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aST’"'** , ' ilL. J? f i "'■■ wm& -A A V i * r •' a rr ;fj (MKP- * ^ fr- f,;&& . ■ -»»■■ BAKStWELL, S. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1903- Hi PV’S Ji> r c+i Ml ^5 %WHa £% JUDO! ms, m- -* -• • he Bod at a l*tmg 'Caao. The /ary Oat Ttrea- ty Houra Aaree*. ■aSS^'-^r # ;'•' ■ >«Ef: -vV _». r#:‘ • ^ & " The closIqg^rgumeoU t»- thf <»% oTJ. H. Tillman wen made Wednesday at 1.42 p. m. Judge Gary gfve the eate to the jury. % The arguments oonmnned tjro and a half daya Senator' TlUman, uncle of the defendant, was present Wedded * a*y- Ool. Croft reanmed his anrumeoi '■ - to the Jui^ with the oooTeniqg Of court and **made the dosing ad dress for the-defendant and final ap peal fur hla acquittal. In •ummlnfl t, up the defendant’s case he dwelt upon the tettimony of wltncanea for the de fence relative to the poeitloa of. Hr. Gonzales’ bands as he approached Mr. TUjman. He alto preseed the-point that the defendant was to beijodfed in the light of circumstance as they appeared to the defendant., Ooloqe Oroft also addressed hlnoself to law points involved. tie wen lAUuwed by General CL D. Bellinger, who closed for the state and made the final aasuuneot of the trial. General Dellinger-.made Agen- eral summing op of the It^imie, laying strew upon the testfmopy ad duoed by the state relative to the shooting. Analyzing and comparing K ith the testimony of Witnesses for i defence, calling special attention - W the witnesses ^rhose T« '* bf-en attacked by the state. At the close of Mr. Bellingers speech Jt Gary delivered the following dn to Uietjury: jvixjk oabt's charos. ^ "Mr, Foreman and Gentlemen of the Jury: X congratulate you upon the approach of toe end of tots trial which hgs consumed so much of your time. It pas required of you pati ence, endurance and self-sacrifice. I amjladto any that you have met toe gghoUcoa In a manner to he highly commended, and when you return to yopr respective homes you may enjoy toe aatisfaetfcm which oomee from a tome of duty well performed. “0eoUemen,.UM trial has reached .tfcsfc stag* when It is my duty to ’V<Mkrge you what 1 conceive to be the law of homicide. This I shall do as plainly and briefly as 1 nosslbly can, and if, ip w^at I shall irate to say to von, you should conceive the idea that 1 intend to exprew or intimate to you any opinion upon the facta, I beg that you will disopw such Idea from Jour minds. “The Constitution of the State for bids me to express or to intimate to you any opinion upon the facts and I do not intend.to do so. The facts are exclusively fpr your determination. Too find the tecta sod apply them to toe law which 1 give you and find your verdict accordingly. ‘The defepdant, James H. Till- rJDsn, stands charged by the State of South Carolina with the murder of N. G. Gonzales. . Thke khtm or homiciotl “Homicide, gentlemen, is s general which means the killing of s regardless of manner In which > ^tHe kiilieg is done. There are three > kinds of homicide—justifiable bom! oide, excusable homicide sod felonious Homicide. The law only punishes for felonious bomioi&fe Justifiable bomt ^ cidete where pM lakes the life of an other is the perfWWaoce of a duty; : for inaunoe, if the sheriff hangs s man In pureuanoe of toe mandate of a competent Court, it is justifiable ~ homicide; he is carrying out the or der of the Court, aod the law says It Is no wrong. But, gentlemen, as there Is no intimation from ajyraource that the alleged killing was a justifi able homtclpe, you may dismiss that from your conslder- -Htats and has spirit, a de- ii, such as ie - pv, ■mi mi ly devoid of racM-)9Ay bent upon mls- * ^ 'Jce IS where one vitb a sedate, de- -.fonhed design, being evidenced which dis- tatentlod, such as ient menacing >- [i.hreaui: former grudges pnd concerted JtoqmsjMMabdv barm. to you before, to ,ute mOrder, it must be done with thahqe rfifeiethought and that may be dltoef expressed or implied. ). have, told you what expressed abalkwi* “Now, implied malice is such as She law Hifere or implies from the Jtlll itself...11 the killing is proved, Bone of the* attendant Circum- stanew, then thar fairs infers or pre- aomea