus tice and manliness—could but make an ineradicable 'hnpreasiun .pio aH wbo him ^ \ \ r Did those editorials Unjustly and un truly attack bis obaracte>y Tbe proa- refusing this plan kcutlun has put tbe editorials Id evl- ^ deooe In order that tbe jurors may see for tbemselTes wbat they contain —whether tbey be surrllous, unfound- .reckles* diatribes or whether tbey ldd, da«ntte n clgufes sust#i amble and unspeakable. it- denee .. _. „ tare Deflm&sat. Tbe 0hluMhi& State of Tueaday gave a summary of tbe case sgalnst J. ^ < illman that has been made to tbe ' - at Lexington. TWa review la rtf interesting from tbe fast Is written by Mr. James A. <|ovt, Jr.,'the pceseht ssslBtant to tbe Su.'-Ca of The State, Who held “' ” "num bis close friendship. < Mr. Hoyt bad-also been a witness himself 4n tbe tiial at; Tillman, teaCifyiofirto Up dying state-' meat of Mr. G on tale*. The summary of tbe trial written by Mr.- Hoyt is tbe first report of any phase of the whole case—except the question of tbe as signment of a trial judge—that ‘has been made, in Tbe State, by a mem ber of that paper’s regular staffs Mr. Hoyt’s review is as follows: For six successive days tbe trial at J. H. Tillman for Via murder of N. 6. Gonzales has been in progress, poring that time tbe evidence upon which tbe State of Smit b Carolina aska the priso ner's conviction ha^heen largely pre sented,, and with one day more it will probably all be in. * Then the defend aut'a side of the case will be pot be fore tbe jury,, add afterwards will . come the testimony in reply and in re buttal. This will doubtless consume all of the week now beginning and as the argument will take several days it will tg well into next week> perhaps near Its close, before tka trial can be concludtd. - \ — Tbe annalysis and Interpretation of tbe evidence for the assistance of tbe jury in determining truth and jusUce is the- praxiboe of. the attorneys do each side. This newspaper would not essay such a task. But tbe court has ordered The S tate .shall not be read by the jurors, and it is therefore not un- . seemly to present an analysis of tbe proceedings so far for tbe benefit of its readers who are interested, some of whom may have tbe time to pursue tbe evidence in detail as it la given in Tbe State day by day. This analysis Is given with a fydl understanding that certain persons stand ready to charge partiality, animosity and bias to its writer, as thdftiewgpaper in wbteb it appears. _ Tbe prosecution has proved Chat Narctso Gener Gonzales, editor of The State wis on January' 15, 1903, shot by J. H. Tillman, then Lieuten ant Governor of South Carolina; that the shooting occurred on the cor ner of Main aud Gervais street* In Co lumbia; that tbe shot was fired from s Luger magazine pistol, s large and deadly weapon, unfamiliar u> people in thiapiiTr&ii'ttmnamri,rv: that Mr. Gonzales died from his wound on Jan- uiry 19, surgical skill being unable to tbe shooting be made to bis and trieod a statement as to tbe oc currence and that within another hour he made another statement, more formal but differing only slightly from tbe other, to four or five men, each of unimpeachable veracity; that before making these declarations Mr. Gonzales expressed tbe belief that be was going to die, that be bad received a mortal wound. To tbe establish ment of the main fact in the case, the shooting itself^ the prosecution has brought up eye-wltnets.*8 to tbe deed wboee testimony not pbljf agrees the bore out this predictiont roomed m wefr, was bekrd him.^;f v ^ ^. - There are two dtber pictures. One is draw? by another friend of the prisoner, '-Representative H. Spann Dopllng of Bamberg, who ‘ next to Tillmau at the Cald- in bis room that morning and witb him during the day. As soon as he beard of tbe tragedy be went to the jail and expressed bis regrets that bis friend was in trouble. Then at hit requests he went to ascertain tbe condition of the man lying so sore ly stricken, and returning witb bis report was tpld by Tillman: “if I hit him where I aimed, be is sure a dead mao. Tbe ball I used won’t change its course.” In connection witb this, remember SenatorTalbird’s testimony as follows: - ; . , - ~~ “Q. Do yon know or not, did Mr. Tillman ever say wby he did not shoot again? A. Well, sir, about that hs gave two reasons jvben I went around to the jail. One was, be said that he did not shoot again because he was afraid of bitting me; tbe other was, that when I threw up my hands and said, 'This thing must stop,’ be did not shoot again.” The other picture is about the same time as this. .The wounded man is being carried to the hospital in an ambulance; he Is accompanied by none of bis family nor his friends, only a private pbysidan-wbo knew him but slightly. It is Dr James H. McIntosh wbo portrays this scene: —7 “Q On tbe way did he ask you any questions about bis condition? A. Yes, sir; on tb« way to tbe hospital be looked around tbe ambulance and saw there was no one else in it, and be said to me: ‘Doctor, I want you to tell me frankly whether I am mor tally wounded or not.’ I replied to him: ‘Yea, Mr. Goozales, 1 am afraid you are mortally wounded,’ and be simply said: ‘Yes, 1 think tbe fellow got me,’ and witb that be covered up bis face.” —:———— \ It was after this knowledge that be was on tbe border of eternity, after tbeee moments of undisturbed reflec tion as be looked death in the face, that be gave bis second account of the shooting to such men as Dr J. W. Babcock and August Kobni Prepar ed to meet bis God, be said be bad sent bis (layer Uo message, that so far as be was concerned it was all ended five months before. ' - This tbe main is the caaA Against sssistantrfJrH. Tillman." — i - What tbe defease will be Is, of course, Impossible to coqjecture. To break down tbe evidence of the pro- irges approved and reiterated by a ,y*bf the Soqth Carolina news papers; chargee highest officer *bf aga toe e commonwealth aspiring' to the. highest office, pot charges against'a private citizen nor one not a Candidate for public con fidence. And it remains to be estab lished that these charges were prompted by personal hostility and nut by a high and noble sense of an edilur’s responsibility to tbe people. DAMAGE SUIT DEOPPED. The Case Against Harris and Morgan •Will be Stopped. The following Item, clipped from tbe La Porte (Ind. Dally Herald of Sepfr. 28tb, will be of Interest to the readen of The Hf raid: . “Norman Boyeson, son of tbe late Janie Stewart Boyesen, whose death at Asheville, N. C., ss a result of In sults and iDdlgnlties suffered at tbi bands of a Dr. Morgan of Augusta, Ga., and Landlord Harris of the White Stone Litbta Springs at Spar tanburg, &. <J., is still fresh in tbe minds of tbe people, is a guest of John H. WNk. • ■ ^ Tbe anhbuncement was authorized Wednesday that all proceedings rela tive U> the sad affair would be dropped, the sons of the deceased Indiana liter ary woman and musician having no desire to incur tbe notoriety that tbe pushing of tbe cases against tbe land lord and tbe doctor would occasion. It will be recalled that Mrs. Boyesen started a $50,000 damage suit in the federal court at Charleston, S. -'€.., ON THE STAND Jamss H. Tillman Give* His Yqnfon ^ of die J) Acuity BETWEEN HIM GONZALES of His Various Transac tions With Mr. N. O. Gon- Pnbllc f Private Lite James H. Tillman took tbe in bis own behalf on Thursday noon. ‘After saying that be was a »on of tbe late George. D. Tillman, was born and raised in Edgefield coun ty. and had studied at various schools, said: — “1 had occasion to go to Wlnnsboro to read law in the office ' of my .brother-in-law, Judge O. W. Bu chanan. He was not a judge at that time, being a member of tbe bouse of representatives. While there I bad occasion to have written an article concerning N. G. Gonzales. Mr. Gon zales at that time was the Columbia , . , . . ^ correspondent of the News ^ roDt '’ Courier. He bad misrepresented a speech which Captain Tillman, now Senator Tillman, made before tbe March convention, and I took occasion to correct it. I signed tbe nom-de- _plume "Fair Play,” to the article written. J1 Mr. Gonzales wrote to tbe editor of tbe Winnsboro paper demanding tbe name of the writer of the article. I did not care to get into a newspaper controversy and my friends advised me not to give my name. But, when Mr. Gonzales wrote a bitter article in reply to mine, I did give him my name and published it in the News and Herald. It was absolutely in correct to say I would not give my, name. a; well, tfjth FT -*r?