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aw Qooz&les bj sight. He is a boo- said showed where be m ■ ■9 ■, *1'' MM • -• P^ge V] Jim T1 Limed?* _ „ not ef a rerjr high character, was charged that blf^gbpporters malnljr blind tiger keepers gaim •aodhillbre and mill operatives. good work for the these edltoritifjp evi- rt are lour mill opera- the Jury and several sand wirwaseas on th* stand. T. D. Mitchell, who was living in Columbia last year testified that he bad a speaking acquaintance with Gonzales. In September of the last campaign year he met IT. G. Gonzales near Gervais and Main streets. They lived in the same direction. 1 One of the hot editorials had Just appeared in the State. Mitchell said: V#r. Gonzales, don’t you think that it is about time you would let up on old Jim?” "No,” said Gonzales, 'he is a cur, and lam going to fight him as long as he runs for office in South Car olina,” i .4 Then I said WeHr know you can drive a dog to bay—” Jlere there was objection by the state on the ground that nothing was competent except a threat. The point was argued by Messrs. Thurmond and Croft. The former contended that Only the statement of Gonzales and none of the conversation leading up lb it was competent. Mr. Croft con tended that all the facts surrounding the threat were admissible. The court asked for authorities on the question. No ruling was made and the question was changed. Gonzales told him Tillman was a cur and that he Gonzales had poved it on him on every occasion. Gonzales said that he could slap Tillman's face and be would not resent It. Gonzales further stated that If Jim Tillman ever batted his eyes at him he wouk fill him so full of lead that he could not tote It off. Mitchell testified further that he had told Tillman of She conversation at some time between the first and second primary. llavjpg got the threat in evidence Coi. Croft then asked that the entire conversation be repeated. The state objected again, but this time Judge Gary ruled that In order to get a ful understanding of the case the entire conversation should be admitted Mitchell then recited the entire versation, which was above. On the cross-examination Mltche said that he was a contract painter In detail the testimony of Hughes. V. B. Cheshire, a residentof Ander son, was the next wltneae. He' Is a printer by trade and ie employed on tile Anderson Intelllgenoer. Knew Tillman first as a member of the South Carolina regiment. He witt to testify ooooernlng a threat that came to him through a Mr. Geer, traveling man of the State, to the effect that Gonzales was carrying a gun for Tillman. A great argument was precipitated by this witness. The Jury was retired during the discussion. The argument continued until dinner time. The afternoon session of the court was Itself quite snappy. It led off with a tilt over the Cheshire testi mony, and continued pretty well throughout the afternoon. Not only did the lawyers indulge in debates, but the witnesses also took a band in the game. The most interesting tilt took place while Henry Head, of Augusta, was on the stand. He was telling how be was In Columbia with Col. Tillman, as his attorney, trying to secure the at Columbia, fright’s hotel T._ “ campaign meeting said he stopped, at the guest of OpM recalled'IBi Adams'called at Tillman’s room.. Wit ness said he was reading soma of the editorials in The State newspaper to Tillman at the latter’s request. He said Itwas done to put Till man in position to reply to tbetp In hie speech. Referring /to Dr.-Adam’s [Dick testimony, be confirmed the latter’s testimony to the effect that be woul< accompany Tillman to the office of Gonzales. • .. -. , " ”. He differed as to Tillman’s reply He said that Tillman replied to Adams’s proposition: “That won’t do; I’ll be impeached as lieutenant gov ernor,. But boys, you need’nt worry, If Gonzales attempts to carry out his threat, I’ll snuff bis life out wltb this,” Tillman showing a pistol. Wit ness gave another version of Tillman’s remark about the editorial. “Mock theatricals.” Witness said Tillman said: “If be (Gonzales) attempts to carry out hlsctbreat, there will be the a mao earns np to „ of the senate and, coming back, “Where I# Lieutenant He added tu an way: "I mean your hoes.” Witness replied he bad So and the man went on to say that be sup posed the lieutenant governor was neglecting hie duty as usual. Witness < pardon of Will Goodwin. Mr.