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\ J She fEancastct ledger. ^ ^ i? 1 1 ->- L gaHM=.. ^ -*< 1 m Sh, ^vh>;KLY. L ANU A8TEH, 8. O.. OCTOI1 E R 7, 1903 KSTABLIvSHKD 1862 I 11 P OUR 1 r I*>m I M1 I FBI,I. i dri i thurso I And to I Ladies gr ureuera ? SEE th i WE KNOW l Thai If Ironage the gooi ? Lanc; 5Si % "N * / y " '' Y 1 III ill LNNUAli * SPLAY C LLINER AND WI1 7!QQ UIU u ON day, Oct. Ll . / Invite A1 and the illy to coi ese Lines YOU W!LL BE I ^ i ? iking you for yo t and asking you i P \ 1 work up, we ai Respectful 0 ISTER /N 1* m Tl IT-1 IfcKtAJNTlJ X Com / . * - s W .<- x - ill J FALL 1 i Y, j| HER 1 )DS f 1,1903, J L1L1' the J .Public m lie and jj PLEASED. J ur pat- Jj to keep | re J iy? J LP J IPANY. J *V Trial Of James H. Tillman. " ti S A Brief Synopsis of the Testiinon y Day by Day us Reported ^ in the Daily Dupe is. p w I'ldliAr's I'UOCKKDINUS. Lexington, (Jet. 2.?Two of t( the most sensational and drama- h uu witnesses lliut have testified tl during the trial of James H. Till- tl man for the murder of N. G. h Gonzales, editor of tho Columbia w State, were called today by the prosecution. Both have been q personal and political friends of G Tillman and each gave the most tc positive testimony as to threats made against the life of Gonzales o by Tillman. They gave their tes- g timony without equivocation, and f( it was not materially shnken on S cross examination. M The most sensational of tho two <r was Dr. E. L. Adams, a practicing physician and a member of one of the oi l ante-bellum farni- ^ lies of South Carolina, his grandfather at one time having been . a governor. Dr. Adams is one of Tillman's . h warmest admirers, voting for and ^ supporting mm 111 his campaign | * for governor. His friendship for ,j Tillman went further than mere ^ politics. Ho had served in the . latter's regiment during tho * ' D ^ Spanish-American war, and pereona! friendship existed between ^ them. c The testimony given by Dr. Adams was a complete surprise. It had neyw been used in the pre. vious hearings given Tillman. After testifying that he knew Tillman "intimately," he was ^ asked by Col. Crawford, of counsel for the prosecution, "Did you ever have any conversation with Mr. Tillman during his candidacy for governor?" "1 had one or two at the Cald- . well and I think one or two at Wright's hotel. 1 had several ^ \ with him at one or both of those hotels." "To what did those conversations have relation?" "To some of the articles written by Mr. Gonzales and the race for nroir^rnni' I f/.l/l !> ?? *w? ^WT VI MUll X IU1U 111111 11 U U wished to be governor of South Carolina he would havo to fight Mr. Gonzales; that the men who were supporting him expected him to defend himself." 44What did he make answer to that?" ? 44Ho said, 4That won't do, because I am Lieutenant Governor and will be impeached; but you boys need not worry, for, by God, 1 will snuff his light with this.1 Taking a pistol from his grip, ho said, 41 have walked the streets every time I havo been hero in the hopes of meeting Gonzales.' 1 augmented to him to go to the ' State office and tight him, hut be 1 said he could not get fair play. 1 ottered to go with him and see that ho got it, but he said, 'By ' God, that won't do.1 " "Did you hear any additional conversation between Col. Tillman and anybody else?" "On one occasion there was a man in Col. Tillman's room reading an editorial from the State, one which spoke of him as a blackguard and a liar, and I don't know what else, and another speaking of him challenging Mr. Gonzales as a 'mock theatrical.' " "Did Mr. Tillman say any* fchingl" "Ho said, 'lie ca? call it mock theatrical if he wished to, but 11 rill make it tho God damndest ragody that over happened in outh Ctirolins.' ' \ Dr. Adams is a hlunt, pluin[jokcn man. His st??rv ??f the meats made against (ion/.iles 'as told in a straightforward way. is manner suggesting that it was "\1<1 iwilii/d TKA *??? ? ? "? n\? i viuv uuiuj . i no Jui y u iiu the closest attention, some of lo jurors leaning forward in 3eir seats, that they might better ear what ho was saying. As to hat ho meant hy "lighting (Jon lies" l)r. Adams was not per litted to say until after Judge rary had ruled that it was coin point testimony. "I did not suggest the manner f attack," Dr. Adams said, with rent deliberation. "I only of-* ired to go along to the Columbia r"> O tate oflico and see that ho gut Pair play, but Tillman said, That won't do.' '' A NOT 11KK SKNSATIoN. The other sensation sprung by tie prosecution was the testimony f C. F. Terrell, editor of tlio lonitor of Johnston, Edgefield ounty. Mr. Terrell's testimony cd not previously heen made inblic. Ilis testimony was that s early as the summer ot 1002, 'lllman was threatening to tale ho life of Gonzales if the editoral criticism of himself was not topped. In order to establish he degree of intimacy with which L'errell knew Tillman, he was ask>d how ho addressed him when neetiug him. "Sometimes as Jolonel," he answered, "butgenjrally a9 'Jim.' " "Did you ever hear Mr. Till nau make any threats against Mr jonzales?" "Yes," was the answer. "As near as you can say, whet vas the (irst time?