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Tillman trial hears two witnesses claim threats against Gonzales
In Lexington on October 2, Dr. B C L Adams and C F Terrell testified that James H. Tillman threatened to kill Gonzales, a Columbia State editor, if his criticisms continued. Adams described intimate talks and a promise to fight Gonzales, while Terrell recalled Tillman vowing to shoot him like a mad dog amid governor race tensions.
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Lexington
James H. Tillman
N. G. Gonzales
Columbia State
Tillman
Gonzales
B.C. L. Adams
South Carolina
Dr. Adams
Col. Crawford
Caldwell
Wright’s
Mr. Gonzales
State Office
Col. Tillman
State
C.F. Terrell
Monitor
Johnston
Edgefield ‘County
Jim
Bey
Hot Springs
Black
Dam
Stan
Lam Ing Lo Patta
Columbia
Gantt
Gunter
Watson
Plied
Col Tillman
Col. Tilman
Taliird
Talbird
Beaufort County
Senator Talbird
Senator Brown