-Belllng- God damnedest ^tragedy that ever mama vwYr\rkl*%<w wk- 1 aVks-tstlr 4- V* /''’In (mm ft af him -getting Suddenly fl con in substance as -V- 1^1 ir,-. and that he had done work as a detec tlve for the Southern railway. Mr Bellinger crpM-examined the witness to bring out the idea that Mitchell did not have.,, a. sufficient acquaintance with deceased to become a confidant - Mitchell admitted tbat be had never talked to the dead editor but that one time. He further admitted that he had met Ambrose Gonzales after the killing and said tbat “I understand tbat Colonel Tillman shot your brother In the back, and if so I am done with Jim Tillman. SOME MOKE TBSTIMONY. A. J. Flowers, of Darlington, who lived in Columbia for three years, was the uext witness. He was a conductor ■ \ on a street car for about two years. ' He quit the company January 1st, be cause he could not stand-work on ac > count of rheumatism. During sum mer, 1902, Gonzales was a passenger on his oar. Gonzales was riding/on the rear seat of the car and there were tbre* other men with Gonzales. Gon sales and the party got on the car at Lady street and rude around to Wav- erhr and hack. The parly was discussing politics and he beard Gonzales say to the other: men that if he did not succeed In defeating Tillman he would never . - take his seat, for he would kill him One of the gentlemen told Gonzales that be should not talk tha * " ,On the cross-examination he/ jfcthkt at the time of the ahootlng he was sick In Darlington, and that some- time after he bad written to Col. Till- mau, who was then In Jail, telling him Oftfeia threat. The letter was pro duced in court and offered as evidence by the defense. On cross-examination i^wa* brought out that the witness told several empUwes of the street railway company tfiat he knew noth^ ing of the case. On the redirect Mr. brought out the fact that he had warned the witness qot to talk with street railway people with whom as formerly familial;, because the n of tbat company were opposed Tillman. He became interested .Ttllman because be was In his regi- TCi*. .'Hughes, truckdfrmer of War- / S. C., who was formerly a | of Edgefield, was sworn. He _ v wiaji deputy for Jones for the killing ■ Of the Pressleys he tlfst mpt N. G. eg. In July, 1902. Ito came In lumbla and met N. Q Gonzales on street, near McM&llau’s drug Several jneu were With him. ger was popping questions tMefc- »od~-faa*- wnd answers In rapid fire order. Mr. Bellinger said: “What were you doing In bla?” • f '' . WATCHING JIM. * “I was there to see that Jim Tilt- man was attending to the business fof which I was paying my good money? “So you were watchlog Jim, were you?” asked Mr. Bellinggr. * This question brmij<ht forth a strong protest from the 'defence. Col. Croft said it might be Just as well for the gentleman not to drop into the vernacular of the State (newspaper) in alluding to the defendant.' Right here there was a lively‘delate as to manners,etiquette, courtesy and kindred topics. It grew heated as it progressed and finally judge Gary had to Interpose and order the case to pro- ceed-<1 n a few minutes Head alluded to the defendant as Jim, and >j[> Bel linger called him down. “I apolo gize," responded Mr. Head, to the great amusement of the court. Mr. Head also caused a burst of laughter In the room by alluring to General IT. Y. Gunter as the man they called “X-Ray, or something like that.” The pace was too swift for the sick Juror and about 4 o’clock he began to show signs of weakening. At 4:30 Judge Gary saw that be could not stand it any longer and ordered an adjournment until 9:30 Friday morn- Jog. \ * - Two or three times during the trial Wednesday Sheriff Caughman, who carried a bottle and spoon, gave Mr. Sharpe a dose of medicine. After a lengthy argument by coun sel extending beyond the dinner re cess, the court