that the killing was done with malioe'ataBsthoUght That is what is meant when watfpeak of Implied mal ice, but, gentlemen, when all of the circumstances attending the killing art rdtetad to you, you have no right ttitn to inter anything, you must look at topee cfcououtsnoes as they are de tailed to you by the witnesses, and from those clrtumstauces you must saywbelberor not the killing was done with tnfifce aforethought. JCANSmtTOHTEU CONSISTS. “Haosteitobter te the killing of a hutnap being in sudden heat and pa«- aioo and unto tofBoieot legal provo cation/ iftlfc, gentlemen, is said to oe one of toe charities of the tew. In Its teddergegard for the fraiiities of our Qtoure it recognizes the fact that under' certain circumstances we are Uafe^to be a^^transportedJaeyojid ourselves that we act from passion adapted by thi convey just as much meaning to.your mind as the definition UMB is given in L think it wlu be enough to day that a remarkable doubt is a reasonable doubt. “Now, if, upon a revlaw of the whole case, the whole erideoce, that given by the State and that given by the defendant, you have a reasonable doubt asAo the guilt of the prisoner oif as to & *f material allegation of the Indictment, then It Is your duty to acquit. The fofm your verdict will be either ‘Guilty of murder,’ ‘Guilty br murder, with recommendation to mercy,’ ‘Guilty o( manslaughter,’ or ‘Not guilty.;’ “Now, gentlemen, if you Should conclude that the defendant is guilty of murder, but he should oot suffer the extreme penalty of the law, your verdict would be ‘Guilty of murder with recommeodatioo to mercy,’ aod tbat.ieeqmmeodgtioo will of itself fe- deatb to impylsoiimeot for life io the Peniten tiary. / _ “No*r, gentlemen, bring tp bear on this case your best judgment, and find a verdict according to the facts as you find them, and the law which 1 have to you and will give to you, re gardless of any outside clamor that already too many homicides have gone unpunished in S »utb Carolina. You e nothing to do with that. You only dealing with the facts and t|e law-of this case. counsel for the S 1 for the defence have handed to me qumeroua requests to charge, JL will oow proceed to consider there. Some I will charge you and others I shall decline to charge you.” A' This ended the formal chtog&.as to the principles of law. ' Then Jude Gary took up the bundle TILLMAN GOES ERER Solicitor Thurmond was In Court and ULiLiilLAlV WISiO I beaked that his associates for the prosecution be called. There was some delay in finding toe lawyers and Mr k haef of His Peers Dedans “lot Guilty ” SCENES nr THE COURT ROOM When the Verdict Was Announced and Ook Till man Received the Congratulation# of * His Friends. Thurmond finally suggested that the jury might least be brought out. TO* JURY COMBS INTO COURT.. r \ After the jury filed tbto the Court room and took seats the situation was critical and the stress Intense. Every one seemed to be expecting something, and every one knew what that some thing wav, but Mr. Thurmond’s asso ciates bad .not oome into the Court room, and he was asking that the Court wait until they arrived. Judge Gary finally broke the strain by saying that be saw' no use fur furtbur delay, as the wait involved an unnecesaary strain, with this, Mr. Koon, the foreman of the jury, arose and handed the indictment to Mr. George, the clerk of the Court. “One - minute,” Mr. Clerk, aaid Judge Gary; “SheJcifLiLShy one in this Court room makes any demon- stration, or If there is any vlolatj the rules of Court, you w prompt arrest and bringlStflterfy be fore me, and Lja^^^^wfth ttie case. There monstratitfo in andTtoiCJtt «n reason. When one is thrown into a passion or ond himself, reason teasay and be act* from pas sion. If tta has sufficient legal provo cation for toMt9*te ion then the law, in its siwroy,-sayk that is not murder, but manslaughter. '“I ‘ wifi eg)! your attention to the fact tout If auAaient time elapses be tween therecefvteg of the provocation aod tbe aotulkilling to enable the blood to ootf,.