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STATE'S EVIDENCE CLOSED.
The Defense Presents One Witness
Who Testifies.
Mr. C. T. Terrell, of Johnston, in
t-vlgCMv :d COUilty. WHO 16 Uic lanui vi.
the Johnston Monitor. ^aid ho mot -Mr.
Gonzales on a cor ami knew Mr. Tillman
ver.. well, no Knew .Mr. 'iiiimait
well, as they wore loth from tho same
county.
Mr. Terrell's testimony was the first
dramatic ieature oi' today. He went
along Tintii he got r.p to tho point as
to whether there were any threats
made by Tillman in his hearing, when
he said:
\Ve were walking along and I spoke
to Tillman about his health, and his
improvement from his trip. We had
been discussing some printing he wanted
done ana, as we neaied his office
door, he made the remark that he was
going to run for Governor and was
going to be elected and if that .
referring to Mr. Gonzales with pretty
severe oaths, attacked him like he had
i~~? n-op (Tr..:nT r?n\vn t^erp
UCTU ov...n ?w..
and kill him like- a dog. 1 remonstrated
with hirn about thai. Told him 1
thought it would be wrong in principle
and every way. and the best thing
he could do, if lie had given hi in any
insult or cause for anything like that,
was to go down there and tackle him.
man and man. and give him what he
thought was needed. He said 110; that
lie was going down there and give him
no more snow than he would a mad
dog."
Then followed a second threat, made
on a passengti- train, about which Mr.
Terrell said:
.. "Bla<k and I were talking, and Col.
Tillman came and I introduced them. I
said: Colonel, this is Mr. Black. Do you
know him?"
4"He said: "Oh, yes. I know Black.'
and slapped him on his shoulder, and
Com that the conversation went on in
general topics until presently he referred
to what he called the 'Gonzales
matter," and he referred to Black.
"I want it distinctly understood I am
not trying to quote vedbatim what was
said, but I am just giving an idea of
my recollection of the words that were
used.
Ub cam- 'P.iir-v old hov I am going
lo do what I said about that, old fellow,
lam going to put an end to his way of
abusing me, slandering me, ets.. like
that. 1 am going to put a stop to it.'
Something like that. I don't remember
the exact words and 1 am not going to
try to quote the exact words.
Then as to another occasion. Mr.
Terrell said: "On the day they were
canvassing the returns in Columbia I
went to Columbia to present my bill
for advertising. 1 was standing in front
of the Attorney General's office, talking
at the time to Attorney General
Gunter and Secretary of State Gantt
and Watscn. I think his initials are E.
J. Whtson. of the State.
"All four of us were talking, and
just as Col. Tillman came up Gantt
aud Gunter walked off and Col. Tillman
addressed Watson, made some
.statements and said that scoundrel.
with some oaths before it. in that
building yonder had attacked him. He
went on to say about his attacking
him and being unjust to him. and made
some threat. I don't remember the nature
of it. but he said he had had a*
much of it as he was going to have end
made ^ome demonstrative threat, and
told Watson: 'You can tell him that if
.you want to.'
Watson declined to do it. He said:
"1 wish you would do it. I made it
-? ivt+nniion of it trnin? tn him *
s n i til iuv laivu^tv/u *'* u ,
"-Wnn in a demonstrative way. and Watson
y4j&clined to do it. Reiterating the
'threats, in a different form. Mr. Tillman
said, with some oaths, very severe.
denunciatory oaths, he said that
he was going to run for Governor and
was going to be elected and if. and
with seme more denunciatory oaths.
Gourdes attacked'him again as he had
been doing that be was going down
there r.nd kill him. 1 think the first
siaement was: "Like a dog.' I remonstrated
with him and told him that
it wouhl not he right, that it would be
v/iong in every principle, and the best
thing he could do was to go down there
jmd lick hii\"
"Did you tell him what you were
going to do?"
