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Wednesday, September 30,1903. i
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x CoL Tillman on Trial. (
The touch talked of case of the *
State against Colonel James H. Till- j
man. charged with killing Editor N. ^
G GonzaU in the city of Colombia ^
on the 15:h January of this year, was ^
called for trial in the Sessions Court '
t 1- m t
01 JjeXIBgEOn county, luuuua) ujiuuing,
the case having been ordered ?
here from Richland county by Judge ^
D. A Townsend presiding, upon a 0
motion for a change of venue made b
by the counsel for . the defense who v
alleged that their client could not b
obtain a fair and impartial trial in J1
that county by reason of the preju- t;
dice existing there against him.
Many sensational reports have b
been sent abroad concerning this b
case by newspaper correspondents, i
which have been proven to have had o
no foundation in fact, except in the
imagination of the writers. There vi
has been no excitement here whatever
over this trial. The number of per- b
sons in attendance upon court this
week has been, considering that the e
trial of a murder case was in pro- *
> gress unusually small. Indeed there
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was a mucb larger crowd id attend- d
snce upon the first week of court
when only local cases were called for tl
trial than there has yet been during
the present trial. At no time during d
the progress of the proceedings has fi
the court house been uncomfortably
crowded, and at times empty and t<
sparsely filled "benches" have been
tie rule. Lexington is handling the v
people in a comfortable manner and u
there is ample room for the accom- tl
modation all who may require it.
The moBt surprising incident so ^
for connected with the trial was the
quickness in selecting the jury, only S
about three hours being consumed in
completing the panel and the regular t
venire not bein* exhausted. It was
generally believed that at least a day
and ahalf would be required to select *
the jury. Not one of the-- jurors
t whose name was called was objected
to by reason of having expressed an
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opinion as to the guilt or innocence ]<
A I
ol the prisoner, or couia not ma&e an
impartial juror. b
Solicitor Thurmond then announced o
that the only criminal case pending t
was that against James H. Tillman,
but he asked the indulgence of the ji
court until he could receive some answers
from telegrams sent in reference
to the attendans* of witnesses. He
had special reference, he said, to 0.
D. Black, who is a witness for the
prosecution, but who waB in a railroad
wreck at Hamburg last week, 8
and who is now in an Augusta hcspi- j;
t&L Court took a recess until 10.30 3
At 11 o'clock the solicitor announc- (
ed that the state was ready to pro- g
ceed and asked the sheriff to bring in I
the prisoner. Ee said that the state
was ready to arraign the prisoner and o
proceed to the empanelling of the f
jury, bat would not b3 ready to be- t
gin taking testimony an til 3 o'clock. a
After a brief consultation between s
the attorneys on either side, Colonel t
Croft asked was Mr. Ambrose E.
Gonzales in court. The reply being t
in the affirmative, he asked whether a
Mr. Gonzales had obeyed the order t
to bring files of The State newspaper e
from April 15, 1902, to September t
3J, 1902. Being informed that the t
Ie8 were available for use in testilony
in the trial, Colonel Croft an- t
ounced that the defense was ready
3 go to trial.
The clerk of court read the formal '
idictment, and the prisoner in a
lear, strong voice declared himself
"Not guilty" as he was asked the
-irmrt) question.
B- fore being placed in the dock,
e had been in a group of friends,
onsistiog of his counsel, friends and ]
elatives, including his wife and i
lother. ]
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The first juror called was Jacob \
2. Saylor, and being placed on his
oir dire, he answered ail questions
atisfactorily and was accepted. ]
The second call was Murray Parnell,
rbo in reply to a question by Judge f
Jary said he was conscious of bias.
Mr. Efird, for the defense, suggest- {
d that the juror did not understand (
he question and asked that it be put
gain.
Solicitor Thurmond then questioned i
be eligibleness of Mr. Parnell, bcaase
he was not a qualified elector, i
tis name not appearing on the regis- '
ration books for Brookland precinct, i
l considerable discussion ensued 1
participated in by Col. Croft, Col I
George Johnstone and P. H. Nelson, 1
5sq, in defense of the right of
uror to be Bworn, and Solicitor g
Thurmond against it. During this 1
liscussion it was developed that j
Jr. Parnell was given a legal regis
ration certificate by the supervisor;
hat the present books for Brookland
irecinct was not the original one, it ;
laving been lost, and that the name ;
f Mr. Pamell was omitted from the
iook submitted in evidence. In
iew of these facts Judge Gary later
a the proceedings ruled that the
aror said he had a registration cerific&te
and expressed a willingness
o go and get it. At the same time,
; was shown that the registration
ooks were not original. Hence he
rould admit the juror^ The state
biected and stood aside Pamell.
