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\ Change of Vonuc Granted in n
the Tillman Trial?No Conn- t
ty Vet Named for the
Trial. ji
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Columbia, June 2f.? Argu r
nent on the motion for a change v
>f venue in the ease of .lames H.
Tillman, indicted for tho murder
>f N. G. Gonzales, was conclud;d
at 5 o'clock" this afternoon, and
I udge Tow use nd at once announc- ,
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id his decision that tho change
ihould ho grained. Counsel disigreed
concerning tho county
where tho case should he sent and
his was left undecided for the .
h
iresent.
The day's proceedings opened
with tho argument of Mr. Andrew
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jrawioru, lor ttie prosecution,
igainst the motion. lie spoko ^
for tin hour tinil a halt, and his
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presentation of the law was highly ^
complimented. lie was followed
by Mr. P. II. Nelson, for the de? ^
fence, who also devoted himseifi
largely to the law '<>f the case.
Mr. (J. Duncan Bellinger for-!
merly Attorney General, next ad- ^
Iressed the Court for the prose- j
cution, iirst answering the argurnonts
on tho ether side. Solicitor
Tnurmond closed for tho pro
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secution in a clear-cut speech.
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The sensation of the day followed,
when Ex-Judge O. YV. Buch- j
inun, the defendant's brother inlaw,
addressed tho Court. It was
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not thought,that Judge Buchuhuu
would speak, osp'eciilly as tho dofence
had left only about fifty
minutes of the time allotted tbut
side, which, it was presumed, '
would he occupied by Congress- .
man George VV. Croft, Tillman's j
law paitner. But .Judge Buch
unan spoke for thirty minutes ami
dolivored a bitter arraignment <>f
. tl
the press, tho commercial interests .
and the people generally of Columbia.
He asserted that commercialism
had supplanted the old ^
Southern standards, and that the ^
press was now at liberty to abuse
and villify any man who spoke ^
his honest convictions, lie cliargn
c
ed that the State had goaded the ^
defendant to desperation by its
abuse of him, and said the State
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had now cracked its whip and
a
lashed the citizens of Columbia
into signing affidavits for the pro- j
secution under fear of the State's .
power. He charged that the cap- j
italist interest and the press were
allied, and that men had been in- j
timidated into signing those affidavits,
lest their position or their
business be iniureal.
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"By grabs," exclaimed Judge
Buchanan, "if they don't like
this lot them lump it" ?
Judge Town8end interrupted
the speaker to say that he was .
comsuming the time of the do
fence and leaving none for Mr. ?
Croft. <
Mr. Buchanan then too'.i his '
seut and Court adjourned for din...
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ner, with tifteen minutes remain- (
ing of the allotted time. This ,
was extended and Mr. Croft <
closed the argument, after dinner,
in a strong spooch of about twen_
ty minutes. ,
At its closo the Court announeeil
its decision to grunt tho mo- l
tion and asked counsel foi sug- 1
gestions concerning the place to *
which the case should be trans. 1
ferred. Mr. Croft suggested Saluda,
hut to this Solicitor Thurmond
objected on tho ground that
Saluda Court House is f uirteon
nles from the railroad ami tie- Del
nmmodutions arc too meagre to
ntcrtuin the two hundred witesses
who would have to h<!
ransported there. *
Mr. Crawford also spoke in ob- ^
action to Saluda, saying that the
efendant's father, (he late Conressmnn
(icorge D. Tillman,
nis the father of Saluda County
ntl that until recent years Saluda
>'as a part of ICdgciield, the doendant's
home. (luu
Mr. Nelson spoke strongly in foil
uvor of sending the easo to Salu- of (.
a, alleging that the defendant
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. as entitled to a speedy trial and this
liis. could not be had unless it vas nea
ont to either Saluda or Kdgefield, the
s Court for this term has been
eld in other counties of this cir- cirrt,
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Mr. Bellinger replied to the re the
larks of Messrs Croft and Nelson is p
irith much vigor, asserting that jy p
o transfer the case to Saluda vvhc
rould be unwise and unjust to gua
ho prosecution as well as incon- mn
enient. Lie said that tho de- lad
cndant had waived his light to a ont?