* A. "I told him that if h* did it that
way it would be nothing but murder:
that it would be a decided wrong, and i
would not be in sympathy with anything
like that. Then he repeated the
threat that be would kill him. and give
him no more show than be would a
'mad (leg.' I believe was the expression.
TERRELL C R 03 S- E X A MIN E D.
Mr. C. J. Terreli was then subjected
to cross-examination after a recess. He
"had never been on unfriendly terms
with Col. Tillman. He never knew he
was not on speaking terms. On one occasion
after the May Convention Col.
Tillman passed him without noticing
him. but afterwards they spoke. He
liad no ill feeling whatever against
Tillman. He wrote a rather strong article
against Tillman's candidacy. He
criticised Mr. Tillman ra-ther severely.
The meeting in Edgefield was after the
editorial In which he censured Tillman.
He did not think any one was
present. He did not regard It as a-confidential
statement. He told Tillman
that rather than shoot Gonzales he had
better go there and lick him. If Col.
Tillman ever sided with Perkins about
news insurance he did not know lh He
never had anything unkindly towards
Col. Tillman. He had spoken about the
killing and denounced the action conditionally.
but bad no ill feeling towards
CoL Tillman. He denounced the
..act upon the evidence he had had. He
<lld not care to get into the case if he
could get out of it.
? There was a fight as to whether the
affidavit of Black should be admitted
or not. Black Is In the hospital at Augusta.
Judge Gary declined to allo.v
the Black affidavit to be presented at
tbis time.
Cross-eiamination continued: In the
conversation with Col. Tillman, in the
presence of Mr. Black, he did not remember
at all that Col. Tillman said
he was going to protect himself if
i/!nn<rnloe fnrratl it nn him- Tillman
said. he was going to put a stop to the
way he was attacking and slandering
him. The conversation was in the
smoking car. Col. Tillman came in
v/hile he and Mr. Black were talking.
He did not remember the exact conversation
but gave the substance and
.. effect. He first discussed what Col.
Tillman told him at Johnston. He mentioned
it to several parties. He thought
he mentioned it to Mr. G. P. Logan and
i some time afterwards mentioned it to
J Mr. Elliott. Ifc made no secret of the
! matter. He was not anxious to get into
the case, but he had no desire to "back
o?" from the case. H? had no dcs'.ro
| to damage the character of any ir.an.
He would not say he had been active
again-1 Tiiircan. He answered questions
when asked him. but he did not
regard that as activity. He felt his duty
to answer questions when asked him.
T 1 ~ i'eAlinrp otrn'tlit
} IIV V\ Il2> 5UU* Lie 1IUU iiU icviiu9 uuUt.i.n
{ Col. Tillman.
I Re-direct: He never had any unkind
feciing towards Col. Tillman ptrsonally.
They were not intimate. but fairly
intimate.
There was a contest as to the extent
of the intimacy and whether Col. Tillman
and Mr. Terrell talked about the
chances of Col. Tillman's candidacy.
The testimony was admitted and Mr.
Terrell talked with him about his candidacy
and said he was going to make
the race for Governor. He kn?w of
nothing to mar the intimacy and he addressed
him as Colonel or "Jim." He
wrote the editorial against Tillman
because he thought it for the good of
the State for him not to be elected. He
had no ill will towards Tillman anl
spoke to him alter the editorial opposing
Tillman's election for Governor,
lie never knew that Tillman had anything
to do with Perkins, with whom
he had a conflict. He denounced the
shooting of Tillman in killing Gor.oales.
and Attorney General Bellinger
asked him how and why he condemned
the killing.
Mr. Croft objected on the ground
that the editorial itself was the best
evidence and should be presented. The
editorial was not presented and the
matter of the editorial dropped, an 1
then Mr. Terrell was asked if he ever
denounced Tillman. He did not think
he had ever denounced Tillman as a
man. He did not know Mr. Logan was
? lawyer in the case. It was a surprise
to him that he was in any way conJ
m A / ftPO
Ut'CltU vtiwi Hi- iaoi,
Cross-examination: He knew Mr.
