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Trial of Jas. II Tillman. word that is uttered and often gives suggestion to his counsel. He displays very little emotion. ie seems to be acquainted with every detail of the case, perhaps better acquainted with the endless details than any one of his attorneys. TIM RVIDINCH ON FRI)AY. The last report in The Herald and News closed with Thursday afternoon. The evidence on Friday was the strongest and most dramnatic yet pro Iiced. The State devoted the first few hours of the (lay to prov ing that N. G. Gonzales carried no weapon at the time lie was shot. Next it proved that Tillman even before the campaign of last year made threats against the life of N. G. Gonzales. During the afternoot the eye witnesses were placed on the stand. The most dramatic feature of a notworthy day was the damaging testimony of Dr. F,. C. L. Adams, one of Tillman's friends, and a man who worked 1or Tillman in his gutibernatorial campaign. The first witnex-s was Mr. Angust Kohn, of the Ne%%s and Courier, who testified that li knew Mi. Gonzales well and often had con versations with him, but that lie knew of no personal feeling which Mr. Gonzales held towards Mr. Tillman. That he could not say from the editorials in a pAper de n1ouincing a public m:n that the editor of the paperentertaincd litter personal feeling toward that 1 mn. A ''BUL.Y-RAG'' PFRFRMN.\NC}-'. Ir. Kolm was subjected to a sev'ere cross-examinat in, co ndlneted in such inantinr as to imake it a shaieftil perlormance. Col. Croft attempted to make Mr. Kihn say that froi reading the editorials of the State he inist have formed the Conclusion that Mr. Gonltlcs CIIICT tained bitter feelings persoiam to wards Col. TPillm1an. M r. Khn stuck to his position, and the truth of the matter was that Mr. Kohn pro'ed too much for the atttirnvy and the attfrney became enraged and lost his head. At one tiue in1 a dictatorial voice lie ordered Mr. Kohn to take his hands oT iis knees Then, although Mr. Kohn had been excused the day before from testi fying on account of a jewish holi day, Mr. Kohin being of the Jewi!-h faith, Col. Croft demanded that MI. K',ohnr should swear in thle namne of the " Living Christ!" An at tenmpt to belittle a man's hontest religions beliefs, somieth ing that is held ini disreputteevern among village school boys! It was a "bulliv-rag"' perfor manice thtroughiotut. The most chiari - table conistrtuction that can be placed is that the honmorarble at tor nev for the defense lost his head. Judi(ge Gary interfered when he demanded that MIr. Kohn swear in thle name of the ''living Christ.'' IA D No) IsTOi,, Mr. F. C. Withers, of the State; D)r. W. J. Murray; Dr. L. A. Grif. fithr; MIr. L. G. Wood ,of thle State; andl Mr. M. C. Wallace, of thre State, who were with Mr. Gonzales im riediately after he was shot when lie was carriedl to the State oflice, testified th.' 110 pistol was found ab)out his person, NIr. WVood, by request, hav'ing putt on thle coat and miadle an examination of the p)ockets. "1r1.m. n~ l.r 1.n; A u)o."' MIr. C. J . Terrell, editor of the Johnston Mo'nitor, testifiedl that lie was talking to Cot. Tlilhunan, in front of Col. Tlilhuanu's oflice dloor, in P,dgefieldl, before the opening of the sununer campaign of last year, when Till man miade the remark that lie was going to run for gov' ernor and1( was going to be elected and( if that-referring to Gonzales with severe oaths-- attacked him like lie had been doing, he was going (downi there arid kill him like a dog. Mr. Terrell said he rernorn stratedl and( told MIr. Tillmnan that lie wouldl go dlown and tackle him, marn for man, btut MIr. TlillIman said no ; "'that he was going (downl there and give him no more showing than lie wotuld a mad dog." Mr. Terrell then told of a seconrd threat he heard Mr. Tillmuan make, lie and Mr. Black were -in a rail way car when Col. Tillman came in. Mr. Tillman told Black lie wats going to do what he said lie was going to do,'and put an end to his (Gonzales') way of abusing him (Tillmnan.) Mr, Terrell hear4 Mr. T1illman make a third threat