peedy trial by asking for a con- to 1
inuance at the last term of Court, At
vhen the prosecution was anxious war
o proceed. There were several this
ivcly tilts hetweon Messrs Nelson ous
md Bellinger. /
Mr. Croft closed 'lie argument, its i
isserting that there were ample bod
accommodations at Saluda and nm
hat it is not a Tillman strong ytal
mid. Judge Townsend then in- it} ;
ilructod the attorneys to draw up ing
in order for a change of venue wh
ind leave the county blank for the
ho present. It is supposed he lx.,i
v111 announce his decision on that ^1*1
joint to morrow. 1
The case must be tried in the e.\p
udicial circuit in which there are |yn
ive counties. This county, Rich- |J0|]
and, is now eliminated by to- \\ \
lay's decision. Kdgelield i^ the j)Cf(
lefendant's home and counsel for tj1(.
Icfeneo admitted that they did ,u.()
lot expect it to go there, although uf (
ounsel for the prosecution pre- |)t.e
erred Edgetield to Saluda. Sauda
is a now county, cutoff seven |,y
rears ago from Kdgetield, and (\ep
jeorge D. Tillman, father of tho \y(
lefendant, was instrumental in
laving it formed. ()je
The other two counties in tho not
sircuit are hexington and Iver- u1H
haw, which are on opposite sides scj.
>f Richland. Lexington adjoins jm(
Sdgetield, but has close business (,jv
nterests with Richland, and it is
Lexington that the counsel for C(j
he prosecution soem to prefer. (j0,
[t is believed that Judge Town- ,
lend will either name Saluda or
? led
Lexington, and in cither caso the' |1C1
.rial will not take place for six
weeks or two months. ^
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STAKTLINQ PVIDENCE
Fresh testimony in groat quan- 8|u
ity is constantly coming in, doclaringDr.
King's New Discovery
jr Consumption Coughs and J
Colds to bo unequaled. A recent wa
expression from T. J. McFarland goi
Bentorvillo, Va. serves as ex- im,
ntnple. lie writes: "I had Hron- j v
ehitis for three years and doctored
all tho time without being benefit- N
ad. Then I began taking Dr. on
King's New Discovery, and a few 1 \
bottles wholly cured me. ''Equally
effective in curing all Lung and
Throat troubles Consumption, 0
IVnumonia and Grip. Guaranteed j 0Vl
t>y *underburk Pitammcy, Craw- wfl
font Bros., arid J F. Mackey & |jM
Do. Druggists. Trial bottle free,
regular sizes COc, and $1.00
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OASTORIA. till
Bears the K'nd Vou H*v0 Bought | ?
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aware Mob Po
Was Desperate.
ly IVanloil to Tear Uaviaher
ainb From l.inili - Nijrro's
Admission of 1 i nilt (i rent
ly Incensed Maddened
Mob. Sl'
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y i 1 m i 11 <rt on .limn O". All So1 ^ ^
w "" " LMIt
>t in the community, today, | 1
owin^ the horrible lynching rll]
ieargo White, Helen Bishop's tlii
fesseil sliiyer, at an early hour,
morning. Of the mob of t?1'
r 1 y 5,000, which overpowered
authorities, and stormed the
mistle county work house, and eVl
?god from his cell the tremg
wretch, aud burned him at VCM
stake, the identity of only one
ublicly known. That person mc
'eter Smith, twelve years old,
> fell when the work house ,u"
rds tired a volley into the has
ks of the attacking mob. The ?'h<
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was struck by a bullet, which pt'<
jred his back, and is thought
lave penetrated his kidneys, yei
the hospitul, where the boy juu
; taken, the physicians stale, j
i morning, that lie is in a seri-|?t
condition. | dei
titer the mob had coinple ed
awful work of vengeance, the h>
y of the negro ravisher and * "!1
rclerer was left, chaiue<l to lie kil
ve, with tire burning all around ?'
unci the members of the lynchparty
went home. The rain,
ich began later, extinguished tlv
lire, and, at daylight, the char- ! u'
body still hong limp in plain '
fit of the passers by. | eui
biblie sentiment here, so far as l'1'1
tossed, appears to approve the1'0
ehing of White, and it is not
ieved there will beany arrests.
uto's confession made just | h>
ore the torch was applied to j
pile of . oil soaked brushes i
nnd him?was the admission i'lu
iverything, ami more than had j Cl">
n charged against him. lie is its
ed to have said: was sent, un
Mr. Woodward, to a corn !
d to try sonic corn. I saw Mr. Dl
jodward's daughter, and inded
to assault her, l>ut a cou- ph
of men came along, and 1 did *'11
disturb her. Then I saw the !l(
hop girl, and I followed her. 1
<.ed her, and asked her if she
1 any money, and if she would ca
c it to me to let her go. She *'
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,-o me 00 cents. .1 again se:z?
her, and she cried: Please
1't hurt me.