Mouzon Smith and he started to represent
him. He did not know that Tillman
represented Perkins and Terrell
in which they had a personal difficulty.
First Witness for Defense.
Ae this point Mr. Nelson, for the
defense, stated that Miss Roper, a
material witness present for the defense.
was now a resident of New
York, a trained nurse employed In a
hospital, that it was necessary for h?r
to leave this afternoon or she would
lose her position, and that unless she
were held under bond, the defense \va<
powerless to keep her here. Mr. Nelson
touchingly related the urgent necessities
of the case so far as the defense
was concerned. Some debate
among the lawyers ensued, the defease
finally suggesting that if Miss Roper
were allowed to testify today, the
State could continue its testimony
Tuesday without being compelled to
"rest."
Mr. Johnstone, at some length, delivered
a moving and eloquent oration
on the subject, pointing out that Miss
Roper had been in South Carolina
since the 21st. waiting to testify, and
painting in striking colors the
importance to Miss Roper of leaving
for New York in the afternoon,
j Mr. Bellinger, for the State, said
! that counsel for the State had agreed
j to insist upon the regular and ordinary
conduct of the trial from Its side. The
State merely wished justice done and
the interests of justice would be affected
by a departure from the usual
rule. To place a witness under bond,
he said, involves no humiliation whatever.
He did not tor a moment contemplate
that the lady need go to jai\
the very thought was repulsive to him.
but the merely formal attachment of
her signature to a bond carried vo
hardship with it. Judge Gary, however,
took the view of the defense, the understanding
being that the State may
ofTe- other testimony if it so desires.
Miss Roper, a young woman of gaol
presence and bearing, was then ini
troduced. She testified substantially
j that when a trained nurse at a hospij
tal in Spartanburg in or about Julv,
i 1902. Mr. Gonzales visited for two days
; and a half, his uncle. Capt. Ralph Slliott.
then hopelessly ill in the hospii
tal and under her care. He talked to
! her about the lieutenant governor, and
used the terms "coward" and "villiar."
i in describing bim. All of her oenver'
,r - nlooennf
j S3U0TJ Wlin .>1UJllia.'to ??ao jytvu^uui.
i She told Mr. Gonzales of her famiiv
j connection and long acquaintance with
the Tillinans. He inquired if she cor
sidered the lieutenant governor n
h ave nun. She said that she certainly
did. Then he said thai, twice he.
G-.nzales. had made Tillman show the
" 'lite feather. that Tillman had twice
challenged him to duels, which he had
n:t acknowledge J and Tillman had '<
little resentment about him that he
came to him in a hotel lobby in Washington.
spoke to him and offered him
a cigar. It was noted that she did not
testify to any threat on the part of Mr.
Gonzales.
THE WITNESSES.
A. G. LaMotte was the first witness
examined for the State. He did not
see the shot fired, but corroborated to
a degree the testimony of other State
witnesses as to the position occupied
by Mr. Gonzales and the prisoner.
C. M. Llde was next sworn, ife too
testified that the three men approached
in the relative positions described
bv Senator Brown. He declared that
after the shot was fired and Talbirrt
sprang between them he saw the prisoner
moving his pistol to and fro over
Tarblrd's shoulder as though he would
shoot again?which calls to mind Talbird's
testimony that Tillman told bin
at the jail on the day of the shooting
that he would have shot again except
for fear of shooting Talbird.
August Schiedman, a youth of some
18 years, an eye-witness, added materially
to corroboration of other
State's witnesses. He also thought the
prisoner was going to shoot again.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Melton's
testimony the solicitor announced that
the State was not ready to close but
asked a suspension until Tuesday
morning to give time for other witnesses
to arrive. It might be that the
State would offer other testimony.
A Chance For Housewives.