~ -x one with tbe other remailtab! but which coincides just as the statements of tbe^eoet 'mis main fact Is irfbt N. G. Gon- sales was walking along do tbs east side of Main street towards the espi- Tillmau, witb two men, was coming in tbe ogpreite ffimbtlon; that ss they approached each other, Mr- Goozales went from tbmoutside to tbe inside of tbe pavement towards tbe transfer station corner, aud as be ' passed the three men Tillman fired. As to wbat was said then testimony does differ, but so far there has been do evidence to^Sbow that Mr. Gonia- les did anything Inconsistent with bis own statement that he intended to pare Tillman aod proceed to bis home. There Is uo evidence that be made any movement towards bis assailant either before or after the Shot ■fired and it is dearly proven that Gonzales’ face showed no sign of bos- tilty, that be wore bis usual expres- oslon, aod that he was walking In his usual a brent-minded fashion, neglect ing to speak to even so good a friend as Wyatt Aiken or falling io bis near sightedness to recognise blm. As Mr. Ball said, yesterday, to tho-e wbo knew N G. Gonzales tblaJ^eture Is to life as it could tie drawn, one knew N. G. Gonzafaa better than tbe man wbo writes this, yet time after time Mr. Gonxatee has passed blm on tbe street, clone enough to touch, without seeming to ate him at all! And tbe bands In the oter- t pockets with tbe tMUmbs outride! .th Mr. Gonzales this was not-only a pefSoual bab*tr-lt is a fandiy habit. Turn ifooo this pldufe to another. Tbsiret. lOnn^wUl, 1* “ ‘ the friends of may disregard tton to Black ssr secution is an accepted mode of proced ure wbich will prove impossible In this cas?. It is useless to impeach tbe veraci'y of such persons as Sena tor Thomas Talbird and George W. Brgwo, of Mrs. Emma 0. Melton, 0. M. Lide and the other eyewitnesses— all of whom are persons of unusual Intelligence and tbe big best repute. To prove by witnesses their equals In character and Intelligence that N. G. Gonzales was about to assault J. H 'll liman when Tillman shot Gonz lies TaTacwsary for the making of a case of self-defense. Gan it be made? There is 00 other legal provocation for tbe killing which Tillman can plead, un less it be that he knew Gonzales bad threatened hisflfc or that be bad sent tbe defendant a warning message. Tbe implicatlOQ of tbe defendant’s statements up to tbls time has been that some such 4 uxMficatiou would be attempted. The difficulty Of proving it can not be underestimated even by the defendant’s ow» counsel. Already one witness for the defense has testified and she told of alleged remarks the deceased made in her presence concerning tbe prisoner. Miss Roper, a trained nurse who repeated a coo venation in a death chamber, . ply sald that Mr. Gon sales said be “hid. mad? |fr. Tillmau show the white feather twice, that Col. Tillman had challenged him to two duels which he did not acknowledge aod that Col. Tillman bad no taore resentment than to come In the hotel lobby and offer him a cigar, which be refused.” There is not tbe -Semblance of a threat in. that nor did Miss Roper say Mn Gon zales bad made one. Her testimony, in fact, bad no bearing aWall on tbe kJHing, since she merely repeated the opinion of Jim. Tillman' which Mr. Goosalea had azpreoed to her* the otfnkA he so wten expressed In “I bad many transactions witb N. G. Gonzales. 1 do* not. recall wbat shortly before her death, and of course was tbe uextj but when my uncle was made governor in 1890, I was Invited to attend the state ball. A I found it would be necessary for me to join the and at- [South Carolina club. I got tbe en dorsement, voluntarily, of ’ former Governor Shepard, of Edgefield, and General Bonham. Late Id the after noon some of ray friends came to me and told me that N.^G. Gonzales bad drummed up enough of his friends, under tbe rules of the club, to black- me. My friends then withdrew name. It was never formally pre sented to tbe club. I was about twenty-one years of age at this time and bad never beld any public posi tion or even aspired to one. - — “In consequence of the South Caro lina club affair, I sent Mr. Gonzales a message by- Cuvige S. Legare, wbo Is now a congressman from tbe First district. I did not want to violate tbe laws of my state by sending a challenge accord isg to tbe code, and Mr. Legare simpty extended to Mr. Goozales an invitation to meet me over in Georgia. Mr. Legare carried only a verbad message, and when be returned after seeing Mr. Gonzales, he told me Gon zales wanted me to reduce my invita tion in writing, which I refused to do, because, 1 thought it was a trick set to place my uncle, then governor, in an awkward position. I declined to reduce tbe challenge to writing, as been a violation of the laws uf South Carolina. I went to Gorgia, but Mr. Gonzales did not come. After remaining there several days I wrote blm a letter In which I told him the least be could do was to pay my hotel bill, wbile I was waiting on him. “At tills time I do not think Mr. Gonzales