ruled that the Cheshire testimony was competent' when the wltdess made the statement before the Jury. , ' 8EVEKAL WITNESSES. ' C ; \ The representative of the State re ferred to, he said, was Mr. Geer,.sub scription solictor for the paper, and said the conversation with Mr. Geer occurred on a train between Newberry and Anderson. The witness was in Col. Tillman’s regiment, and on cross- examination said be paid particular attention to the statement, as he wanted to tell Mr. Tillman what was slid. He said when he told the defen dant that he looked as if it butt him, and tljathe maue no reply. J The aritness detailed the conversa- t on which led up to what he stated was said by Mr. Geer, and which he aild began with an Inquiry as to w hether the “soldier boys” were go- ing to support, Mr. Tillman. ^_IIenry S. Head, of Augusta, GA., said he was in Columbia 'one year ago this month, and that he was around with Mr. Tillman, and that .after parting with him and while in oom- piny with J!.. B. Sims, a man whom he did not know, but whom be was subsequently told was N. G, Gonzales, met them; and tbat Mr. Gonzales ask ed him if he was the man who” was out riding with Mr. Tillman. I told him I was,” witness said,, adding: “He asked me where-bs-wms at. I toldT him I left liim standing at the transferstation.” “ * __ >, II. B. Sims, of Granltevllle, gave similar testimony. ' : R. S. Anderson, of Edgefield, an employe of the United States senate, after stating that he was In Edge- field during the summer of 1902, denied tbat he bad held any con- shocked South Carolina.” Witness said he knew Gonzales and Tillman were unfriendly. He beard Gonzales say once tbat W did not Colum- f want to be in the same room with Tillman out oif Ms pockets.” "Before SenatorTalblrd got in be- r . i -• ude, zales. of the pa izales aski the mill vote, mixed n lead. It he did not Tillman m Tillman asked he bad black- justioi softer be lead ” I not told , few months be bad a .when be < Hughes Iquor in IT WAS BLEASE’g FIBTOL. - Witness declared tbat be knew Till man did not carry a pistol during the campaign. He knew he did not have one at the Gaffney meeting, where Tillman and DeCatnp bad a row. He knew it because they roomed together most of the time. He did not mean to say that Tillman did not have a pistol at some time. ’ Mr. Nelson again tried to bring oat the truth or falsity of the editorial ib reference to the Gaffney meeting and, Objection being made, the question was ruled out. - Witness, continuing, said that on various occasions during the campaign Tillman was advised to ga to Colum bia and settle the troubles between h i msel f and Gonzales. Tillman 1 n va riably replied tbat he could not afford to have a difiiculty and he would avoid it if possibter- , Oh cross- examination, witness said that nothing Adams had said was false. He admitted tbat when Till man In his room in the hotel at Co lumbia had replied to Adams, be reached into bis valise and drew out a pistol. Mr. Bellinger asked whether tbat did not show tbat Tillman did carry a pistol during the campaign, Mr. Blease said the pistol bad been put in the valise and when asked who put It there, be declined to answer at first on the constitutional ground that a witness cannot be compelled to in criminate himself. -mm-r- Finally he said that it was his pistol and admitted tbat that was the pistol to “snuff out Gonzales's light.” Witness said tbat personally be was friendly wltb Gonzales, but politically be wks far apart from him, and the witness added that he was a Demo crat. On re-direct examination, he said that pistol was put in the valise be cause it was expected that Gonzales would attack Tillman in the opera bopse In Columbia on the night of tbh campaign meeting He said he ex-s. pected it because he knew “some things would be said there tbat night” and he knetv Mr. Gonzales was a fighting man. Mr. Blease then retired. GONZAIjp^ IN THE S^f ATS. Gea W. JLybrand and R. F. Sox were put on the stand to show that City Auditor Alien benind the lattice work of bis office could not ay a man did not know the man, bat ■flolzenback told him the man was Gonzales. Gonzales