The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22

lining 1T. BAKER, who ShOt at ti'io
time. He stated that he saw parties
have hold of DR.. Bass when the shot
came.
On cross examination he said that DR.. ,
Baker with coat off, was running and
DR.. Bass was after him, striking him.
1t appeared that some one had hold of
DR.. Baker as the second shot was fired. !
Judging from appearance he regarded
DIR. Bass as being physically a strong
man. He thought that DR. Bass, when
aroused was a man of high temper. but
had never seen this more than once or
twice.
Mr.. H. S. Hicks was called, but was
not in court. The prosecution here
closed their case. and Judge Brown ad-
journed court till half past two o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The court resumed its session at 2:3O. !
and there was as great a crowd present
as at the close of the morning session,
these increasing during the afternoon
At the opening of the afternoon SEES
sion Solicitor Daniels said that the State
did not hold the killing to be murder in
the first degree, and agreed that the case
was a bailable one
The defense took up the case imme-
diately at the beginning of the afternoon
session, the first witness put on being
Col John l.. Bridgers.
Colonel Bridgers said that in coming
down the street on the Monday of the
shooting. as he turned the corner of
Main street, he saw Mr.. Dancy and Dr.
Bass near the post-offce. Spoke to
Dancy and was answered, but DR.. Bass
did rppIV 10 ipt
office and there met DR.. Baker. who had
a magazine and a letter in his hand. DIR.
Baker passed out and as he left the post
office DR.. Bass struck him, and the maya
zine flew back in the postoffice. DR.
Baker came back inside the door and then
he "duffed" under and ran out and got
away, going across the sidewalk and
over a little bridge, DR. Bass striking
him as he followed after him. Finally
DR.. Bass got hold of his coat and then
Dr. Baker hirted out OF it,
As. DIR. Baker was in front of Constan-
tines fruit store. DIR. Bass caught up
with him. Then Dr. Baker lodged and
came up on the sidewalk. when DR.. Bass
caught hold of him and bore him down.
At that time | caught DR.. Bass by the
coat tail and reached for his collar As
did this | saw DR. Baker was going to
shoot and let loose Of DR.. Bass, and
quick as this (snapping his fngers) there
came a click! click! and the shots were
fired Then it was that Castarphen ami
jenkins got hold of DR. Bass. while Dir.
Baker was in crouching position After
that DIR. Bass fired his pistol while tie
two men had hold of him.
/ followed Dr. Baker to his office.
,,ir l. L
then saw Mr.. Dancy with one
Whose pistol is that?' I asked.
at is Dr. Baker" said Mr.. Dancv.
l heard no words at all DR. Baker ran
rapidly from the postoffice and DR.. Bass
was after him, striking him. Dr. Baker
turned and ran in the direction of Cook s
drug store with DR.. Bass after him strik
ing He caught up with him and bore
him down.
l was behind DR.. Bass and 1 could not
see exactly how DR.. Bass had Baker
but Baker was borne down by Dr. Bass
I never saw any pistol until 1 saw one
in Mr.. Dancys hand.
1t was when the first shot was fired. or
fraction before it that the two men
got hold of Dr. Bass Mr.. Dancy was
right in front of Mr. Baker, right at
4liiil uCIC HdS OHly d SuOIL time De-
tween the second and third shots, per-
haps half a minute.
Being asked the size of Dr. Bass he
said he judged he weighed a little less
than two hundred pounds He was re-
duced in weight and was a large man. A
fine looking man. about six feet one inch
in heighth, long arms and square should
ers.
Ae 10 no1ya : L.
as if he was trying to get away The
blows of DR.. Bass were violent blows
There were several Commissions on the
back of Bakers head, these about the size
of the third of a guinea egg and there
were also two cut places on DR.. Bakers
head
In the encounter he heard no word said
DR.. Bass was violent he pursued Dr.
Baker, he was an angry and Infatuated
man as he pursued him.
A QUESTION RULED OUT.
do you know of any prior trouble
between Dr. Baker and DR.. Bass?" was
asked the witness by Mr.. Henry Gill
liam.
Here there were Interruptions and OBJ
jections by the counsel for the prosecu-
tion, who claims that the question was
barred.
Mr.. Henry Gillian said the purpose Of
the question was to show a previous
encounter between the men in which DR..
Baker had been beaten by Or Bass, but
Judge Brown would not allow the ques-
ton to be answered, ruling it out as
having no connection with the present
case.
Nv ho i
nation and asked Col. Bridgers if he saw
anw pistols during the difficulty.
Col. Bridgers in reply said he saw no