the day they were canvassing the election retnm in Columbia. Mr. Trrell, Attor niey General Gitmter, Secretary of State Gantt, and Mr. E. J. Xatson, of the State, were there when Till man cane up. Messrs. Gantit and Gunter left. Col. Tillman asked Mr. Watson to carry his threat to Mr. Gonzales, but Mr. Watson de elined. On cross-examination, which was very severe and rigid, Mr. Terrell said he had never had any unkind feelings towards Till mlan. "wII.I. MAKI IT A - - TRAGEDY. Dr. E. C. L. Adams, a promi ient physician of Richland connty, who was a member of Col. Till man's regiment inthe Spanish war, and who supported Col. Tillman in his race for governor, festified that during the campaign he had several conversations with Col. Tillman in Columbia. That he advised Till man if he wished to be governor of South Carolina he would have to tight Mr. Gonzales; that the men who were supporting him expected him to defend himself. That Til1 man replied: "That won't do be canse I am lieutenant governor and will be impeached; but you b . s need not worry, for by God, 1 will snifT his light with this.' drawing a pistol out of his satchel. That Tillman said he had walked the streets in hope of meeting Gonzale!. 'Ihat he suggested that Tillman go to the State office, and Tillman re plied that he couldn't get fair play. That he then offered to go to the State otfice with him and see fair play. "On one occasion.'' said Mr. Adams, "there was a im:i in Col. Tillman's room reading .n editorial from the State, one which spoke of him as a hlackgnari and liar and I don't know what e:-. and another speaking of him cha lenging Mr. Gonzales' writi:: ag 'mock theatrical.' He (T::,man said: 'He can call it mock-t':eat iat if he wishes to, hnt I w:: make it the God damnndes ,:. that ever happened in South 1a: elina.' sENATOR BROWN Sei.ator George W BTIow: a walked ont of the StLte -n.n down the street with C. T:. ,n the day of the sbooting. 2 u1st turned around to meet a lady iend when the pistol was re. t-tified. He said he was con the ight going down and Co. T "l:uan was on the outside, Senator Ta.bird being in the middle. Just as they got to the corner of the transfer station huis attention was attracted and he looked behind andl reco'g nized a lady' friend of his, Mrs. Enuna Melton, and started towards hier, le had not seen Mr. Gon nides wh'len the explosion took place. Just as the report occurredl the lady screamed and ran and he followed to) giet her. Representative Bomar, of Spar tanbunrg, was between the State house and the transfer station w;heni his attention was attractedl by the rep)ort. Whlenu he first saw Mr. Tilhuan after the shot Mr. Tillmnan was on the outer edge of the pave men'it with a revolver in his hands, holding it as if in the attitude of shooting. He saw no demonstra tion on' the part of Mr. Gonzales. lie was about 150 feet distant, lie corr'oborated Senator Brownu as to the positions of Messrs. Brown, Talbird aund Ti'lhuan. Senator TLhomnas Talbird, of Blea u; fort , who was walking along wit~h Mr. Tilbinan at the time of the shooting, he andl Senator Briown and Mr. Tilbnan having left the State house together, testified that he was on the outside walking (town, Governor Tillman in the iddl(le, and Senator Brown on the inside. As he got to the transfer station he recognized Mr. N. 0. Gonzales. He had his overcoat b)ut tonedl and lie had his hands in his overcoat. And then, to exactly (luote Senator TCatbird's wordts, lie saidl: "'Mr. Gonzales was ten or fifteen feet from us when I first noticed him. When lhe got within five or six feet of us Governor Tilt muau said :'H ow are you!' Good morning.' 