wa§ connected with an newspaper.; I think Mr. Ugh or her passing away would necessitate the tiling of a new complaint, ia which the sons would be the plaintiff^, but after consulting friends ’ * torneys it has been thought best to drop the matter. They feel, as do all who are conversant with the facts, that there would be no trouble obtain ing substantial'dama.M from tie Southern landlord and tbe Georgia doctor but tee gain would not repay them for the notoriety and trouble which they woyjd, have. They feel also that their mottier’s name has been fully vindicated through tbe newspa pers and by right minded people and so the^ pushing of the damage suits will not be necessary.” Mr. James T. Harris, proprietor of tbe White Stone Springs Hotel, is in the city. In speaking to a Herald representative Wednesday, he autho rized tbe stateme n t’ that not one of the stolen articles of jewelry has .been recovered. , ' Blue and the Orajr. The monument erected at Chica- maugato the memory of the soldiers of Maryland who participated in bat tles around Chattanooga was dedicat ed’at Orchard Knob, near the site of Grant’s headquarters Thursday morn ing.' A party of distinguished Mary landers arrived at an early hour Thursday morning to attend tbe de- dicatton. Gov. Smith was unable to £wouhf then'' have attend and was officially represented by State Comptroller Herring. The monument was erected at a cost of $7,000 and to commemorate tbe deeds 01 both Union and Confederate soldi ers of the State of Maryland, who had batiles at Chicamauga and Missionary Ridge. bad not been apppinte^ anti bought some cigars. There was a crowd standing &rbund and after buying; them I. returned and passed them «>" , around. I did not know Mr. Gon zales was there, and saw at once I bad inade a mistake in offering blm any. X remained in Wash leg until 1894, when I returned and began tbe pren tice of law with Colonel Croft. - “When the Spanisb-American war commenced I offered my . services to tbe fovernment, aod I was.appointed lieutenant ouluoel of tbe First Sodth C&rollns ' Volunteers. Without any application on my part tbls poeition was tendered me. “After tbe regimeat was organized io Columbia we were sent to Chicka- mauga Hark -and then to Jacksonville, Fla. We thought tbrft Brooks’ Army Oorpd, in ^hicb we were first put, was Dot to get into the fighting and through some influence at Washing ton, tbe regiment was transferred to General Fitzbugb Lee’s Army Corps, which wq understood was going to be sent to take Havana. “After the war with Spatnkwas at an end 1 felt that it was unjust tothe privates of my regiment, who had and wbo had given up lucrative positions to accept the government’s pay of $13 ■or tits a month, to keep them longer in the service. Many of them were mar ried and bad left their families. '“I did not care to take them over to Cuba to make roads as though tbey were In a convict camp. I “For . this Mr. Gonzales me very seriously, and said appointment as colonel of meat, that 1 was tiflng to men from being mustered out, wbllq I was in reality doing all I could to have them mustered out, so that tbey could return to tbeir homes. He was always very bitter towards me. He criticised me and tried to have me court martial led. Old George, a ne gro, wbo had gone to the regiment with me, was tbe pet of the regiment. I gave him a very tine pistol. Some little negro boys out there had stolen it wb^e^be was down town. I took tbe negro boys dowb aod gave them a good whipping. Mr. Gonzales then attempted to have me court mart! ailed and dismissed. I was arrested and brought before a magistrate and the case was dismissed. He took the mat ter up with the war department and the adjutant general of the army dis missed it because be said It was noth ing but malice. I was mustered out in October, 1898. “I was much abused and criticised by Mr. Gonzales’ editorials in connec tion with the organization of an In dian- company to go to the Philip- ues. r ~ ^Before I come to tbal I want to say there had been considerable bard fighting between a number of tbe of ficers oKtbe regiment and myself. We all agreed, however, to mike friends befonKwe were mustered out, so that we would exhibit to the state our regimeat before we separated and went to our homes: The bard feel ing was caused by tbe position I took that it was unfair to tbe?nltsted men to keep them longer in when there was no chance doing any fighting. “in reference to the Leech Indians referred to by Mr. criticised after my the