*oenable passion to sub side, to AnfiSHpreBsoa to resume ils away, ti>*o the law sa ys bjond must cool, the pdMon most subside, reason must assume ita away and bolds the man to as strict an acoountability as if be bad act received the provocation. In this case yoUr Inquiry will be, has N. G. Gonzales been killed? Did James H. TiHman kill him? If so, un der whst circumstances was the kill- ng done? Was toe killing felonious, such as tbs law punishes for? If so, under what circumstance was the killing done? Was the killing faloni ou8 r -8uch as the law punishes for? If so, was it murder or man slaughter, or was the killing excusable? These are the questions you will ask your self. „ » WHAT THK DEFENDANT CLAIMS. “The defendant sets up the plea of selfdefence; that is, that he did (he killing to save bis own life,<or to avoid serious bodily barm to himself. If the defendant has established his plea ot reqnestrto chargeyvmt uf sidered The twenty not gu f / Um ‘ jury afte/ being out about brought In a verdict of •I ^ X: -F-,,- r. Ha you that a reasonable man, :i man of ordin ary firmness, courage, prudence and Now, the next is excusable jtorat- reason, atituted as he was, would have dde. Excusable homicide is NPcre a come to a Hke conclusion. Now, kills another under such' cl feu m- gentlemen, the qusetion is, not what stances toe tew, in ils regard for you would- have done, or what I would df haman nature, con- have donfi, but the question is, what . r uvuBB, auu .« excuses tbe~sCt For would a man of ordinary firmness and instance. For Instance, if a mao is reason and prudence, what conclusion in the discharge of a lawful duty, a wdbld be have reached? tewful act, tod'without fault or “Fourth*...that be had no other „ , « negligence, accidentally kills another, probable means of escape. toe tew excuses hlsa tod he has done “ if Whas'shown these four things no wrong aod should suffer no jpgniah- to your satisfaction by the preponder- ment. Then, again, geotleamn, if a anoe of the evidence, then his plea of man kills another IR seUdefenoe, the self-deftoas is established anch he is tew to its regard for the tews of na- etStitied to an scqalttal at your hands, tore, toys that be hag done no wrong >>. “Now, gentlemen, what la prepond A ytemarkable Meeting. At oie of the most remarkable church offerings meetings ever held in the Atlanta Baptist Tabtrnacle, of which Dr. Len. G. Broughton is pas tor, recently raised tl6,500 with which to lift the church debt and make improvemefits on the building. The church was crowded aod much enthusiasm was shown. One young lady, who works for her living, took from her finger a dlmond ring 1 which represented much of her savings, and gave it to The fund. Several young men jointly subscribed 1160, redeemed the ring and returned it to the owner under her protest. The object of raising the money to pay off the whole church debt as this time was to in duce Dr. Broughton to remain with the church. The minister received a call to a large church in Boston and has not announced his decision. A committee from Boston church is waiting upon him in an effort to aid in making his decision, it is hot be lieved be will now leave bis church : in Jfitlanta. - The trial at Lexington ta over and James H. Tillman is a free man. A jury of bis peers has pronounced him “Not guilty” of the charge of murder. Thus ends one of the greatest aod most important trials that has occur red in South Carolina, certainly the most Important and far-reaching with in the last quarter of a century. It is perh&pd due and proper that the verdict of a jury should be floal. Under American law this ought to end the matter. Whether or not that verdictvOf “Not guilty” will be satisfying it is not for me to say. It is for me to reoord, as I have under taken during the progrega^hf to entire trial, what actually ocq and what was said^acMsfi^^eiff for others to draw. It wUygg^i^ieVfir, be amivs for t that this verdict of ty,” while entirely expected, will not atoirff very many io this State- The evidendee in the case afrSeen published, aod a reading peo ple will form its own conclusions as did that jury Aa- Lexington Court House. • Already I can hear the suggestion that the trial was a pimple farce, and ^ _ X MteQ wh|t qopur- red was to have been expected from a jury composed as was the Tillman