also, had said he bad made Tillman alum the wbite leather, 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 Till man had appointed him to the posi tion. ; ‘He bad never seen Gonzales be fore. After Gonzales left be never saw him again: When Gonzales ad dressed him It was bn the morning of January 14 f 1902. DESCRIBED THE SHOOTING. Richard H. Hoi zen back was the next witness. He testified tbat be was in Columbia during the semlon of 1903 for the purpose of getting a posl- 1 Cion. He stayed in Columbia from tbe 12th to the 17th. He knew Gon zales by sight for two years. He said tbat on January 14 Gonzales walked up to tbe senate door and looked in Gonzales turned back and spoke to Captain White, and witness proceeded tell the same story aa the previous Witness told White who Gonzales was. Later on the same day witness told TUlmah^of the conversation Holzenback went on to; tell tbat he was walking bdhlnd TJllman ana Sen ators Brown an^Talblrd t>n the day of the homicide. He saW -Gonzales coming up tbe street. He boultKbave passed Tillman on the outside t>f aavement without touching him. Gonzales had his hands in his pockets, and started across the pavement. Gonzales shoved bis right band down In his pocket, and witness expected Gonzales to shoot. Tillman fired. Holzenback went to work to illus trate tbe various positions taken, ris ing from the witness chair to illus trate his testimony. He was very adept and had all the movements of the participants well studied out ap parently. Mr. Bellinger objected and witness proceeded to give bis testi mony in the ordinary way. On cross examination he said Gon zales had said be would make Tillman show the white feather again when be met him. He said maybe Captain White didn't hear that. Witness said tbat he thought Gonzales was going to kill Tillman, but he failed to warn Tillman on tbe day of the homicide. He said that after the shooting be heard Tillman sav, “I got your mes sage." He denies that be was walk- ng with anybody and that just as Tillman pulled his pistol witness ‘and bis companion dropped back. Hede-I* nled tbat be bad made such a state ment to several individuals. He de nied tbat-on tbe ilth of Jannary, 1903, that he had said to certain in dividuals that he didn’t expect to get a job in tbe legislature, but that he was going to Columbia for something better. He denied tbat be bad ex hibited two 15 bills in substantiation of bis statement. He did say, however, If-be did not get the legislature job he would get another .job. TBi testimony of Jas. H. Tillman will be found Ip another column, ter examining some other wi /be defence announced tbat they w< through and tbe State then ^ntrfiB duceef some witnesses to impeach the testimony of Holseoback and other witnesses for the defence^ tween .you again?”' "Yea, sir, of oourae.” “Why didn’t you?” "Because Jgr. Gonzales («1 i Id you bare shot did not re- torn my fire I was expecting him to do. When I fired I did not know whether the plstof had worked or not and 1 threw tbe barrel over my over coat sieves and I was expectfng Mr. Gonzales to fire on me and wap fixing to shoot again. He did not firb and I took down my pistol.” *!Mr. Tillman: Mr/ Gonzales has stated In one of these declarations, or It is said be stated what he said, 'Shoot again, you coward.’ ” "Well, air, I regret to say tbat that is untrue. Nobody else who was around there ever beard suoh-a re mark. 1 know I didn’t. Senator Talbird was tbe man who was closest to him of anybody.” , A CRUEL MOTHER. AGAIN. From Nan*. You, 1L to , Charleston,SC i, 60 40 Why Is It that tbe up-coontry jations w * ; ioo Las, * 3. 4 5 * r 28 23 .