The Milford, N. H., Pointer publishes
the following advertisement:
"Finn girl, 20 or 22, just arrived, would
UJi? housework. Does not ccok. Does
not speak English"
DECISION IS FINAL
- 1
President Roosevelt Gives L'ltimrtura
in Miller Case c
i
MET THE LABOR REPRESENTATIVES l
0 c
The President of His Whole People is
s
Unable to Recognize the Demands f
of Any Creed or Organization. <,
Washington, Special.?An important t
conference took place at the White <
House Tuesday night between Presi- t
dent Roosevelt and five members of
the executive council of the American i
Federation of Labor, including Presi- >
dent Gompers and John Mitchell, head I
of the Miners' Union, during which i
the case of Foreman W. A. Miller, of *
the government printing office, wa3 1
the principal topic of discussion. The conference
was granted at the request f
of the labor leaders. The Miller case (
was very fully presented by the mem- 1
bers of the executive council, at the *
close of which the President made a r
statement in which he announced that 1
his dec.sion not to dismiss Miller was 1
final and that the question of his per- 1
sonal fitness must be settled in the 1
regular routine of administration. r
The statement says: t
"As regards the Miller case, I have
little to add to what I have already
said. In dealing with It I ask you to s
remember that I am dealing purely ;
with the relation of the government 1
to Its employes. I must govern my
action by the laws of the land, which 1
I am sworn to administer, and which :
differentiate any case in which the
government of the United States is a J
party from all other cases whatsoever. 2
These laws are enacted for the bene- *
fit of the whole people, and cannot and
must not be construed as permitting (
discrimination against some of the ]
people. I am President of all the peo- *
pie of the United States, without re- .
gard to creed, color, birth-place, occupation
or social condition. My aim
is to do equal and exact justice as
among them all. In the employment ^
and dismissal of men in the government
service I can no more recognize
the fact that a man does or does not
belong to a union as being for or
against him than I can recognize the
fact that he is a Protestaat or a ?
Catholic, a Jew or a Gentile, as being
for or against him.
"In the communications sent me by 1
various labor organizations protesting .
against the retention of Miller in the j
government printing office the grounds
alleged are two-fold:
1. "That he is a non-union man. '<
2. That he is not personally fit. The :
question of his personal fitness is one ^
to be settled in the routine of admin- ,
istrative detail, and cannot be allowed
to conflict with or to complicate the 1
large question of governmental dis- ]
crimination for or against him or any ,
other man because he is or is not a j
member of a union. This is the only <
question now before me for decision; ]
i and as to this decision is final."
Big Rise in Cotton. <
A Xew York special to the Charlotte. !
N. tV Observer of Wednesday says: 1
[ With September cotton at an advance 1
! of 145 points for the day and more |
! than 200 in two days and likely to go i 1
I higher, and with news of quick settle- j '
ments leu points niguei, we .
York cotton exchange Tuesday saw I 1
1 the culmination of the most success. I
; fully carried out corner In cotton in j j
i the history of this market ,a corner !
which has mads for W. P. Brown, cf j 1
New Orleans, the leader, at the least j >
i calculation between $7,000,000 and $S.- | J
C00.000 in September option alone. 1
; Tuesday in one hour cotton rose more
than $fi a bale, because the men who 1
I had a theory that the corner would not j
hold and sold by the thousands of :
: bales were not able to And it to buy to j
j make the deliveries they had contracti
ed to make tomorrow, and had to buy j '<
I it of the men who had previously sold '
it. In order to prevent the market i
! rising to absolutely ruinous figures j {
< many of these have made settlement 1
j within the last two days with figures l
^ a cent a pound above the market rate. 1
Troops Withdrawn. (
Burgas, Bulgaria, By Cable.?Dis- I
' patches from the insurgent chief, Gerd J
jikoff, who has been conducting oper- j
ations in the Kirkliss district, an- \
nounce that the Turkish troops have '
been withdrawn from Zabernovo, Karlovo
and Gralaticoeo, three points on j
the Turkish frontier. It is understood i
that this movement was in aocordance J
with the request of the Bulgarian gov- 1
ernment that Turkey withdraw her
troops from the frontier as a sign of
the sincerity of her pacific declarations.
