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JTHR LEDGER. Tharlow 8- Carter EDITOR AND MANAGER. SATURDAY, OCTOHKR 10. lf>30. Stuck To Stories. Tillman Witnesses Stand (Tv ? Examination ? "An Kxj ert On Dottles'' Testilies. THURSDAY'S l'KOUKKDI N( IS. Lexington, S. C\, Get. 8.? l lie sick juror evidently has fully re covered and was promptly U his place when court convened thU morning. W hen adjournment was had yesterday, James Davis was on the stand. 11c was put tip to contradict affidavits made b\ Black, the Southern ruilwny employe who is in an Augusta hospital. He denied that on the occasion'Black referred to Tillman showed a pistol and said he intended to kill Gonzales. Ilo said Gonzales's name was not mentioned at all. 'Hi? : a. : i. l. i. i no crosse.\.umiuai ion mungiii out some confusion us to dates and as to who was present when the alleged conversation took place. Last week witness Terrell te>ti fied to the same thing as Black, but Davis could not say whether either Ten ell or Black came into the railroad car while lie and Till man were conversing; he knew neither of them. The next witness was Mr. Cole L. Blense, an attorney for Tillman and a resident of Mewborry. He told what official positions he had held. He said ho was with Til1 man nearly eve? y day during the campaign of L'.'02. lie'pro. duced a memorandum book, which Via uni/1 clmtf n/l trlinra lio lot.) Boon each day of the year. Inferring ! to the campaign meeting at (,'ol-j utnbin, he said lie stopped at ( Wright's hotel as tho guest -i Col. .John T. Sloan. lie recalled the night Dr. K. ('. L. Adams called at Tillman'sr< >111. 'Yitvo aid he was reading some >f tlie* editorials in The Sure m w-p--pi r to Tillman at the lalter's re?piost. lie said it was done to put Til'man ( in a position to reply to them in his speech. Referring to Dr. Adam's testimony, ho confirmed the lattor's testimony to the effect that he would accompany Tillman to the office of Gonzales. Ho differed as to Tillman's re Pi J- He said that Tillman re* | plied to Adam's proposition: "That won't do: I'll he impeached *a lieutenant governor. Hut, boys, you needn't worry. If Gonzales attempts to carry out his threat, I'll snuff his life out with this,'' Tillman showing a pistol. Witness gave another version of Tillman's remark about the editorial, "Mock theatricals." Witness said Tillman said: "If he (Gonzales^ attempts to carry out his threat, there will be the God damnedest tragedy that ever hocked South Carolina." Witness said he know Gonzales and Tillman were unfriendly. He heard Gonzales say once that he did not want to be in tho same room with Tillman. Witness declared that he knew Tillman did not carry a pistol during the campaign. He knew he did not have one at the GafTnoy meeting, where Tillman and DeCamp hod a row. Tlo know it because thoy roomed together most of the time. IIo did not mean to soy that Tillman did not have a pistol at bomo time. Witness, continuing, said that on various occasions during the campaign Tillman was advised to go to Columbia and settle tintroubles between himself and Gonzales. Tillman invariably replied that ho could not nllord toj havo a difficulty r :d ho would avoid it if. possible. < >11 cross examination, wilO' $ said thai nothing Adams hau said was t:ds ? Ho admitted that when Till.nun in hi- ro ?m 111 tho hotel at (Columbia had replied to A lams, he reached into his valise a .<1 d:c\v out a pistol. Mr. !>v.mj; . asked whethei tliat did n I i h r.v tli il Tillman di 1 cutv a pis' d during the cam p ii^a. Mr. l'icusi* s iid th pistol h id Ijeen put in the valise and when 1. .1 ? I- ^ * i . t i umu'u woo p i u mere, IK! iiccnno I t'? answer Jit liml :>n the 'constitutional ground Unit a witness canm t bo compelled to incriminate hiiiineif. Finally he said that it was his pistol and ud.initial that that was the pistol to Usnulf out Gonzalez's light." Witness said that personally he was friendly with Gonzales, hut politically he was tar apart from him, and the witness addod that lie was a Democrat. On re-direet examination, ho said that pistol was put in tho valise because it was expected that Gonzales would attack Tillman iu the opera house inColum. bin on the night of the campaign meeting. lie said lie expected it because lie knew ''.some things would bo said there that night" and he knew Mr. Gonzales was a liglili ig man. m .. .1 ?: i mi . uivanu i ill li I UllI t'll Geo. \Y. Lybrand and It. F. box were put on the btandto show tin t City Auditor Allen behind the latlieo work of hisoilice could not see a man smiling across the sticet. Mr. Allen had testified that he saw Gonzults with a smile on his face while the latter was across the street. I hose men had visited the city audti ?r*s ojlico and said they could not rcc< gi.ize a smile under the ell rUiilstances. Senator Douglass, of Union, slid he saw Gonzales the day bo. i'oi i the shooting standing at tn< up liters' desk 111 the sen all chamber. i'lllman soon after va cat d his eln-ir anil Senator Shop paid occupied it. After leaving ; Ue i * porti i s' de.