regt- keep the bis paper. This IS the in evidence io ev?ry copj during tbe ^ •lx oftbcee tv Gonzales ss ■ ststeotly 1 There are at Lexington i was dt iths that N. .Staten nr- a Lyncbers Caught. Tbe grand jury of Moore County, TYnn., has returned a joint indict ment against twenty-two members of a mob charged with lynching tbe negro, Allen Small, on the night of September 24. Tbe defendants were indicted for murder in the second de gree,as the attorney general and grand jury through this course was more prudent and more likely to result In convictions than would an indictment for murder in the first degree. Tbe indictment makes the case bailable and nearly alt of the defendants will be released on bondT.' r J Entire Crew Hilled. _ Three men were killed aod an entire crew Injured by the explosion of the boiler of a stave mill of the Standard Oil Company at Crossville, Tenn., Thursday. Something got wrong witb the boiler and Fireman Polk was seek ing to ascertain the cause when tbe boiler bust and he was instantly killed. Walter Gilbert of Risiug Fawn, Gac; a sawyer, was also killed and Foreman Gooch of Waynesbory, Ky., .died Thursday metaiog as the result of a fractured skull. A number of other toen-Were seriously injured, but will recover. Increased.Death Rata. An increase in tbe death rate of the army from 13.96 a thousand in 1901 to 15.49 a thousand in 1902 is shown In the annual report of SurgeOn General O’Riley for the fiscal year ending June 30. The Increase is at tributed to cholera, Efhlch caused 3.94 deaths a thousand,* Tb commends the freedom from .miscon duct among thei insular scouts. The spread of vioe m -the white troops is due to the loss^ ff-the fftateeos. Thai some one bad succeded him as corres pondent of the News aod Oeurier. “Shortly after this tiie Enoree mat ter was published in the Columbia Evening Journal and other newapapers by Mr. uouzalea. '\ “This was just about the time of the establishment ofthrStste paper. / v ‘The next clash whep I was In the newspaper business. For a consld- glven any cause for such a asked Colonel Croft- I have out intentionally,” Tillman replied. “If I bad I do not tbiuE the senate would have passed unanimous ly reftdhjtlons thahklng me for manner lu which I presided.” When ssked whether or not there were any prior editorials reflecting on him published In the State before HHU, Tillmau answered: “I think rb ® Wwpaper has been pretty well de voted to me since 1892, and to other member* of my family. During all l&at Umrhk has never once let up on me nor given a word df*pr»tae for any act of mine.” ^ - * on aecouqj, ol 1 In answer to tbe question by Colonel the jury the THlman Lawyer* Jad«» Pata Croft—“After the adjournment of the general assembly of South Carolina on the 15th, wbere-did you go; state the circumstances of your leaving tbe state house”—James H. Tillman, In his statement in bis own behalf—4n the trial of the’esse against him, said: “Well, I bad a little business to at tend to before going up town, and as well ss I recall I walked over, to the bouse wiug to see some one, aod when I got hack I met Wyatt Alkeo, Coo- gressman Aiken now, who was In the ?rmy witb me, and we have always been warm friends, and chatted with him. 11? was talking to Mr. Fraser Lyon (I think that is the young man’s name) he Is now his private secre tary, and be was then one of the clerks In the senate.. I saw Senator Talbird and Senator Brown about to go .dofrn the steps and 1 spoke lu s loud tone of voice aud told them to wait a few moments aud I would go with them. 1 went aod got my hat and coat and joined them at tbe stairs. I don’t know whether tbe head of the stairs or part of the way down. “We went on out the state bouse* myself aud Senator Brown and Sena tor Talbird, as before stated, walking down tbe street across the state bouse ground and up Main street, aod just before 1 got to tbe transfer station I noticed Mr. Gonzales some distance down the street looking at me very Intently, Tbad my gloves in my left hand, did not have on my gloves that day at all, aod my overcoat was buttoned. I don’t think Senator Talbird bad on aay overcoat at all. It was a comparatively warm day, not to say warm, but sort of medium weather. Seuator Talbird was talk ing. He was on my, left and was talc ing someth] ng about the nature of a joke, T believe, about Goveruor Shep pard. Aod just as I got across the pavement, walking along, wo were talking along leisurely, Mr. Gonzales was walking along raplldy, his over coat wss very tight