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VOLUME XIV CAMDKN, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2/1903 THE TRIAL OF JAS. II. TILLMAN two Hundred Witnesses to Be Heard. itEAT ARRAY OP COUNSEL Trial Proceeds tepidly. Although ?8very Inch of ..Uround Will Be ?Vigorously Contested. -' '-'j? * '*-' .- : ??? -,- ' " ho trial oif former Lieutenant Qov w' Jairt te# H. Tillman for the klli? Of N, G. Qonzalee, formerly editor The Columbia State, waa begun In ?? regulfr aeeelon of the circuit court LexdngtoiS county, at Lexington, on . jonday, September 28, Thi proceed tWWthbtrU are given from day to from the etenographer repOrte of ^ftfRciai court etenographer wlth . . to lor or biaa. Special.? Jamea H. Tlil ?an, aorae time lieutenant governor irt South Carina and charged with aurder qf N. O. Gonzales, editor _tf State, on the 15th of January ... ? few days before the expiration K.-hla term Of office, was on Monday l&ead on trial for hla life, *? a., w. SpUcttor Thurmond an i the State ready. may ^afely say that we shall _l>a ready, though Rome of our wit ??o?9es are not here yet," said Con imao . Croft of Aiken, Tillman's me Kollcltor bwovo Clerk of Court George and introduced tlio county registration books and on thorn Parnell b name did not appean A lengthy argument ?turned. The de fense presented testimony that the ogginal registration hooks had been lost or not returnedi when uaed In. an election concerning the annexation of a part -of this county to Richland county. Messrs. Croft and Johnstone argued that the name might have been omitted from the hooka and the State having- propounded the question on the voir dire had waved the right to appeal to the hooks as the higheat , fevldenee. ? ] Judge Gary held, however, that to ho ; a legal Juror one must be a quail fled elector and directed the inquiry lo that point. He waa about to allow ParnoU to go to his home 12 miles distant and iekfCfe -for the certificate \ffien Mr. Thurmond consented to accept his rul ing with the* evidence in hctnii ? i His houor ruled that talking Par nell's positive statement in connection with the apparent Irregularity of the books he would admit him to be sworn whereupon the solicitor excused Par* nel) and so yielded one of hla five chal lenges. Parnell waa the second man drawn, an^ after hla case waa diapoetd Attorney Graham, as son as the judge entered, rose with & copy of The State In hand and aald: "I think it my duty t6 call to the court'a atten tion an article entitled 'Jutglery With the Courts.' " "i object," Interpolated vote? audible throughout the room- He was then granted permission to taki> a seat with hid counsel, The Bute had exhausted it* chal lenges wbeh eight or nine had been sworn and the defense had utilised all of its ten before the jury box was. full. Four of the 3d, A. D. Fallow. Joel H. Ueiger, T. w. Dreher and Simon Cor ley wera excused by the court (or one or another cause. Of the Jurymen selected Baylor, Ri? inger, Leitesey, Koon, Sharps, Shoalcy and Price are farmers; Wood,,' l?y brand, Corley aaA Jumper are cotton mill operatlveJ|nd is a carpen ter. Wood is alloaa of a weave .room,, The following jurors drawn were challenged by the defense: M. M. Klcckiey, Bugea^-G> Williams, LAither J. Hook, J, Laurence Jumper, John B. Stack, L? O. Wilson. O. M. T/ewia, Thos. J. Roof, Oeo. W. Derrick. The following were challenged by thfe State; John B. Reed, John J. Younginer, Noah H. Ta#or, Murray Parnell and J. Eugene I<orlck. Policeman Geo. lioland vfts the flrst witness to take the stand when court reconvened and his, with the testimony cf other witnesses, is given In the sten ographic report below. Sheriff Coleman wAs next called* and the prisoner's two pistols wem^cxhib ited aa was aiso^the prisoner's over coat. CJeyk of court Walker also testified as to the pistols. Requested to show to the Jury how the magazine pistol was operated, Mr. Walker found difficulty with it. Judge Oray Inquired if the pistols tfero loaded; The bullet with which Mr. Gonzales was mortaljy wounded was intrbduced, the defense not admitting that it was euch pro jectile and intimating that possibly time was (he court room uncomforta- ! bly crowded. At no time was the least excitement manifest. A stranger would scarcely infer, except from the great array of lawyers, tnat a case of un common Interest wad engaging the Lexington court of sessions. Second Pay's Proceedings. , The