*' "My recollection is, L am nol -cry clear as to the time, the (irst nstance, that it was right after he :ame back from Hot Springs. It vas in the early summer last year, jefore the campiign started." "At what place?" "On the streets of Ivlgetiold, n front, of hi<4ottino ilnrn'*' "State what he said?" "We were walking along ami 1 .poke to him about his health, ibout his improvement from the rip, and as wo got to the dooi ive were discussing some printing ;hnt he wanted done, and as he loared the oflieo door ho remark id that ho wa9 going to run foi governor and bo elected, and referring to Gonzales with severa miths, he said if he attacked hiii ike he had been doing he was go mg down and kill him like a dog 1 remonstrated, and told him t< *o down and moot him man tc man. lie said no, ho was goinj io vn and shoot him, and giv< him no inoro showing than a mu< O [log." Mr. Terrell was asked if h heard Mr. Tillman make any oth er threats. He said he had. MiTerrell said some time after tk election, on tho train coming t Columbia, O. D. Black was pros out. UI understand ho is now i Htn in I V>111 mKin ' ' K added. "Black and 1 were i there talkibg, and Tillman cam in. 1 intioduced him to Black He said ho know 'Black, old boy, and slapped him on the back, c somowhero, and from that th conversation went on in gencn until presently ho referred to th Gonzales matter, and ho turne to Black, J am not trying toipiol him verbatim, and bo said, 'Blacl I old liov, I nil) going to do what I [said 1 was going to do. I am going to put an end to hi> way of jslamleiing and abusing me. 1 am going to put a stop tn it,' or something aliout in that nature '' "Did you evet hoar him make jauy other statementV I "The day they were canvassing the returns in Columbia I went to present my hill for advertising. I was standing in front of the At tornoy General's ollioe talking. 1 think at the time (iunter anil Secretary of State Guntt and E. J. Watsen of the State were there. Wo were all four standing there talking, and just as Tillman came up Oantt and Gunter walk ed oil' and Col. Tillman addressed Watson, and made some remark about 'that scoundrel in that building yonder has attacked me.' and ho went on to say about his attack and he tuid he had made some threat and had just as much as he was going to have, and with some demonstrative threats he said, 'You can just go and tell hun that.' Watson declined and Tillman said, T wish you would do it:' and Watson declined to do it." "Any other threats?" "I do not remember.' "Now, in reference to your | first statement, what did ho say to jruu; ' With some other very severe denunciatory oaths, he said he was going to run for Governor j and was going to be elected, and if that, with some more voiy de nunciatory oaths, Gonzales attacked him again he was going down there and kill him. I think the first oath was dog. I said that would he murder, and wrong, j or something to that elfeet. Then he repeated the threat that ho , would give him no more showing i than he would a mad dog." J CKOSS I-N AM l N ATION SEVKKK. Terrell was subjected to a very severe cross examination by Col. Croft, chief counsel for the pri sonor, who tried to secure an ad' mission from the witness that he and Tillman were on unfriendly terms. "Wo have never been on un( friendly terms," Mr. Terrell re? nliod "His Ktktmnnnt t<? mn about Gonzales was not made in r confidence, it was an open state 3 mem. I advised him to go down . and whip him in preference to r shooting him. I havo never had . any ill feeling against Col Tillman. 1 After the shooting 1 denounced i the act, but not Col. Tillman. I - never wrote a line in my paper . denouncing Tillman as an indivi? dual. I was opposed to the act of i Tillman's and said in my articlo g that I had no ill will toward him, ? but thought it hot to denounce 1 the act for the good of the State.'" SKNATOI: TAI.IUlit) IT.ST1FIKS. C; Senator Talbird of Beaufort iconntv. who was with him at the . tnuo of the shouting of Mr. Gon* e zales .and who admitted on the o stand that lm regarded himself as - one of Tillman's most intimate n friends, was the next witness, o Tillman, Senator l'albird and Senn ator Rrown were friends in Co? lumbia. ! Senator Talbird tostitied to ' j leaving the stat<? house with Till ,r man. They walked up tho street c with Tulhird on the outside of tho sidewalk, next the curb. Tillman 10 in the middle and Senator Brown ^ | on the inside. 4 4 Wo had crossed :?l ' (Continued on 4th pa^e. | I