panel. Already one can hear that such a verdict was the result of poli tics, and that the neph ew of Senator Tillman had nothing to fear in a county that had always shown a larg er proportionate vote in support of I their congratulatlous to (Jol Senator Tillman than any other ooun-‘ liW fl® 0 nr *■“" Tr,4n " t "° f will have been lost to his native State. Ool. Tillman shot Mr. Gonzales In Columbia on January 15, 1903, and be has been In jail In Columbia and Lex ington since that time—ten months In all, and even that is more punish ment than some fpiks thought he would receive. In that time he has become a bit thin and more reserved aod quiet In manner, but otherwise be appears to be the same James H. Tillman as of yore. AN EXCEPTIONAL CASE. There has never been a cause more earnestly presented or defended than that against James H. Tillman. It is a decided exception to find a full dozen lawyers engaged in one case, but such was the fact in the tr Col. Tillman. It has take days of actual woricto^^ff^rdict, and this doesjxte't^^othe days ■oma (ood (or ~ SHIPS WRi ■r tho Dozen in the L Which Raged 077 NORTH CAROLINA OOAfff. News Rees bee Norfolk Cl Right a ad Lore. of which The made the of or trial has taken ihree^ weeks, and the week iry Juror nearly heft Killed His Metber and Frank Pavlik-created^ scene io Judge Clifford’s ,cagO, pointing an accusi self-defence, then he Is excusable and. his father and declaring tl verdict should be ‘not- guilty.’ jrour _ The plea of selfdefence, gentlemen, is founded on the idea of necessity; that is, that it was necessary to take the life of a fellow man to save one’s owp life or to avoid serious bodily harm. For the defendant to esjtoltoh bis plea of self-defence he must satisfy you, gentlemen, of four things, uot beyond a reasonable doubt, but by the preponderance of the evidence. Rem- “In Bohemia, killed hls.oarn OUj pot by the of four without ember, that be must bey'md a reasonable d preponderance of tbe e things: First, that be fault in hr ood, that oe believed at the time that he was in danger of receiving serious bodily harm or losing his life, aod that It was necessary to take tbe life of bis assailant. „ .——^ He must go further and show ter was guilty not only of dor, hut alsOThat of matricide. “The murder of my mother Is not the first ooe committed by my father, said the accuser, where I was boro, be mother. He became enraged at my grandmother and struck her a vicious olow. For three weeks she suffered and finally died. My father was nev er puuished for that crime.” Attorneys for the defendant told tl jury they would make no the charge that the defendant gl his wife, but would seek to Innocent. Mid should not 1 will charge yuu shall «ay to you, •ary to make out the fence. “NoWyXbave what justifiable homicide le t l oot come Id this Nwtoktete to i'A.. tha evidence? It means “‘R Of Murderer Captured. Gyrus Dixon, a white man who was working at a saw mill near Society Hill nndar the name at rrrn.uiia.Tn been arrested and carried to North Carolina to be hung. It 'seems that he had been tried for murder, con victed and sentenced to death, but escaped, and came south by water routes, leaving no trace, till about two months ago, his affections became so greal tor the widow off the man be murdered be went for her—or went to meet her. She was tracked with tbe above result. After being recaptured he gave himself no donoern, apparent ly, but his pleadluga for tbe woman to be allowed to go was very earnest. ty in tbe State. It is not, I judge, violating any confidence for me to say now that counsel for the prosecution, soon after tbe jury bad been drawn, said that nothing but an acquittal would be the result of the trial. And then, as tbe trial progressed, they hoped for a mistrial, but never did tbe counsel fdr the prosecution expect a conviction. It may then be asked why the trial? There had to be a trial of tbe case at some time; tbe testimony and story of the tragedy had to be presented to tbe world, and it was thought that It was at least due the memory of tbe dead editor to make .the strongest presentation of tbe facte iuhia defence, not only to tbe jury, hot to the world. D is not for me to