The positions vacated by the ?
Turks are now occupied by Insurgents. <
Gets a Scholarship. 1
New York, Special.?Appointments s
to University scholarships at Columbia 1
were received Tuesday. They are for *
post-graduate study and are valued at j
1150 each. They are awarded for excel- t
lence in study and general merit. (
Among the receipts in Leonidas Wake- field
Crawford. Jr.. of Greensboro, N. 1
C., course In English literature. He is i?
an A. M. of Trinity College, Durham, J
N. C., A. M. of Columbia University, 1
1903. ' 1
Flotilla Goes to Manila.
Norfolk, Special.?The first torpedo
boat flotilla, consisting of the Deca- ,
tur, Dale, Balnbridge. Channcey, and ]
Earry, Is preparing for a voyage to ]
Manila, and will be ready to sail, it Is <
expected, about the first of November \
{The flotilla will be under the command f
of Lieutenant L. H. Chandler, and wlE (
be conveyed by the cruiser Baltimer* .
FAVORS AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
rhe Committee of Organ'zed Labor
Waits on the President.
Washington, Special.?The executive
ouncil of the American Federation of
..abor has issued an address to orgaa
;:ed labor, which advocates the eight- i'
tour day. opposes abuse by the courts *
if the writ of injunction and strongly 1
isseris me jji un ipie ui mc uuiuu
hop. The address describes the recent
onfercnee with President Roosevelt, '
luotin;, the President as favoring the '
dght-hour bill. In the conference, says '
be ad I: ess. the "open shop' idea was
arefuily considered. The address couinufo:
"Ri p'ying to statements on the sub- 1
ect. Ptesident. Roosevelt set forth that
n his '.ecision he had nothing in mind '
>ut a strict compliance with Federal,
iicludiug civil service law. and that he
ecogr.ized a difference between em- '
)loyrr.c::t by the government circum- 1
cribe ! by those laws and my other ^
orm of employment, and iha: his de- 1
isior in the Miller case should not be
tnde:% ;cod to have any other effect or 1
nflueine than affecting direct employcent
by the government in accordance
herewith. He furthermore made plain
hat in any form of employment exeptir.g
that so circumscribed, he be- j [
ieved the full employment of union
nen was preferable either to nonmion
or "open shop."
"In view of the publicity given this
object. the executive council of the <
American Federation of Labor takes
his opportunity to say that the trade
-tv,ir,f oton.Ha fr\r otrtftiv !
luiuu muicmcuv ovt*uv<4v? ^
inion shop, experience having proved
hat where the 'open shop* system has
>een tried, reduction in wages ;.nd
irofits have ensued, with general disister
to the industry practicing that
lystern, and therefore declares that t'ne
>est interests of the labor movement
alls for the employment ?f union
vorkers and discourages in every way, ,
ihape and form the deteriorating cfects
which follow recognition of the
open shop.' "
The address argues thai the success
>f agreements with employers depends
>n the complete organization of labor,
or only an organized body can carry
nto execution such an agreement.
Condition of the Treasury.
Washington, Special.?Mr. Roberts.
Treasurer of the United States, has
submitted to Secretary Shaw his report
on the condition of the Treasury,
lune 30, and its operations during the
past fiscal year. The total net revenues
for the year were $560,396,674,
in increase of $38,9S8,439 over the
/ear preceding, and the total expendi:u:
es $506,099,007, an increase of $35,- '
7S2.034. The surplus was $54,297,667,
is compared with $91.2S7,375 in 1902.
in the receipts there was in increase
if nnwards of $30,000,000 from cus- ;
toms, and a falling off of over $41,000,-1
)00 from internal revenue, the latter
being the result of legislation enacted
with that object. On the side of ex- j
penditures there wa3 an increase in
every important account, except pensions
and interest, in which there were
slight savings. The expenditures for j
the two military departments, whicn i
together amounted to $191,237,554, j
forming by far the heaviest outlay for j
any single purpose, were upward of ,
&2i,000,000 greater than the year before.