M. N. Kieckly was next called and
ras objected to by the defense. (
Ervin Eisinger was accepted by (
oth sides. So was Homer Woods.
Eugene C Williams was next call- {
d and was put on his voir-dire. He ,
ras objected to by the defense. (
Geo. F. Lightsey was accepted by j
oth sides.
Tinfchar J TTnnb war nhi Anted tn hv
be defense. j
Jno. B. Reed was put on his voir- ,
ire and answered the questions satisictoriiy,
but the state objected. ,
J. Lawrence Jumper was objected
o by the defense. ^
John J. Younginer was put on his
oir-dire and after answering the (
sual questions was objected to by
be state. ,
Noah H. Taylor was objected to by
be state.
The defense objected to John B.
ttack.
Thos. 0. Wilson was objected to by 1
be defense.
M. L. Lybrand was accepted.
Geo. M. Lewis was objected to by
he defence.
Geo. H. Koon was accepted.
Milton Sharpe was accepted.
To Thomas J. Roof the defense obBCted.
J. Eugene Lorick was retired, the
tate objecting, this being the last
bjection to which the state was entiled.
Geo. W. Lorick was retired on ob
action of the defense.
Jonas Corley was accepted.
Marshall Shealy was sworn.
J B. Jumper was accepted.
Willie L Hicks was sworn.
James E. Price was accepted.
The jury as finally constituted conists
of Jacob E. Saylor, Irvin RisQger,
Homer Woods, Gso. F. Litzsey,
lartin L. Lybrand, Milton Sharpe,
Jeo. H. Kood, Jonas Corley, Marshall
>healy, J. B. Jumper, Willie L.
licks, James E. Price. i
Tbe jury retired to select a foreman.
Geo. H. Koon was chosen as 1
oreman. The indictment was read 1
o the jury and Tillman, who was ;
gain placed in the dock. Two 1
pecial deputies were sworn in to
ake charge of the jury.
Mr. Nelson, of the defendant's atorneys,
asked that the jurors be not i
llowed to read editorials or other aricles
in The State newspaper. He ;
aid that he did not want to deprive i
hem of literature, but he did not ;
hink they should be allowed to read
A PASTOR''
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She Suffered for Years and
Felt Her Case Was Hopeless?Cured
by
Peruna.
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[MTRS. ANNA B. ELEHARTY, recent
LV1 Superintendent of the W. C. T. U.
headquarters, at Galesburg, 111., was for
ten years one of the leading women there.
ELer husband, when living, was first
President of the Nebraska Wesleyau
University, at Lincoln, Neb.
In a letter written from 401 Sixtyjeventh
street, W., Chicago, 111., Mrs.
Flehartv savs the following in. regard to
Peruna:
^Having lived a very active life as wife
md working partner of a busy minister,
ny health failed me a few years ago. I
oat my husband about the same time,
md gradually I seemed to lose health
md spirit. My daughter is a confirmed
nvalid, and we both felt great need of
m invigorator.
" One of my neighbors advised me
to try Peruna. A bottle was immediately
secured and a great change took
place in my daughter's as well as In
my own health. Our appetites Improved
very greatly, the digestion
teemed much helped, and restful sleep
soon improved us, so that we seemed
like new women.
" I would not be without Peruna for
ten times its cost"?Mrs. Anna B.
Flebarty.
What used to be-called female diseases
by the medical profession is now called
pelvic catarrh. It has been found by
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3xpenence mai cauii x um uao^?ovo v* vuv
pelvic organs aro the cause of most cases
of female disease.
Br. Kartman was among the first of
America's great physicians to make this
discovery. For forty years he has been
treating diseases peculiar to women, and
Long ago he reached the conclusion that
a woman entirely free from catarrhal
affection of these organs would not be
inbject to female disease. He therefore
began using Peruna for these cases and
found it so admirably adapted to their
permanent cure that Peruna has now |
become the most famous remedy for j
female diseases ever known. Every
where the women are using it and praising
it. Peruna is not a palliative simply:
it cures by removing the cause of,
female disease.
Br. Hartman has probably cured more '
women of female ailments than any J
other living physician. He makes these j
cures simply by using and recommending
Peruna. I
articles like those in The State Saturiay
aBd this morniDg.
Judge Gary said that was right
md be cautioned the jury to have
lothing to say to any man about the
sase, and that if any one approached
;hem about it to report it to court.
When these preliminaries were all
arranged to the satisfaction of- all
parties concerned court took a recess
antil 3 o'clock.
When court re-assembled the first
witness called was Policeman Geo E.
Boland of Columbia, who testified in
part as follows:
Q Were you on duty on the 15th
of January T A. No, sir.
Q Do you know Mr. J H. Tillman?