Judge James H. Tillman, nor is it for any one else to do so now, as he has been tried and acquitted according to tbs tews and forms of this great State. HOW THE JURY STOOD. When tbe jury retired to its room ednesday afternoon, shortly before ^clock, the firet ballot resulted ten wo in favor of an. acquittal. It is erst od that the two jurors who •ted upon a conviction for man slaughter held out for hours. While, of course, it is not definitely known what oocured in the jury room, it is said that tbe first of tbe jurors to in sist upon a verdict of manslaughter, who joined the majority, was Mr. J. B. Jumper. This then left Milton Sharpe as the only juror who stood between James H. Tillman and his acquittal. For hours aod hours the other jurors argued with him so as to secure - his MtoBut to a verdict.—-Afr- time Mr. Sharpe was alone and inslst- upon his position. At about half past 10 o’clock he finally consented to a verdict, and the foreman of tbe jury called for pen and ink with which to write the verdict, and knocked on the door to auoouQce to tbe expectant siowd that a verdict had hresi a upoH—twenty boars after the jury had retired to frsme-its verdict. „ Early in the morning, when it was understood that Juror Jumper, who is pale-looking ybubg mill operative, had acquiesced hrfthe. verdict of LRRK GEORGE READS: NOT GUILTY.” Then Judge Gary permltte^ffl clerk of Court to read tlte fiirfmt of “Not gulltv. The closeness of the warning of Judge Gary apd the read ing of the verdict po doubt did much toffeepdown any hurrahing, but there was some enthusiastic friend who couM not restrain his joy and gave one good, Joard cheer, but noth lug was done with him. As soon as the verdict was announced Col. Croft and the other members of counsel for the de fence gathered around Ool. Tillman and congratulated trim warmly upon bis acquittal. OOL. TILLMAN CONGRATULATED. Quite a number of Col. Tillman’s kinsmen have been devoted and con stant in their attendance upon tbe Court, and they followed counsel in TiHman For five or ten minutes' the whole Court was given over to Ool. Tillman. The members of counsel for tbe de fence then went to the jury that sat nearby and extended their personal thanks for the verdict, and later on Col. Tillman himself went over to the jury and shook bands with each member that had given him bis liber ty* It *** while going from one jury man to the other that Cpl. Till* man seemed to most show bis appreci ation of bis liberty, because bis eyes began to water just a bit. From the jury Col. Tillman walked over and shook hands with Judge Gary. RELEASED FROM CUSTODY. It took only a few minutes to draw up tbe formal order releasiug James H. Tillman from the custody of the sheriffs of Ricblaud and Lexington counties, as tbe result of the acquit tal. While this formal order was be* log prepared Mr. Gporge, the clerk ~hf Court, took the two pistols, those Till man wore on the day of tbe tragedy, out of his drawer to band them to Col. Tillman, and as be did so Col. Tillman waved both of bis hands, as if to spurn the offer, and said; “I never want to see those things again.” There were many requests from those wound for tbe right to own of these weapons but the smaller pistols was sent to its owner. Tbe Luger magazine pistol, from which the fptal shot was fired, was taken off by a relative of Col. TiUm&o, who wiabed to exhibit It in Augusta. Judge Gary, before signing the order releasing Ool Tillman, asked the State if there was any objection to bis sign ing such a release, and after he whs told that there was not. the that commanded the attentt attorneys and others who wMl^atch- ing the developmeattDf ttie case and the argumeuter or fixing the time for thq.