* 12c perl Dot give Charleston hen f. >40 Mto lAiktodh . flto 1 ! d •yy£ Aflf LOOKINQ ' FOR TOUR ORDERS m COLUMBIA LUMBER & MK COLUMBIA F r 4 Girl Chained to the Floor for Six Long Years. Chained to the floor of a room in id to 1 her borne, within thirty miles of New York city, a young woman has lived a captive of her own mother for six long weary years. During all that time she has but once been beyond the confines of that one little /room that serves as her prison, and that was one day four years ago when she made her escape for a few hours. Tbe girl's libertjrls limited to the length of a clanking chain, and tbat meas- just two and one half feet from th$-K)iHt where it is padlocked around her botty^o the end tbat is fastened to the tlooHcjth heavy iron staples, la all the yeare^qf her captivity she has seen nothing ofohe world beyond the little glimpses that^rnay be bad from two very small windows^of her prison room. From dawn to, dark she sits on stout oaken chair. For six years she has had no other, and the thick wood en lege tell a pathetic story of tbe captive’s longing for liberty, for they have been worn down to stubby points by being pushed back and forth over tbe flupr. Tbe girl’s mother says that probably two inches bad been worn off those chair legs in the last six ■fears. Within a radius of that two and a half feet of chair the floor of the room is deeply furrowed by the legs of the oaken obair. The floor itself is of heavy oafc' ; pfenlcs, and yet these furrows are no less than a quar ter of an inch ,in depth, cut in there by the thousand? of journeys taken in that chair from the wall to tbe limit of tbe chain. The captJve woman to * Margaret Ryan, and her mother is Anna Ryan. Their home is a' little frame house on a steep hillside, just north of Crofton Lake, where tbe family has lived al most from the time they came to this country ' from Ireland, more than thirty years ago. Margaret is now 30 years old, but captivity has dealt un-„ kindly with her and sbe might easily be taken for twice that age. ^bOut seven years ago sbe displayed symp toms of mild insanity. Her father, John Ryan, a contractor in We*tches- r County, bad died severalyt-are bo re, leaving tbe little farm apd some money to tbe widow and daughter. After bis death tbe two lived in the little cottage at tbe mouth of “Dis mal Hollow." For the first year after the girl’s p(pd became affected she gave her " no trouble, but finally she got 1^ habit of running away from It was then that tbe chain brought into use. M Mrs. Ryan it forged at a smithy |tom: by, aort ught a big padlock wi^ltblcb to fasten it to tbe •girl’s bd%. Chain and lock together weigh nearly twen ty pounds. One end of the chain was securely fastened to the oak floor, just where It meets tbe wall. Around the gir’s waist tbe mother put a heavy piece of leather wltjs-an irem ring i the middle, and to ’■Bfc.the other en< of the chain waMpBEy - — Only a few dafgregotfie neighbors were alarmed by the loud cries of Murder!” coming_ from the Ryan home. The screams could be beard" for a mile around in the Crofton val ley, but no one dared to go to se,e wbat was wrong. Mrs. Ryan explained tbat tbe trouble had been caused by the girl making a desperate attempt to escape, “I was trying the lock to see if It was all right,” 'said Mrs. Ryan. “Margaret spied tbe key In Af CROP versation with Mr. Tillman in a livery £t*ble in Edgefield, In which the ex pression- ‘'get at him” was used, or that Be had engaged in any coversa tion with Mr. Tillman regarding Mr. Gonzales as testified to in this trial. . Jame Davis, the last witness called, had but begun on his testimony when Judge Gary Ordered an adjournment, that the juror might not be overtax ed. THURSDAY’S PROCEEDINGS > When adjournment was had Wed- nefidjKyf James Davis was on the stand. He was put up to contradict affidavits made by Black, .the Southern railway employe who is in an Augusta hospi- llack referred to Tillman showed a pistol and said he Intended to kill Gonzales. He said Gonzales’ name was not mentioned at all, Wjjen Mr. Bellinger took up* the must be reipec Waifjand if he was he would be treated wthe same way. AftertbU LbA Fitness was pleasanter j* out to D»rt. smiling across the street. Mr. Allen had testified that be saw Gonzales with a smile on hit face while the latter was across the street. These men bad ' visited tbe city auditofs office and said they ceuld not recognize a smile under., tbe cicum stances. Senator Douglass/of Union, saM he saw Gonzales the day before tllfe shooting standing at the reporters’ desk in the senate chamber. Till man soon after vacated bis