-k, Gonzales wen It) one o! the pillars of the gallery and looked over the senate, i'hero wit' cross-examination Mrs. M. A. Fvans, of Newbor ry, uioiuer 01 i tit; lion, line Kvans, statu dispensary director was the next witness. She wuh it Columbia on January 15, 11)03 Guinj* from the state house dowi Main street she met Mr. Gonzales not far from the city railway transfer station. She noticet Gonzales's demeanor and expression. The latter was vindictive there was tragedy in it. Sho noticed these things from what sin hoard in the lobby of tho senate That was why his attitude ant expression was so closely observ ed. Mr. Gonzales had his band in his pockets and it looked t< her as if there was more in hit pocket than his hands. Sho pass ed on much agitated and whei sho heard the slot she threw ii| her hands with an exclamation which she was not permitted t( repeat. On erossoxaminution she said she heard two well dressed gentlemen, seemingly men of intellig nee and whom she believed to 1 \tk moiti 1 ./?? j "?2--1? A ..v. mvuixvi.! *'i IIIU legislature. make remark* which agitated hei i i connection with this homicide j She said she did not known the gentlemen and had not seen then since. It was not developed in tin testimony what the remark \vn: that so agitated Mrs. Kvans, no cause tin; rules oi evidence would not admit it. Mrs. K van's testimony was lis toned to with the closest attcn tion. V .fesso Mulititlev, a member of tho lccjislutllto, WHS {Hit Up to -how that oh the day Or Lanoastcr said lie saw a pistol in Till? mnn's overcoat pocket it really was tho nee'* of a whiskey bottle, and h" proceeded to say that he !;new it wtis a bottlo. On cross? exanunntion th * court had a jjood !: nl of fun out of Mr. Mukatfev in tjin stioii put to liini us to his expertne: s us to liottles. Amongst I other things which eieatid liiuoh I uii-rrimc.it, lie said lie would la! thor lie "shot'' with a bottle than i \vith a pistol. .1. A. White, n (hor keeper of ii -cuato committee room, was the next witness and Colonel Croft brought out his Confedeiato record us a preliminary. Ue teso tilled that one day when the senate was in session, Senator Sheppard presiding, a man came up to the door of the senate and, coming back, asked witness; "Where is Lieutenant Governor Tillman!" lie added in an abrupt way: "1 mean your boss." Witness replied ho had no boss, and tho man went on to say that ho supposed the lieutenant governor was neglecting his duty as usual. ! Witness did not know tho man, I but Dick tlalzonbnck told him the i man was Gonzales. Gonzales, ' .. I I ) 11- 11 . ni n ui.su, nun sum ne naa miuie iin? innu show the white feather, and ! would do it again. Witness told Tillman about it soon after in the room of the president of the senate. On cross-examination he said Tillman had appointed him to the j position. lie had never seen ! Gonzales before. After Gonzales left he never saw him again, t When Gonzales addressed him it was on the morning of January 14, 1902. ltichard H. lialzenbaek was the ; I next witness. Ho testified that1 ; he was in Columbia during the session of 1903 for the purpose oi getting a position, lie stayed in Columbia from the 12th to the i 17 ill. lie knew Gonzales by j sight for two vear.s. I le said that . on January 14 Gonzales walked - uj) to the s. n do door and looked * in. Got zdcs turned hack and L spoke to Captain White, and wit* r ne&s proceeded to ! ' 11 the mime . 1 story am the previous witness. Witness told White who (ion - | z ales was. Later on the same, 3 ' day witness told Tillman of the , conversation. llolzenback went ) J on to tell that ho was talking be. j hind Tillman and Senators Brown i and Tilbird on the day of the' homicide. Ac saw Gonzdes com r ing up the street, lie could 1 have passed Tillman on the out_ side of tho pavement without ; touching him. Gonzales had his Itanrl ^ in l\it n/\ol'n(u ???'! uuuua uic uim niilliuw 3 across tho pavement. Gonzales . shoved his right hand down' in 1 his pocket, and witness expected - Gonzales to shoot. Tillman tirs ed. 3 Ilalzenback went to work to i illustrate the various positions - taken, rising from the witness i chair to illustrate his testimony. 