buttoned, both his hand Inr hls pockets, and -took my eye off him nor did bis off me, and when be started cut across the pavement toward if you will give me that map I can ex plain It more intelligently than I cam without It.” “Do you prefer that (Indicating map Introduced in evidence) or tbe blue print?” "I would rather have the blue print. I am a little near-sighted, weak eyes.” When the map was brought It was out before the jury aod Oolooel Tillman began: the k I motion lit in his editorials be had said 1 was trying to keep the regiment in the service after 1 was promoted. That was untrue; for immediately after my discharge I tried to enlist as a private io the regiment oommaded by Ool. William J. Bryan, of Nebraska. “When the Spanish war veterans’ organization was effected in Washing ton I was elected junior vice-oumman- » “This is tbe state house down here, gentlemen, and we were walking down together, Senator Brown, Senator KTalbtrd myself, and about tbe tlffie I got to tbls point, just before we got on the pavement, 1 noticed—there is that vacant lot—Mr. Gonzales was about along there, 00, nearer than that, and had just passed Congress man Aiken and Mr. Fred Dominick, jourued from Saturday ratH day when it was resumed, the sick jurymguF louked Vt., , pinched when he took his seat !i box Wednesday morniog. All were turned on his haggard and every man, .woman and child the court room was men tally log bis condition and specul what his strength might or might 1 be. When It was announced that thought himself well enough tdi___, __ the strain of tbe bearing fof i few * hours anyhow, there was a great tigh ' of relief throughout the entire court room for tbe suspense la this has been very bothersome, ss well ss expensive to all concerned. ’ THE CASE BEBUHE^. Tbe defense began with a to rule out the testimony of Zimmerman, Frances Weston I George King and Dr. Laofcett. . people all testified to seeing a In tbe possession of the several days prior to the shooting. Judge Gary declined to rule (git this testimony. The next move was to introduce an :> :* editorial^June 22, 1901. It wsssto titled “A Plea for a Sporting States man.” The editorial was concerning a visit of Tillman to a ouek-lght-beld in Sumter county, prior to date of editorial. It was chaigod that hi tost 91,000 oh the fight, which is Al leged was due Id a large measure to his habit that enables him quently to see double aod be saw more sand in tbe en« chicken than It really - A second editorial from Oct. 26, 1896, uader tbe hgitfd —Change,” came next. It part with Tilimao’ft mander of the First South.! It was charged to Tillman when the regiment took privates aod advoost meet of tbe regie he succeeded to the with tbe officers aod t he had formerly practically that be bii men when he was made the oM.be regiment. - ■■ •'11*13 Next a number of editorial* paragraphs .reflecting on Till man were mi mBk the Stat* of these digraphs roferred to articles reprintM from the H*w York World aod New YoriE Bha. It asked to introduce pings in evidence because they appear* ed iu the State aod tba-relerenosa la ■ tbe editoral paragraphawfce to them, •’* The state objected to this Sod d, both suoo I never sides wit tried to ^barged argument the oouro allowed the oU|k whHe troops Ajubred, less than the negroes and Filipinos.* - erable period I was at Washington fo^ the Augusta Chronicle and Columbia Journal, and afterwards for the At lanta Constitution. “I arrived there shortly after elec tion of* President Cleveland for the second time to covet South Carolina and Georgia news, praticulary with reference to the distribution Of pat ronage for those states, aqd to . ascer tain the different aspirants for posi tions. ■ ' . . L • "I wrote on the current news of the day from tbe best information I could obtain, as all newspaper men do, ex cept iu South Oaruhba. “Mr. Gonzales, as I recollect it, was an application for (he position former ly held by General Kennedy Is consul general to China. It has beeh said be wanted to go tp Rio Janeiro, but my .Impression now is that It waa Shang hai, China. I wrote be would not appointed.. The statement ten 00 the best authority obtainable, , as a news paper correspondent.” " ,V7 T “The Metropolitan Hotel iu Wash ington is headquarters for Southern people in Washington and three fourths. of those stop there aod bang around tbe lobbies. It was where 1 always went to gdt When Mr. Ington he atfid about the wby CaptareAf'l shies oat 1’tv m der-in-oblef and at the second