UI choked her, and accomplish- 1(1
my purpose. Then I asked,1,1
if she was going to tell on me. 'u
e said she was. I gave her a
;k in the throat, with my knife,
1 nsked her again if she was j I1'
ing to inform on inc. She said 111
) was, and then 1 cut her throat
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ice again, and loft her. After n
it, 1 went luck to Mr. Wood *'
rd, and told him there was no!*'1
nd water to drink down there, 1
1 ho sent me somewhere else. 1,1
rent back, but soon left. Then,'0
rent back to the house and put
a white hat instead of the cip t>:
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voro.
The negro's confession render- ?
V
St no already incensed crowd f\
iin more desperate, and some j
nted to tear him limt> from ? )
ih,beforo they reached the scene y,
his execution. The negro begd,
piteoualy, not to bo burned, C
t no morcy was shown; and, ul- t
;>ugh his sufferings were tcrri \
j, he remained c morions attd r*
tional to the last.
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ison ends Life
Of Famed Prisoner.
in Biownfu'lil Sum-ells in
hciilin<; (iallows His l'hitd
AlU'inpl sit Smcitk'.
L'cial tn The State.
. leorj^etmvn, .I unc *j:;. There
I l?c in? hanging here on tin1
fi in>t., as jireviouslv annmitie.Jolni
Brown field, the fiunous
|?iit, committed suicide sirly
s iiioiniiiir hv tukiiiL' poison.
How lie procured it is a iu>sV.
1'his wus the prisoner's third
empt sit self-destruction and
ny cure wsis being taken l?y
eritl .J.J. McKeithen to preit
the recurrence of vsuue I?y
elimination of sill possible
inns to such an end.
However, l?y outside connivance
1 innate cunning the criminal
> accomplished his purpose and
?ated the fallow-, which was in
>eess of erection.
A negro was committed to jail
-terday charged with burglary
I suspicions are held that he
,s the means of the transmission
some deadly substance to the
-pelate prisoner.
John Hrownlicld was sentenced
die on the gallows by Judge
ry on Nov. 15, 15)00, l'or the
ling of Deputy Tax Collector
S. Scurry on the 2l)th of Sepnber
of the same year. The
so was appealed and went up to
e highest court of the State,
iioh allirmcd the verdict of the
cuit court. The case was then
irie 1 to the Failed States suemo
court, which continued the
cisions of the State courts.
On Tuesday, the Dith, .Judge
try resentenced the doomed man
expiate his crime on the gal,vs
on Friday, June l'o.
The ease of llrownlield D uni
e, having no parallel in the
ininal annals of the State and
unexpected end adds l<> the
usual features.
ItlVEK TOCZSFBKATION
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a Ji > 111 - ,ki ail um \j i 11iu ;i)
ico, remote from eivili/.nt'on, a
nily is often driven to de.sponi
I) in case of accident, resulting
Hums, Cut-, Wounds, I'lcers,
.\ Lay in a upply of Ducklon's
men Salve, li s the l>cst on
rtli. "Joe, at Crawford Itros , .1.
Mackey Ov Co., and 1 Kugenr
mderhurk Drug Store.
? Hero is a new way for a girl
get rid of a late beau who lr>
ipervious to all hints. She gives
in a paper and pencil, with one
her s.veetest smiles, and says:
.Now make a row ol eleven ci
icrs; now murk a perpendicular
ark downward <?n the right of
e first cipher, upward on the
ghl of the fourth, downward on
o right of the liflh, upward on
o l ight of the seventh ami eight,
twuward ( n he tenth. The
aiks should he half an inch
ng. Ask liini to rea l what
j has written. The ell'ect is
oetricil
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a short I. v| S(>n^. tjk :t ' S n: M
} 3i ! !>.' !< dicasid I v ' i ;.r.toit', / }
the few genuine wean*. o. r .o.vry |rkkcts
an 1 bone consumption.
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4>j-:ts I'e.trl Street, > V s*.. r !
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