'H-ow are you, Mr. Gonzales?' or some expression of the kind. Mr. Gonzales tturned to ward the left, towardl the transfer station, as if to pass us on the in side. I paid no further attention to him, as he got out of my line of vision. I was looking up the street about the titme ( suoposed he wou d get on a line with us. I heard .the remark, 'I received your muessnea WE are now doinj under the Crot pensary, where we w Dld customers and fi If you are in the Hardware line it will We are headquai Belting, Guns, Lo MCCORMICK HAR Mowe We are ager .e & N they are absolut ....sa Thanking you for pa, you in the future. Yv Y( Newber St:n Isw naa rr2' w a o scc:ate V e-e 7CK mze~ :ia 7:~ z- ~ a7ccnt rir. Gor;.ales. Mdr. J. FSims, of Colutmbia . who) *'as the nirst to reach Gonzales after lk shooting. testified that Tillmnan ~ ieid his pistol on Mr. Gior.zales ifter he shojt. That he heardl Till nan -ay to Gonzales after the shot .'was f.red.''I received your mnes- fowr aige. expre-s Longressmnan Wyatt Aiken testi- frid ol ea that he on the day of the shoot-1(1, ng met Mr. Gonzales and bad( a -lrt ~onversationi with him. He and p)oint of Mr. F. H1. D)ominick walked up wad, own together, ahead of Tillmnan. ta a lie spoke to Gonzales and dIid not of Mr. a think he noticed1 him. ImImedliate- t-i ly after D)onnick looked around Rp md( lie said, "'Are you going to seedntI if these fellows are going to em- ad(tr rc?'his sick Messrs. J. S. Young, agent for it the street railway at the transfer station, antd Ollie L4yles, oflice boy II inan.~ at the transfer station, had their j Mr. attention attracted by the shot and 'kniew of gave testimony corrob2orating the ip to ot her witnesses,. tim~ of 1 SATURD^v's TIHsTIMoNr. ''l)id Mr. C. M. Lide, who was necar thiing elb w~hien the shooting took p)lace, testi. lie madt bed that his attention was attracted To th by the shot.. Hie saidl Mr. TIilbnan Gonzale had on a greyish brown overcoat, Col. Ti while the one exhibited in court is himi I (lark bhteW. lhe did r Mr. A. G. L4amotte, who assisted ilhTiani Mr. Gonzales to his office, swore twice, a that Mr. Gonzales hadl no0 weapons challeni; on his person. he did Youing Mr. August Scheidemiannu, Col. il who was riding along on his bicycle mntt ak at the time andl saw the whole af-. the hot, fair, corroborated the other wit - 'cigar. w nesses. " Was MRS. EMMA METON. Calsions Mrs. HIsmma Melton, who at the ing of N time vas working in the -ngrossing tor y ma department, and( who is the lady "tw whom Senator Brown turned b)ack Miss Rc to speak to, corroborated Senator Miss Brown. She said if Mr. Gonzales Gonz-alk had taken one step more he would spoke o have got to the opening between gamblet Tlilhnian and the a;'ntlemen with SIRNA him. and the corner. She aid she t hao lewberr i irware Co. g business in t well Hotel, just ill be pleased tc iends. market for ai pay you to get i Aters for low pi aded Shell1, VNTING MACH r Repaii its for the celeb 1. PAIN ely guarantE tisfaction.. %t favors and wi /e a-e. Durs truly, Hudwo M:. G ..es o the * -- R~g:.~a ~- 1et~ defen .........R.. - wess iNo there n : i:.ntive of b':ae time she 'i \' ' >r N wheAre she SICK t o a trainedl nurse ini h ho-it 1 thee. Ier Milton ne gave m a tragt mnanner, andl a- some one Nw :I it. The waIs a -game little Le: Tillmia n.'' She( is a young Shar5 man sItimn wa chiefly ont the vr M.Gonzales's feelings to- otp' >1. Tillmian. It hiappenied b)ya t. R. E Elliott, an uncle the .G Go~nzale, was a pa- condi le hospital at which Miss as the assistant .su perinten- anid I t was while at this hospital ng NI r. Gonzales's visits to .this uncle thai Miss Roper press mat NIr. Gonzales had the wouhl tioni regarding Col TIill~ trial I ronzales, Miss Roper stated, 1)3 [i her relations and friend- T le Tillmnan family at the Lackms uis conversatios three lhe (MNIr. Gonzales) say any- H e about Mr. Tilhunani-whattnt h im do ?" asked Col. Croft. is Miss Roper rep)lied: '"Mr. se3riol s asked mec if I considleredlLm . human a b)rave man. I told itr :ertainily d1idl, andl he said(l week ot; that he had madle Mr. (J show the white feather Oxco( nid that Col. Tillmuan had :ed himi to two duels, whlich C 0 ot acknowledge, and thatth Iman had njo more resent ont him than to comle intolav l lobbly and offer hinm aan hieh he declined." the it upon01 one or several oc-.L ~hat you heard him speak [r. Tilhnan in this decroga uner ?" as upjoni 'veral occasions," - per answered. Roper said that during Mr. s' visits to tihe hospital he Col. Tillman as a villain, a ( and a coward.A 1'OR TIL.LMAN A WITiNICSS. b een sinted that Senator DYEI ie two stores below the dis > see all of our riything in the :ur prices. ces on INBRY, aid rs. rated TS, ,ed to give 3hing to serve re Co. an will be a wituess for the INGTON WILL BE CROWDUD. reat many Lenington county have expressed their determi 1to come to Lexington to he arguments. It is expected will be a big crow%d here dur ie progress of the arguments. JOHN K. Auctj. JUROR IN THE TILLMAN CASE. Sharp Quite Ill With Bilious Fever the Trial May Not Proceed Today. and Courier. eingtoni, October 4.