Treasurer Roberts places the monetary
stock of the country on June 30, j
1903, including gold and silver. United
States notes. Treasury notes and
national bank notes, but not certificates.
at $2,688,149,021. an increase of
5124.882,963 for the year. The increase J
in gold was $60,137,401. and in national
bank notes $56,998,559. The ;
total estimated stock of gold was $1.252.371,990;
constituting nearly 47 per
rent, of the whole. The gold in the
Treasury amounted to $631.420,7S9,
after a gain of $71,220,480 in twelve
months. Of the receipts from customs
at the port of New York, constituting
67 per cent, of the whole 88 per cent,
were in gold. The increase cf the
monev in circulation during the year
was $121,740,252. of which $59,997,700
was in gold certincates and $54.&2U,193
in national bank notes. The share
Df money for each person increased
59 cents and the proportion of gold
to the whole rose to 42 per cent., the
highest ratio ever recorded. There has
t>een a continual increase in the proportions
of paper currency of the denominations
of $10. and under in circulation.
but the growth hardly keeps
pace with the demand. The supply can
tie increased if Congress will authorize
the issue of gold certificates for $10,
ind remove the restriction on the issue
of $5 notes by national banks.
Twelve Persons Drowned,
Mariette, Wis., Special.?The pastenger
steamer Erie T. Hackley of
fish Creek, foundeded in Green Bay
Saturday night, during a hard squall,
ind twelve persons were drowned and
xven rescued. The dead: Joseph Vo ous,
captain; TVuchly, cook, of
he Hackley. Passengers: Freeman
? . A
Thorpe, Fish Creek; Edna Barringer,
Pish Creek; Lawrence Barringer,
jrother of Edna * Barringer, Fish
>eek; Francis Vincent, Egg Harbor;
Vincent, sister of Francis. Egg
Jarbor; George LeClair. Jr., Jaekson>ort;
N. Fitzsimmons. Jacksonport;
lenry Rabbiter, Fish Creek; Carl Kely,
Fish Creek; Nels Nelson, Sturgeon
3ay.
A Tlatch Race.
tfowe, of the Memphis Driving Park
Association, announced that arrangcnents
have been concluded whereby
Prince Alert, 1:57, and Dan Patch,
1:59, will meet in a match race on the
jpenlng day of the grand circuit meetng,
which begins October 20. On the
second day Lou Dillon, the trotting
jueen, and Major Delmar. recently
inrchased by F/. E. Smathers, will tret
i specially arranged race.
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS
l- ditions For Past Wtek Reported
By the Department.
The week ending 8 a. m., Monday,
September 28, had a mean temperature
)f 71 degrees, which is about 2 decrees
below normal. The first part of
:he week was unusually cool, the latter
part warmer than usual. Light frosts
tverc reported from the upper parts of
Pirlcens ronntv. The weather was too
cool for growing crops, but was excellent
for harvesting operations. The
ivinds were generally light easterly.
The skies were clear, but with some
cloudiness in the eastern counties during
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 of rain is 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 cotton.
and for gathering corn. The late
corn crop is very poor in the western
counties.
No improvement in cotton is indicated,
but rather continued deterioration.
The prospect for a top crop is poor.
Rust is still prevalent, and blight on
sea-island and on some upland, but
there is less premature opening, the
cool weather having checked it, and
the cool weather also checked the
growth of young bolls. In places cotton
continues to open rapidly, and picking
keeps pace with the opening generally,
but in a few counties picking made
slow progress owing to a scarcity of
pickers. In some of the eastern counties
cotton is from half to two-thirds
gathered, while in the western counties
only a small portion of the crop has
opened. Correspondents are unanimous
in estimating the crop to be a short
one, or Deiow ?u aveiasc uuc.