second day's pro|oe4Jng8 in the famous trial of Jas, X. TUIraan for the kill lug of Editor (Whales showed gfio4j>rogrc?s in the taking of testi mony for the prosecution. One lino pursued by the State was with a view to laying the foundation for. the Introduction of, the dying statements of Gonzaiffe Four of the physicians who officiated in the opera* Upv on Mr. Gonzales after he was ahot were on the stand today, Drs. Guerry, Pope, Taylpr and Griffith, an of Colombia. Much of the testimony of tl}0 physicians was tochntcal. * Ambrose 15. Gonzales, publisher of The Btate, and a brpther of N. G. Gon zaies, was called to the etand when j the solicitor offered in evidence the ! flies of The State for the year 1802, Uie purpose being, 'as announced by counsel for. the State, to introduce the editorials- in the State newspaper, of which N. G. Gonzales was editor from July 1, 1902, to December 31, 19JQ2. The editortals In question are l* re lation to James H. Tillman, ltekdlng of the editorials was postponed that counsel for the defense might read them first. On cross-examination Mr. Gonzales was asked by counsel for the defense: "The relations Letween your brother and Mr. Tillman have not been pleas counsel and - Hdgefteto- tear assemblage in the court room, far from crowding, scarcely It could scarcely realise for. a at that the trial would actually so frequent have been the pee of further delay. Two ses miirt Tjavn Intmrnfrj \n ftfcfr ; tee the homicide, the defence .^continuances at both and a of venue* at the last Again jctators were agreeably diiap , when a jury wat> secured by m. from the original panel. It have been secured in half an ave for the contest over Murray rJfgftttPI of testimony by the was commenced after the' re '?*? ??? nnfaiv confined to Itwas mainly conflned..^H ? story of thearre*t ... ldPntlfloStlon of "o'j?tols by Sheriff Col wtwniirofr ^ ol which plorced Mr." igh and through, and to, rf clothing wum br t* holes, on the day - > * contray evidence rfould be . offered. Finally, when the witnesses had han dled thd" f^a^e~WSS^ WoiS'lET jury, Mr. Johnstone, who was sitting by the prisoner, arose and remarked: "We, are informed that that pistol is both cocked and loaded at this mo ment." This weapon appeared to bo & nov elty to the entire court and was eyed with close attention. THB FILES. Mr. Croft requested that the defense tie alloi^d to ''hAYfi' the . files of the Columbia State, which h*rl h?An n?w?d for. The solicitor said that they would be tendered at the proper . . Mr. Nelson replied that dnlesajJ^yXwere given to the defeaa? beforttoandV in tinis to be examined. ?Jtelai ^onlAhe caused when they Were introduced, After rfome further: discussion jand pleasantries between thelawyer*. (Mr. Crawford 'of the prosecution declared themlo that: was agreed upon Then t he court adjourned nnUL 9:30 a. mA tommorrow. - iSlerS^Tla te ^ ed ttorfiSft *??St ant for some years, have they!" He reglledU- ' ' , "They have not been pleasant." Mr. Gonsales was asked on further cross-examination by the defense If he had not heard his brother express himjbelf In denouneiatory language In regard to Mr. Tillman, to which Jhe witness replied: 3 - "I cannot say I ever heard bim use such language In the oatee. I think j everything he said, hot everything he knew or believed, but everything he said to his relatival or frieudsbesald in The State newspaper so that the people aw could know." In reply to further questions Mr. Gonzales said he could not ?*y that he knew his brother to a*ve entertained bitter reeling toward J H. Tillman, brother's feelings toward the dant to' have been hostile. His def en had bofcn, he said, In control of the editorials, and that his brother wrote tham Without ? - - ? W. B. Cause, a member of the Leg islature, from Floresce "county, was asked ft he had heard Mfc when he met him in OolumhU _ the last session of the Legislature, say anything about Mr, Gonsale#' editori als, to which witaaaa replied: ? "Yet, sir; I was wnUttBf along, then strett and w#;bM Cokmat 'Tillman ;?**, WW -SuA GaHZAlAf [Cat FuruUfaod by rourtwy of The N?w York World.] r* cmnoL if ccmmky<sc. In, Jfronf ?