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Tillman Trial Ends Defense Case With Counter Charges
James H. Tillman testified for over four hours in Lexington South Carolina detailing clashes with Gonzales during campaigns. He described threats and rumors, made facially defiant moves at the State House, and demonstrated how he drew a pistol as Gonzales approached, insisting he acted in self defense amid a charged political feud.
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