^ijlwftrial to begin. The uo- ^ interest in the case Is indicated by the great demand for bulletins from J^xlngton concerning tbe re sult of tbe trial. Hundreds of news papers and individuals asked for bulle tins stating tbe mere result of the cRse, and both telegraph offices were on a constant rush all day sending out messages concerning the acquittal of Col. Tillman. . . SHOWED GREAT INTEREST. Senator Tillman spent only one day at the trial, but that was quite suffl- cleot to show bis interest In tbe case, and it may be noted that be has care fully watched every phase of tbe mat ter, and has been oonstaht in bis ad vice and suggestions. Senator Till man would no doubt have been pi ent during tbe entire trial had be not been out of the State in the early days of the trial Recently be has been In constant attendance 6o his wife, who was severely injured in a runaway, accident. ALL HONOR TO JUDO* OARY. In the dosing statements concern ing tbe Tillmto trial. It is well to again speak of the satisfaction that Special Judge Gary gave. He did his work well and, under trying circum stances, made prompt and satisfactory decisions. He baa dons much for his good reputation. The above account of the release of Ool. Tillman was written by Mr. August Kohn, for the News aod Courier, from which paper we dtp it. Burned to Death. the evidence, thus: If you favor of the plea ijtetence qgl toe i* the otoerJ^j. tbe evidence ' rs doifn outt An aged lady, Mias Nanny Robert son, living 10 miles above Laurens, was burned to death iu. her house Wednesday night. When tbe fire was discovered toe building wu al most destroyed and no rescue he made. , She was seventy-fin old. 'The; fire is supposed originated from a temp, a large quan tity of batting becoming ignited ac- I cldentally while ton wen engaged in quitting. Mia* Robertson lived Her nearest neighbor lived ywdxftor**— l— “ Vf * Court room, surrounded by about fifty of bis friends and relative#. There were no ladles In the Court room at the time the verdict Was read. H. Tinman was in tbe James ae-. quittal, the imjlrtfiistoo grew strong I welcomed him back to freedom. and fast that it would not be long be fore “Not guilty” would be written across the face of the indictment. A CALK WITH TO* JURYMEN. ’ I have undertaken to find out from the jurymen themselves whit was the predominating reason for tbe decision. stated that no “predominating reason,” but others explained that the ten Jurors had oome *10 their condosious for various reasons, but that tha mtaority, {after being convinced that Mr.' Qon- ZAlesYnade a demonstration when met OoL Tillman at tbe transfer ner, acqhiesoed in tbe verdict. Mark you, this concurrence in the tiiew U}*t Mr, Gonzales did make a demtost ration is given as the reason for the minority joining tbe majority view, although it may have been mply to excuse for the juror. When of tbe jtfy knocked on toaoudfe that a ve^ parlor of the' resldenee portion of tbe jail, awaiting the return of her bus- as sooo as Col. TlUman bad gone Into the Jail to see his wife be left there with her to go and see bis mother,' who, was at tbe Kamioer Hotel, but she met him on the street ween the jail and the hotel, aod throwing her arms around her son Ool. A CARD 07 THANKS. Epleedtd Work Done by the Lift •avta* Ktatlo.i* A dispatch from Norfo first news received Carolina coasts, ^^cfe the bur that raged ti>CrB&n day the bpj^toat the ^ ' ' tteras have claimed thefi quote of the craft are known to have! on that stretch of further reports to bring news of other wrecks «s at this time three schoohers are misting together . barge. Two schooners, and rge in addition to those wrecked between Cape Henry and Dam Neck were idst during Thursday and Friday. Tbe crew of the schooners were saved but tbe barge went down with all hands on board. Tbe tug Buccaneer, Captain Joseph Lane, reports that tbe barge Oracle foundered off Cape Henry with Cap tain Cookson, her cook aod three sea men, all white. The tug sailed from Baltimore, towing the Oracle which was coal laden. Off Hod Island the storm struck her oh Thursday and tbe 'HffTge with her crew went down. The tug oould oot approach tbe heavy sea, and was forced to oome here for safe ty. Observer A. W. Drink water of the Currituck station, reached Norfolk Wednesday by ttfe inland ronte and reports the loss of the schooners Ma bel Rose and J. W. Halden. The Ufa* savers had seen tbe Roee r about 2 p. m., Saturday with her crew to the rigging, but she was then two mile* out at sea and nothing oould be done for her. At 4 a. m., Sunday the life* savers succeeded in shooting a line across the wreck and within eighteen minutes after