chair and Senator Sheppard occupied it. After leaving tbe reporters’ des^ Gonzales went to one of the pillars of the gal lery and-leoked over the senate. There was no cross-examination. Mrs. M. A. Evans, of Newberry, mother of tbe Hon. Hub Evans, state dispensary director, was the next wit ness. She was in Columbia on Janu- ary 15, 1903. Going from the state bouse down Main street she m«t Mr. Gonzales Hot far from the city railway transfer * station. Sbe noticed Gon- zales’a demeanor aod exprssion. Tbe latter was vindictive; there was tragedy ijgu.lt, She noticed these things froor-what she had beard in the lobby of tbe senate. Tbat was why bis attitude and expression were so closely observed. Mr. Gonzales had his bands in his pockets and it looked to her as If there was more in his pocket than, his hands. Sbe passed on much agitated and when she heard the'shot she threw up her hands with an ex clamation, which she was not per mitted to repeal * On cross-examination she said she beard two well dressed gentlemen, fjb*' No Top Urbp on Upland Lint ia Being Navi Section director Bai sued tbe last crop report/ as follows * The wfek ending 8 a. m., Monday, October 5th, bad a mean temperature of 69 degrees, which is practically nor mal. Tbe sunshine was greatl} above normal, with but little cloudiness. 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Greenv’lle, ’ * * , »<>» w* reports of premature opening in the my hand and grabbed for iL I strug- western counties, partibularly In fields *ltb her and it was all I could affected by rust. The weather waa so Bo to keep her. from wresting it from favorable, that picking kept up with d* 6 ” smingly muu^of loteHlgepee 10m sbe believed to be membe whom sbe believed to be members of the legislatnre, make remarks which agitated her In connectlo&^ith this J premature opening of homicide. She said «be did bbt know k ''“ ‘ the gentlemen and had not seen them since. - ' It wps not developed in the testimo ny what tbe remark was tbat - to agi tated Mrs. Evans, because tbe' r of evidenoe would not admit It. • -y- n WAS A BOTTLE. * Jtsse Mahaffey, a member of tbe was put up torehow that IT ' the opening. In the eastern counties three-fourths, or more, of the»crop has been gathered, while in tbe west ern ones less than one-fourth has been picked, making the average of tbe state about half tbe crop. Without exception, correspondents report the crop a short one, and that tbe pros pective yellds will be less than last year, but the lint is being saved in excellent condition. There will be ho top crop on upland cotton, bat % small top _ w PH A •few correspondents state that rain would benefit tote cotton by checking half grown bolls, but tbe majority state tbat sub sequent weather conditions will not affect the quantity of the crop. An early killing frost vpuid reduce tbe Indicated yield In xtae central and western counties owning to the late ness ef 'the crop In those sections. About all early rice has mob in line oondftion, and The r|yatt f I punished her for that, and it caus ed her to scream and cry “Murder!" so tbat tbe neighbors beard her. I used the gag on her till she promised not to try that trick again.” For several years tbe neighbors have been talking about taking some step to put tbe girl in a public institution, but no one has bad tbe courage to take tbe initiative. So if no one in terferes, Margaret Ryan may spend tbe rest of her days within tbe limits f the chain that holds her to the * .-4 #aDt to la-.» th« • n Ui^.* ben . jr ou r trmble, *«na tor m> free U&okUtf nnd «etl exninitiation blank*. No. 1, Narvona Debili ty (Sexual V eakneta). No. a Vaniooele, No £. 9t rlctu re, No. t. Kid ney and H'adder Com plaint* No. 6, Diaeaee of Women, No. a Th* Polao** King (Blood a'Msojm, Ma. 7, On terrh. Tbeae book* •bou «J be in the hand« Of ?rery p*r»on afflict •d. -m Dr Hathaway th# author, la reoor BtfcM a* the heat an thorlty and expert I th* United State* o- . the«* dlte****. Writ/ or aeno .'or the b»»k y« want to-day, and 1 will he aent you fie*, eeated. Addreee J N*a ton .lathawaT. N D Ml. 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