Rice harvest made favorable progress,
although yields are disappointing.
Some rice was damaged by salt water
in olleton county owing to high tides
flooding the fields. Sweet 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 poor.
The Governments Report.
Washington, Special.?The weather
bureau's weekly summary of crcp conditions
says:
"The principal corn States have experienced
weather conditions exceptionally
favorable for maturing late
corn, and while frosts have been quite
general in the central and eastern portions
of the corn belt, no material
damage is indicated.
"With generally seasonable temperatures
and practically no rain over
the entire cotton belt, cotton has opened
rapidly and picking has been actively
carried on, a large part of the crop
having been gathered. Cool nights and
the general prevalence of drought in
the central and western districts have
been detrimental, and rust and shedding
continue to be extensively reported,
although rust is somewhat les3
prevalent in Georgia. On the whole the
crop has suffered deterioration, especially
in the central and western portions
of the belt. Little or no top cr ip
is promised. In Texas the plant has almost
entirely ceased fruiting and in
some central counties is dying. In
North Carolina the conditions have
favored the maturity of late cotton.
In South Carolina premature opening
has been checked.
Mystery of Murder.
Pittsburg, Special.?George Wortuington
Garwood, a wealthy coal broker,
aged 65 years, shot and killed
Hilda Vogel, aged about 22, and the'?
killed himself in a room occupied by
the couple at 131 Moultrie street.
Jealousy was the cause of the deed.
Garwood has a wife and nine children.
About two years ago It is said Garwood
became infatuated with Hilda
Vogel. who tfas a waitress in the restaurant
where Garwood took his
meals. Since then the couple have
been on more or less intimate terms,
the man frequently showing his jealousy
over attentions shown the girl by
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took the Vogel woman and several of
her friends to one of the local theatres,
occupying one of the boxes. Before
the performance was finished Garwood
left the house In an angry mood
and did not return. The woman was
found lying In bed under the covering,
with a bullet hole in her temple and
Garwood was lying outside of the bed
clothes with a bullet In his heart No
persons In the house heard the shots,
and it is not known when the double
killing took place. Evidently the wo.
man was asleep when shot, and apparently
never moved after the bullet entered
her brain. On the dresser was
found a note written by Garwood giving
the names and addresses of both
and saying. "Love was the cause."
Members of the girl's family believe
jealousy of an old friend of Hilda's
prompted the act. When murdered the
girl wore a locket around her neck
with the initials C. N. engraved on It.
Kills Himself for Grief.
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Bonsall, 54 years old, from New York.
connected with the land department of
the Santa Fe Railroad, killed himself1
Tuesday, The cause was despondency
over the death of his wife. The re<
mains will be taken to New York. He
left a note directing his brother-in-law
Charles Steyn, of Denver, to take
charge of his estate.
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Paimeito briefs.
After various postponements, the
trial of James H. Tillman for the murder
of N. G. Gonzales, in Columbia, on
January 15 last, was commenced in.
Lexington on Monday, the hearing
having been moved to that place on
motion of the defendant Hon. Frank B.
Gary, of Abbeville, is presiding and the
council representing either aide Ls as
follows: For the State?Solicitor
Thurmond. G. D. Bellinger. Andrew
Crawford. Wm. Elliott, Jr., I. L. Asbill,
L. T. Stuki. For the defense?G. W.
Croft, P. H. Nelson, 0. W. Buchanan.
W. H. Sharpe, George Johnstone, Eflrd
and Dreher, G. T. Graham, G. R. Rem!
bert, C. L. Blease.