/ ?U- Gohzavz i ?fcr Ono said; he was stopping at one place,' and some at other*, and Colonel Tillman ? "I don't know that 1 urn utoppinK anywhere. ! stuck thoao editorials of ?The State' In ray pocket^and told my wife 1 might atop at the penitentiary before I left here." On, cross examination the witness said he did not take the remark serl* * W. P. Btelglit*, a gun-smith In Co lumbia. when shown the automatic pistol which has been exhibited during the trial, said a call had been made upon him the day before the shooting for a magazine for a pistol like th? one showifr to him on the stand, but that n<4t having any In stock tie r? paired the old one, which was called for on "he morning of the day before the shootings Dr. 8. T. B, I^ancaster, a member of (he Legislature from Spartanburg, tes tified that he saw a pistol In Mr. Til man's pocket on tbi day previous io the shooting. Two boys, C. V. Zim merman and Francis Smith, swore th&t they saw a pistol In Tillman's hip pocket on January J3, two days before the shooting. Objection was raised by the defense to all the testimony as to the weapon the defendant may have carried a dny or two previous to the shooting. testimony was admitted, the court say. ing that If It developed iu the light of further testimony that this was im proper the Jury would be Instructed ac cordingly. H. O. Arthur, of Edgefield, said he saw the defendant In Edgefield some time last October. He testified that he was going Into livery stable there, when he pasped Col. Tillman and an other man who were talking togethor. Ho said he heard tho name of Gonzales mentioned arid the sentence: "If any way to get at hlra." /? The witness said he walked on as he knew what they were talking about and he did not want to hear It. H. S. Dowllng. of Bamherc. who!3*Wi second lieutenant In the Second South Carolina Regiment, commanded by J. H. Tillman and a member of the Leg-, islature, and whose vptyn adjoined Tillman's in a hotel at Columbia,, was lt\ the defendant's room on tho morn ing of the day of the shooting, he tes tified, and they h$ul breakfast togethor in the room. The witness swore that ho saw two pistols bn the mantle over the fireplace, on& qf which was an au tomatic mbgazlne" pistol, and one which attracted attention. He was shown the two pistols u;hich have been exhibited to different witnesses as the ones carried by the defendftht These, he believes to be the same ho saw in the room. Others came into the room that morning before lie left, he said, nam ing them, one at. whom, loaded the magazinX of the Automatic plBtol aud handed to Mr. SDillman just as wlti" ness was leaving the room. ? "Ttre wuness thftn sal 3-He~lT<bct saw ] Tillman at the jail after the shooting, when he expressed his regroU that h* (Tillman) um .in trouble. Tillman a?k?*l, he eald, If he (wltneHS) knew' where he had hit Mr. Gonzales. 'Wre witness left the jail and upon ascer taining where the _bullet?had struck lu* went back to jalUand informed Till man, when, he said, Tillman replied that, "If he hit where he aimed l.c sure wais a dead man," SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS Condition* For P?it W??k Reported By the Deportment, The week ending 8 a. m., Monday, September 28, "had a mean temperature of 71 degrees, which la about H de gieta below normal, The first parV of the week was unusually cool, the latter part warmer than usual. Light fronts were reported from the upper parts of Pickens county. The weather was too cool for growing crops, but was excel lent for harvesting operations. The winds were generally light Easterly. The skies were cle^r; but with some cloudiness^ iir'the" eastern counties du ring the middle of the week. The strong easterly winds along the coast caused high tides that flooded some rice fields. There was no rain during the week, and the need 6f rain lq again urgent for fall truck, turnips, peas, and for putting the soil in condition for fall grain seeding. The absence of rain was favorable for harvesting operations, especially for haying, for picking cot ton, and for gathering corn. The late corn c?pp la very j?oor in the western counties. No tmprovoment in cotton la indicat ed, but rather continued deterioration. The proapect t6r a top crop is poor. Hii8t is still prevalent, and blight on Ken-Island and on some upf&nd, but there Is less premature opening, the cool weather having checked It, and the cool weather alao^ checked the growth of young bolls. In places eotton continues to open rapidly, and picking keeps pace with the opening general ly. but In ^ few bounties picking made Blow progress owing tfi a scarcity of pickers. In some of the eastern. coun ties cotton is from half to two-thirds