3 He was very adept and had alhthe ) movements of tho participants 3 well studied out apparently. Mr. Bellinger objected and [ witness proceeded to give his tos_ timony in the ordinary way. On cross-examination ho said , Gonzales had said he would make Tillman show the white feather c aj;ain when he met him. lie said maybe Captain White didn't hear . that. Witness said that ho thought ! Gonzales was going to kill Till man, but ho failed to warn Till? 3 man on tho day of the homicide. s Mr. Bellinger questioned him . at some length as to his know 1| edge oi the actual shooting, and w.tnoss admitted that ho wastrot. ting or walking fast to catch up with iilluian. lie said ho was doing that to see him about the (leath Banking & I I/ANCASTE I . . PI I ' FALL MID i MILLE o o I B L jl THURSD I Octo I FRIDAY, j| Octolb 1 Our Milline: . ; Simpson spent in the Northern ! i, lectin^ our stocl I* styles of this s Q h will he shown j Heavers and V I I line of t fie new in aSi colors. I The latest we for Shirt Waist Skirts will be d A WELCOME EXTENDI '4 A' Heath Bankings r.ANCAsTI L-l'-i-l H ? Mercantile Ce. IB, r S. C. y . I lY OF ii < -i 'i WINTER i "JERY,' _io_ (Ay I Xa. JL ti her. 1st. 1 S / tj er, 2nd. | I r - N r Miss Julia ] j I three weeks H i i ! markets se- h 1 c, and correct j eason's Hats I in Velvets, I elts. A full | A ? A A W H J L est mm i t.tits | aves in goods I ;s, Suits and isplayed. " !S ED TO ALL F v a Mercantile Co, :n, s. . ~ 11 v i 11 .'!?^ ?? ' ??>'? he wjhfid. W it xtook liret'V Well to W., U's'im.mv en the direct oxannumi o. lie said that after the e'u ot'nj: he heard Tiilniao say, t :'< r \< or message." He- de? / ni< d ii. U. ho wi?h walking'.'with.' !: ,1 .?i\ mi i (1 at jiint us Tillman pulled '.i- |? s:?i! witness 'and his coirp .nicm d buck tie di : t' 1 had .-entitle stltfh a i I) d i V id Uulfl. I tie : . >t i>n the 11th of Jatiii-tM , i t it he hud said to i . i tain iedt vidual t that ho d 'in i expect to t a job in j tin- .-diaturo but tliut lio was ?. >ii?tn Columbia fi>i* something b. tier. Il\.- denied that ho laid oxhibitt (1 two $;"> bills in substantia! i<>n of hh statement. lie did siy, however, if he did not got the legislature job he would get another job. At the hour of recess HalzenIvu.k was still 011 the stand under cross < xumiuntion. Taking it all in all, his original story was little wcsUencd under cross examination ? Columbia Record. * The Ifesi Prescription for Matam. Chills and Fever is u bottle of drove's Tasteless. Chill Tonic, it is simply Iron and Quinine and vastel'-sa, No Cure No Pay. ? i he olficers of the white house had a severe fight Monday with an armed insane man, who wanted to 600 President Roosevelt. The man was hurt, as was also one of the officers. Tuko Laxative Brotno Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. fil'/itTn'a 1 * uiufu o oi^uuuiiu ib ou cucn DOX 25c. ? Fifteen new indictments were found by the griind jury of the District of Columbia as a result of the investigation in the postotiice department. Among the indictments is one against ex-Postmaster General Tyner. stcp.H the. Vottf/Ti <iiid Works ott tha Cot if Laxative Uromo Quinine Tab its cure a cold in on if day. No Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c. W hen the average manses out to economize and s: vea a nickel he fei Is so ci ded over it that ho celebrates it by spending $2 25. ?Ex. i Mace- ? Avoid serious results of kidney or bladder disorder by taking Foley's Kidney Cure. T. Eugene Fuiulerburk. /# or? - \Yhcu a couple are matched but not mated it is a sort of friction match. ? Ex. 4 ."his signature is on every l?ox ?>f tbo genuine Laxative Brorio?Quir.ii;e Tablets he remedy that ettr??? it c*r.:ri in one day j i?iiii i r ,y .y,v. > >.4. MONEY TO LOAN; I have madearringeirenls by which I can negotiate loans of $300 00 and upwnMta on first mortgages on improved cotton farina at 7 per cent interest on an ma of $1,000 (0 and over, and 8 per cent inteieat on buddh of Us* than $1,000 ft o com mission charged, only a reasonable fee f ir abstract of title. R. E. WYL1E. Kept. IS, 1903?B n. Atly at Law. M W People say OUR SHOES are the C H E A PEST and BEST. W e have the strongest linn of coarse shoos on the market. Closing out 2,000 yards Calico at 34 and 4 cents tho yard. Come to day. Respectfully, Cherry <& Co. Auction Sale i will sell nt public outoy on the first Monday in November, > ill my hoosebo'd furniture, valuable pictures, books, oto.,-at tbo residence forriieiW octnpflW' by the late Opt. K. G. Billings. VV. D. Lemmokd. .