the firet man bad been started ashore the captain and crew of seven men /were on the beach iff safety, it W estimated that thecargt of lumber carried by the schooner Rose was worth mors than 150,090. Three-masted schooner J. B*. Hoi* den, of Suffolk, is ashore near Cape, Va., and U a total km captain, W. O. Crammer* of and her orew were taken tiff life-savers and are safe. The was heavily laden with lumber sad attempt to save at lekt a her cargo will be made, going tugs accustomed to Cape Henry awaiting the arrival Baltimore bound schooners able to stand the storm Am m afei Ool. Tillman Saye He Deeply Regrets came J n to Norfolk/ ^ Mr. Gonsales Death. After his acquittal Ool. Tillman dictated the following card of thanks, which he asked should be given the widest possible publicity: "" "I feel very grateful as to the re sult of the verdict, but at oo time did 1 apprehend any serious consequences. “I, of course, deeply regret the death of Mr. Gonzales, but I was forc ed to do what 1 did. I have never apprehended a conviction, for I felt that I did no more than any other man would have done under tbe same circumstances, and what I was com pelled to do. ' -A r “My .position, was. fully stated in the testimony I gave on the stand. I did ask for a change ot venue becanse the the I was convinced, on account of pre- order judice in Richland County, I could was signed antmol^THlman left the not get a fair, and impacbtal trial in that county. I felt jm soon as my case could be presented to an impar tial jury I could be'vlndtested. The verdict baa justified thdoorrectiMssof my judgment. Lexington County was selected by tbe prosecution. Its peo ple are law-abiding and hate long been noted for the fairness of tbeirTeTdlctf aod been praised by tbe press. (“Signed.) James H. TlUman.” TlUman then want into the hotel, where he had a regular levee of friends and relatives. LEFT FOR EDGEFIELD, Ool. TlUman was Invited to .dlne, aod after that he arranged for bis mother. Mis. Norris, bis mother-lo- tew, and Bjafcwlfe. his little girl aod himself to (Save Lexington on the 6 o’clock train and go to Edgefield, where he INMMN to resume the prao- tide of tewfMjMteld Thursday after- It was" too early for him to talk t his plans, but tbe prospects are t he wiU remain at Edgefield and practice tew there If he caapo arrange IL^fte might stop over Nb Trenton • Mu see Mrs. B. R. TUI man, inded UrtTi severely wounded dent several days ago. r -During the prog some reasons the tew themselves to wbo.was runaway socl* St Tbur of the trial for refused Vo al- pbo tog raptoed, A Lyntfhfa* Bee. < Walter Jackson, the convicted mur derer of Foonie Back, a 6-year-old boy, was taken from tbe county jail at Hamilton Mont., Thursday njpbt by a mob and lynched. Shortly be fore midnight seventy-five masked men} all armed with rifles or shot guns, forced their way into the Jail and -overpowered jailor Stephens. Jackson was found crying in the dark est portion of his cell. He pT piteously for mercyrfftet was oot Into the street where the mob alrerdy provided themselves with rope. r Tbis was quickly thrown p an electric light polo and the placed about Jackson’s neck. He asked if he had anything to say, only pleaded for mercy. The tffito ipulled him into the air, after {, wffrch they quickly dispersed.’ Not a steiSwpf fired. ^,^ .' * > reoeii They report that GiUc May Lee Thomas, bound from Bait! more, are not wires to the eoast is grave reason jso of these vessels. mdlBg which came in distress, is reported in triot as saying that sohoonerrln a very ment, and which danger of going on aged to keep Blear of made this port. It possible that the GIU, Patton may have made the fact not yet reported. 1* mm The Norwegian at Gapt. Petersen,. which bbile, was Caught la quake”-at 2.56 A. M. fourteen miles" off aod tbe shock, Was threw the men knocked all quite Capt Petersen says route tu-Saatiago cattle. The engines wire full speed and * right. Tbe wat$r tj to 1,400 fathom* no other veaaels In with no warnings EUktepeemed to ha SHI quivered, was oot of water* and the steamer w*; “Ae crest of a ,the twlnkliUgL seemed to abeoluttiy^ very chasm oftoedee* Bote He of UliffBtowtS thel toi v