gathered, while In the western counties only a email portion of the crop haa opened. Correspondents are unanimous estimating the crop to be h short one, or below an average one. Rico harvest made favorable, prog ress, although yields are disappointing. Some rice was damaged by salt water in olleton countyowing to high tides flooding the field's, Swtwi potatoes are very promising. Some oats, barely and rye have been sown. Excellent progress was made in gathering hay. Minor crops generally are good, but pastures and gardens are iroor: "" " ' JT.hft flovsmmrnlg Reports . Washington, SpeclsT.? The. weather bureau's weekly Jrammary of crop con ditions sayfl; perlenced weather conditions excep tionally favorable for maturing late < orn, and while iroets have been Quite general in the central and eastern por tions of the corn belt, no materia) damage is indicated. - "With. generally seasonah^ temper** turee jmA practically no rain over the entire cotton belt, cotton has open ed rapidly and picking has beqn active* J I earring on, .* largenaciiitthe .crip having been gathered. Cool nights and the general prevalence of drought in the eentral- and western districts have beML detrimental, and cost and shed ding continue to be extwefy?4y' report ed, although^*! is^ iome whilv , lees prevalent in Georgia. Oft the whole the croD.fiw: clally In the central and western por tions of the belt. Little or no top crop is promised. In Texss the plant has al most, entirely ceased fruiting and in some central counties Is dying, tn North" "Carolina the * conditions have favored the maturity of late cotton, In Bbuth Carolina premature opening has i>een checked. , \ Mynt^y of Murder. Pittsburg, Spaclal. ? George Wortb lngton Garwood, a wealthy coal bro ker, aged 65 years, shot and killed Hilda Vogel, aged about 22, and therj . killed himself In a room occupied by the couple at 131 Moultrie street. Jealousy was the cause ot the deed. Garwood has a wife and nine children. Abput two yeare ago il ls said Gar wood became Infatuated with Hilda Vogel,- who was a waitress In the res taurant where Garwood took his meals. Since then the couple have been on more or lets Intimate term*, the man frequently showing his Jeal ousy oyer attentions shown the girl by rrr^0,cTue>day iwSh her friend* to one of thsiocaLtfco* atree; occupying one of the bojte^rigt fore the performance was Bnlahed Oar wood left the house In an angry mood TU. wwBiftjiM rouniTl/Ingln bed under the covering. Garwood was $S*g 'ouUl^oTK* bed .clothe* wltllli. rolwMn lils heart No i persona lis ths boose heard Jtbe tfcofe. flinor Event* of the Wwk la ? Brief Form. Stole i Pntol Walterboro, Special. ? Thursday Daniel Plncknoy, a negro boy about 21 years old, wa? arrestee and fudged In jail lor entering Mr, T, T? Craves'# dwelllijg house and stealing a pistol therefrom. It appears, from the testi mony before Magistrate J, a. Bryan this morning In a preliminary hoar, ing, that the negro entered the front door of Mr. Craven's house last Sat urday night As the boy was leaving room he wan seen and recognized by Mr. Craven. He waa then cha<?ed for some distance by the latter, but, sue . ceeded in reaching the aw&nrpsTA - gro nam*d Archie Terry, who lives abolit 200 yards from Mr. Craven, testified that the boy entered his house about 12 o'clock the same night. , The prisoner was captured by the magistrate's constable In the lower section of thfl^fifiunty, and Mr. C*V ven'S pistol was found In hit posse* slon. Magistrate Bryan, after hoar lng the testimony, sent the prisoner back to jail to await his trial at the Novembor term of court. ? - Night Clerk Arrested, ? Spartanburg, 8. Cw Special, Dante*? G' Hart, former night clerk In the lo cal postofflce, ya a arrested by Chief of Police Dean, on suspicion of beiti* In volved In the robbery of the pestoffico, A warrant for his arrea^-iffas" "taken Out ? before Commissioner McGowan, and an investigation wa*. set for ft o'clock ,at which Mr. Putylfevpostof flce inspector, appeared In behalf of the government, but having arrived only an hour before the preliminary, stated that he had nothadP tlmeto se - cure his witnesses. He 'therefore nievea. for a continuance, which motion was sustained by the commissioner, wa&f next Tuesday was the time set .hearing. ii Cwdln ttne wfclelr forced Imio, -know tar cases have from Monterey, whereat dadwe tHw* khl^ eMe .A Munich Joornel < teMte-i ...DMU.t MMmMI