election, yj-wben General Miles was made com: mander-id-chief I was elected senior vloe-oommander-chleL my opponent being General Joe Wheeler. “I was criticised by Mr. Gonzales and vilified. ,Tbe Leech Lake Indian editorials were brought out by my ef forts to organize a company of Nez Perce and Chippewa Indians for ser- newt- j'vtce Iff The Philippines. A number of Indian chiefs were then inW ash ing ton where I was. The army officers opposed the organization of this com pany, fearing tbe Indians might learu our methods of warfare. President McKinley told me frankly that he. was afraid the Indians might get’to scalp ing over there. Tbe president and my father served In congress together and were quite friendly. Mr. Gon zales bad me pictured editorially all lu war paint and feathers as tbe chief of tbe Cbippy-muoks and ground-hogs. He ridiculed me quite considerably 00 that point, if you can call abuse such a thing. On tbe -day after 1 was elected senior vice-com mander-jn-cblef of the Spanish War veterans, tbe prem dispatch aunouncing It was headed In tbe State just ‘Poor Miles.’ “That brings me down to tbe un fortunate, time I entered politl Tbe first time I was iu any place was in 1900 when I was elected a delegate to tbe Democratic national convention at Kansas City.' Subse quent to that I made a canvass for lieutenant governor and was elected.” re you treated by Mr. during that period?” Colonel asked. .. l •: “I think those editorials are a pret ty fair sample of it,” tbe defendant answered, : v \ , “I presided over the senate is 1901 and 1M2 and very tow days in 1903 ” “Have you ever givcb any reason for the statoment made by Mr Gonzalea - that you were a traitor to you uncle am) tried to defeat him when ha ran to* office?" J tot be writ- point. Mr. Gonzales got about along there, be was coming down the street next to the curb stone. We three were walking about ln\the middle of tbe sidewalk, as near a* 1 can recol lect it. Ju»t before Mr. Goozales got to me he cut across towards me. I said: ‘Mr. Gonzales, I got your mes sage,’ aud fired. Talbird was on the outside.” “What space was there* between Mr. Talbird and tbe curbstone?” “I suppose three or four feet.” “Was there room enough for Gonzales to have passed without ting in froot of ydnSPC^* Certainly, sir. When he started to cut across tbe pavement toward me his overcoat was tightly buttoned up both hands were thrust iu the over coat bis bauds pockets until he started to out sc rust that sidewalk coming directly toward (he, and then tbe tbumtrof hts ri hand disappeared lu bls_ pocket, and it happened almost directly lu or four seconds after tbatT I was ex pecting him to shoot, aod I saM,’*1 got your message,’ and ffced.* I was unfortunate, perhaps, in. calling it That waalu my mind— the conversation he had at the state with Captain White and Mr. Holsenback. That is wbat I meant when I spoke of a ‘message.’ ” “Show that Juyy the motion of his hgod in bis pockets?” pockets. The thumbs of both of fS®,,,"**' «nds were outside of bis overcoat state objected lo tW% ie court allow* pings and editorials to be Tbe si gument, while tereeling. Mr. Neieeo-argued the defense bed a right to show deceased bore ill-will toward the tire Tillman family* aod treat ] right aod jus$ to put io the e war or WORDS. r Bellinger objected political coloring that was del tbs case. Mr. Nelson rue qu were lu a skhr, metuu that any statement t«WB any’ whatever, charging him4* bring to make tbe case a was false. Mfr- Bellinger y that while he did not ap**** flection io the aease thotJtft seemed to taki It. be did think It waa the intention to gtv* a 1 political coloring to the case. He he was willing to reiterate bla meat on the ouuide of tbe bouse. -?■ . * Mr. Nelwm was io do way rose to reply as calmly as bef )ie«f VwK*, ft was buttoned up And ' ing indeed, court it* 9)1*4. to them original ataftmeut. He 1 no reason to change his meat. Matters began to kiok squally St this J Gary tooi-a matter must be ed Mr. Ora eloqiieotly question flection on Senator-Tt be used, in theoslfcor James H. Tillman, only snob writing*** ly off the defendant videnoe. Ool. ■ J< be wel coming down that way, (stand ing and illustrating) his overgoat pulled tightly towards his front, and just as? he started toward hand went down ly to be sbot dO' Beta 'jifr but yyr* me his I expected instant- to be shot dowm.’V “Wag he watcbinjryou?” “As intently, sir, as any two men ^ ever watched ^ach other in lives." ■ “Why did ^ “After; whit) He I r'ghv- »»jSfgV,