Show TILLMAM SHOOTS THE EDITOR OF A PAPER lieutenant governor of south carolina commits a terrible deed his victim upbraids Up braids him as a columbia S C jan 1 X G gonzale editor of alic columbia state and one of alic ewt prominent politicians in the state was shot down in tho street today at 1 by lacut gov james U tillman editor gonzalas cs vas on hia way home to dinner from his when he met mr Till nian mr tillman was accompanied by two state senators bena tors it i i aid not a word was as alic editor and gov tillman met tillman instantly drew a ic volver it i said by byc and placing it close to lody of gou zales fired a word being spoken gonzales staggered and then catching his balance turned toward the malt alio had shot him tillman had the smoking revolver in hh hand with the muzzle pointing at the wounded man coward shouted gonzalea Gon zaleg aa lie was by parties alio had rushed to his assistance gov tillman was immediately placed under arrest and gonzalas cs was hurriedly carried to alic bodiee of the columbia state where medical aid was summoned in the city the wildest prevailed and thousands congregated at alic siccle of alie shooting and at the newspaper mr Gonzal cs at this hour 3 p m is still in hh office he h perfectly rational and declares he has given no recent offense for alie shooting arrangements are being made to cari ry him to alie hospital where the ik will W be probed it is not known whether the bullet entered the intestines and the abdominal cauty froni ft hurried examination however the wound ii regarded as very apiou i the bullet eni acred the right side and came butof the passing entirely through the body lye declare Gonzal cs waa taken entirely by surprise the cause of the is supposed to date back to the recent f when inada r M dep neales nerve ht reached lim he inquired about gome bi matters and declared lio had been shot i provocation lie has been informed that the natura of his wound is very but he js cheerful and encouraged tho ic about hain to hope for the best dec lincK to make any statement at alm time for publication loiter the physicians reported report fd eliat the wound may prove fatal the ill feeling between tillman and gonzalas cs lias been brewing for some time and followed a severe denunciation of tillman which gonzales made in the col dumns of his paper and on the stump the stale taic trouble between the two men however first grew out of a fight between senator ben till nian and senator mclaurin ou the floor of alic senate I 1 major jenkins who had served with Roosevel ts rough riders n cuba and who had won a record for bravery and merit was to have been presented with a sword by the people of south carolina the presentation was to have been made by lacut gov elect tilliman Til linan when president withdrew his invitation to a state dinner in vash ing which he had sent senator tillman beci iuso of alio fight lieutenant gov Till nian refused to present alic sword to jenkins mr gonzales took ui the matter through the columns of his paper and bitterly denounced tillman he repeated the denunciations on different occasions and even dared tillman to deny the charges which he biad made the charges gonzales made were spread all over alie south and made a deep sensation many remarks being made in the press of the country because tillman did not resent the charges the ill feeling was very deep and bitter and they had never before had a personal en j counter trouble was expected botn gonzales and tillman have lionts of and more trouble may follow I 1 gonzales comes from a family noted in tah section for courage and nerve up went to cuba before the spanish american war and enlisted as a scout with general comez doing notable work for the insurgents he is an able writer atlanta jan lo 10 V to the journae from columbia caya the wild eat excitement prevail c liero at hour 4 p m open threats arc mada arlynch tillman MM A K im bc dying at the hospital api understood hit friends are rallying in alic street tillman alip ia held at the police barracks under A heavy gaurd still declines to make any statement whatever atlanta ga tan 1 A message from columbia at p m says col Gonz is still alive but ho is unconscious nd sinking rapidly it is reported now that gonales may have precipitated the trouble as it i 3 aid tillman ss words following the shooting were 1 I got your message |