A. Yes, sir.
Q Did you arrest him? A. I
would like to correct myself; we are
ever off duty, but I was not on
active duty. It was not my time to
be.
Q Did you make the arreBt that
day of him ? A. I did.
Q Explaiue to the jury why and
where. A. I do not exactly remember
the date: I think it was about
the middle of January. I had came
from down street to attend to some
funeral affairs for my brother. I
went down to the city auditor's office
and met him on business. While
Btanding in the door I heard a report;
at the same time 1 seen a lady ran
across the street. I knew something
was wrong. I went around the
street car; the street car was between
me and where the report sounded.
Going around the north side of the
car I seen Mr. Tillman then walking
on the south side coming up on the
west side of the street, coming north.
I went around and met Mr. Tillman.
I walked up to him and threw my
coat open in this position. I said,
"Governor, you know who I am." He
Baid, "Certainly." I said, "I will have
to place you UDder arrest." He said
"All right, sir." He said, "I received
Gonzales' message." " I said, "Did
you shoot Mr. Gonzales?" He said,
"T " T cnirl ?4Dn you think you
hit him?" He said, "I did" I
reached for his pistol he had in his
hand. He pulled back a little. He
Baid, "I don't want to give that up
now." I said I could not place a
man under arrest and let him remain
armed. He said, "I want to use it
for protection until I get to the
Btation." "No, I will protect you."
^ \A/1 ST F CD8ED 0F
D VV I I L- PELVIC CATARRH,
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^ Mrs. Anna B. Fleharty. ^ ij
Mrs. E. L. Brown, 329 Elliott street^
Memphis, Tenn., writes: n
"I suffered for several years with headache
brought on by nervous prostration.
I was also afflicted with insomnia, I
would get up in the morning more weary
than when I retired and I used to dread
the approach of night. Peruna came
into my home as a welcome guest, and
within three short months I was like
another woman. I have now enjoyed
perfect health for over a year, and those
who have suffered as I did will know
how happy I am."?Mrs. E. E. Brown.
Mrs. Esther M. Milner, De Graff, Ohio,
writes: - *
| " I was a terrible sufferer from femai*"
' weakness and had the headache continuously.
I was not able to do my housework
for myself and husband. I wrote
you and described my condition as near
as possible. You recommended Peruna.
II took four bottles and was completely
<?arod. I think Pernna a wonderful medicine."?Mrs.
Esther M. Milner.
Congressman Thad. M. Mahon, of
Chambeftburg, Pa., writes:
*'I take pleasure In commending your
Peruna as a substantial tonic and a
good catarrh remedy."?T. M. Mahon.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory
results from the use of Pernna,
write at once to Dr.IIartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis. . *
Address Dr. Hartmau, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbua,
Ohio.
We then walked down to the guard
house. The chief was sitting in there,
and I turned him over to the chief.
I told h;m he had shot Mr. Gonz-d- s
and that Mr. Tillman said he wanted
protection. The chief ordered him
sent upstairs in his room. The
housekeeper who was in charge took
Mr. Tillman up stairs. In a few
minutes the sheriff came down and
that was all I heard.
Q. How many pistols did you get
from hie person? A. One from out
of his hand and one from off of the
person.
Q Look at that pistol (showing
witness pistol). A. That looks like
it; I could not swear it is.
Q Look at this one (showing witness
another pistol). Can you operate
that pistol? A. Mr. Tillman
fixed this so it would not go off when
he handed it to me.
Q (Showing witness pistol J. A.
Tn?s one is loaded.
Q Which pistol did he have in
his hand? A. This one, he had the
, pistol down by his tide this way
rillustratingJ9 walking aloDg, coming
un from the car. eveiner Mr. Gonzales
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as be was goiDg up od the opposite
side of the street. He had his eye
on him watching him as be was goiDg.
Q. Those you say in your opinion
are the pistols? A. Yes, sir; they
look like them.
Cross-examination by Mr. Nelson:
Q. You had no trouble in making
that arrest that da)? A. No, sir. . I
Q. Mr. Tillman submitted very
quietly. A. Yes, sir.
Q He seemed perfectly willing
to go along with you ? A. The only
resistance I could see was in taking
the pistol; he did not want me to get
it right there.
Q. The reason he said he waDted
to hold on to the pistol, was he wanted
to protect himself? A. Yes, sir.
Q Did't he say to you, 'T do not
want to be butchered up here and
you hed better let me have the pistol
t*' A. I do not remember him
saying tnat.
Q He left the impreseion on you
that he wanted to keep the pistol to
protect himself? A. He said he
wanted to be protected. I told him
he would be protected and through
m(; when Mr. Buchanan ran down I
wheeled and put him behind me.
W. P. Coleman, sworn, says. (Questioned
by Mr. Thurmond):
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