-Milton ', one of the jurors in the Till casef, is quite ill with b)ilious anid it is possible the trial may oceied on Tuesday. Mr. Sharp comliplaining yesterday after dljonlrnment of Court and his tion (did nlot improve durmng the He was worse this morning r. WVinrgard, a local p)ractitioner, ailled, Hie maiide an[other visit rifternoon, anid while he ox. 1(1 the hope that Mr. Sharp l be well enough to allow the o go ahead on Tuesday he was means positive. El juror is sublject to these at. and it generally required fromr to four dlays for him to recover a receiving the best medical at Ii. tl.e event Mr. Sharp becomei isly ill anid is unable to attend ourt will be obliged to order lal, and the work of the pas will amount to nothing. I Tillmarn and his counsel are (ingly anxious over the condm of Juror Sharp. They , ha< ~tedI to close up their case b rid of the week. o jury is composed of men whi always led an active outdoor lif the confinement is telling oi Except for short walks the; ep)t in a big room over a storE g their meals at a near-by rem nt. 'August Kohn. 3APUDINE ) U R ES a ss e, (l'z LL HEAACHES~ nt? '(tLn r in or .) ,-o noe ote O N 09I!I1W 9WCE Fixing the Rate and Priscribing tho Time for the Payment ol Tof Taxes for the Year 1903 E IT ORDAINED BY THE Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Newberry, in the State of South Carolina, in council assembled, and by authority of the same: That for the purpose of raising a revenue and in the exercise of the taxing power of said Town, the following taxes are hereby imposed for the fiscal year ending De cember 31st, 1903. upon all real and ersonal proerty within the corporate eimits of saidTown (except such as is exempt from taxation under the Consti tution and laws of this State) upon the valuation thereof as assessed for taxa tion for County and State purposes, viz.: Section 1. That a tax of sixty cents on each one hundred dollars worth of real and personal property within the corporate limits of the Town of New berry, in the State of South Carolina (except such as is exempt from taxa tion under the Constitution and laws of this State) is hereby levied for the pur pose of raising a revenue to defray the ordinary expenses of said town for the fiscal year endij)g December 31st, 1903. Sec. 2. That a tax of three-fourths of a mill on each.dollar's worth of real and personal property within the corporate limits of the town of Newberry (except such as is exempt from taxation under the Constitution and laws of this State) is hereby levied for the purpose of raising a revenue to defray the bonded indebtedness of said town for the Opera House. Sec. 3. That a tax of two and a half mills on each dollar's worth of real and personal property within the corporate hmits of the Town of Newberry, (ex cept such as is exempt from taxation under the Constitution and laws of this State) is hereby levied for the purpose of raising a revenue to pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for the bonded indebtedness of said town for the Water Works and Electric Light Plant. Sec. 4. That a tax of one mill on each dollar's worth of real and personal property within the corporate linits of the Town of Newberry (except such as is exempt from taxation under the Con stitution and laws of this State) is here by levied for the purpose of raising a revenue to pay the interest on and cre ate a sinking fund for the bonded in debtedness of said town for the Sewer age System. Sec. 5. 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