A special meeting of the board of"
trustees of Clemson college will be held
on October 13 to order paid a claim
which the United States government
has against the college. The students
are at present without guns on account
of the claim. A short time ago the authorities
shipped the guns to the Augusta
arsenal in order to obtain new
equipment, but were informed that on
account of so many of the old gun^
boyonets and hilts being Injured, the
government had a claim of several
hundred dollars against the college and
the new equipment could not be shipped
until this was paid. The information
did not reach the college until
after it had opened and consequently
the students will have to wait until the
claim is paid before they can obtain,
guns.
The governor Tuesday granted the
petition for the pardon of William , J
Walker, convicted of burglary and larceny
in Greenville county and sentenced
to two years. The pardon wan
PTnntf>H nn a. netition from Greenville
and on the recommendation of Solicitor
Boggs, Walker being a little negro
boy and evidence being afterwards
produced forming an alibL
D. E. Bolton, a Greenwood retsatfrsnt
keeper, has commenced suit
against Rev. G. W. Gardner, editor of
the Greenwood Journal, for 95,000 for
alleged damage to character, etc. 3omo
time ago the constable seized 100 halfpints
of whiskey that went to Greenwood
addressed to "D. E. Bolton," and
referring to the matter, the Journal
said for some time past he had been
suspected of dealing in the contraband.
D. H. McGill, the well-known dispensary
advocate of Greenwood, is representing
Bolton. Editor Gardner is &
prohibitionist. As to whether BoItonJ*
a tiger has not been demonstrated In
the courts; that is, -he has not been
convicted. It is probable that Editor
Gardner is to be put up against some
annoyance.
Henry Cook, a young man abount 30
years of age, was found dead In the
bed Monday at his boarding hoase, 70s
Blanding street, in Columbia. Mr. %
Cook has complained of heart trouble
i for some time, and it is thought that
; this was the cause of his death. He
I was an employee of the Southern Rail- 5^
| way shops and unmarried. He was well
known among the railroad men. Sunday
night he went to bed about midnight,
apparently well, but when called 3
| next morning no response was made .
and Dr. F. D. Kendal! was summoned, ?
but the man had been dead several
hours. Mr. Cook was a member of the
Woodmen of the World and the Odd
Fellows.
The last of the several dates fixed by
the railroad commission for the hear- 0
ing of testimony in the Fishing creek
wreck investigation is October 6. For '
: some reason the commissioners have
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the hearing is to be held.
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President Invited.
Jacksonville, Special.?A delegation
Jacksonville citizens, headed by
Captain C. E. Garner, president of the
board of trade, will call on President
Roosevelt this week to present an in- *
i vitation to him 'to be preseat at the
i celebration of the rebuilding of the
i city of Jacksonville, during the week
i beginning November 2. It Is believed
! the President will accept.
Four Killed.
Philadelphia, Special.?Four person*
| were killed and several others were injured
by being struck by an express
train at Sharon Hill, a few miles from
this city on the Philadelphia, Baltimore
& Washington Railroad. The injured
were brought to a hospital in
this city. Thei* was about a dozen persons
in the party and they were returning
to this city from a family
reunion.
News of the Day.
The telegraph reports that the Investigation
into the "runnin" or haaing
of Midshipman Richard S. Galloway,
indicate that about 15 midshipmen
of the three upper classes who
have been deprived of leave for inefficiency
in their studies, have beea engaged
W "running."
Prince Luding Ferdinand, of P?
vario, nephew or xne prince regcm,
is playing first violin in the orchestra,
of the Munich Opera House during the
Wagner performances. He is a surgeon
and attends to his clinic before
going to rehearsals. The Prince is 44
years of age and is a general of cavalry
in the German army.
Attention has been called by E.
Boham to two new forms of incandescent
lamps. In bcth the lower half of
the bulb Is fluted glas3. which, acting
! as a row of lenses, concentrates the
light downwards, and gives the special
advantage of strong illumination
directly beneath the lamp. One form
has the ordinary filament, with the . .
upper half of the bulb of opal glass,
while the other has a zigzag horizontal
filament and a top of clear glass.