The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-30
HE SHOT
in SELF
DEFENSE
This Will Be Plea Of Err
nest Haywood.
THIS INDICATED
BY QUESTIONS
Pistol Found in Dead Mans
Left Hip Pocket.
BLOW IN FACE SAID
TO.HAyE BEEN STRUCK
State Will. End eavor to Show that No
Blow Was Struck, and that it Was
Second Shot that Resulted
In the Death of
Ludlow Skin
ner.
Pistol Found In Dead Mans
Left Hip Pocket.
BLOW IN FACE SAID
TOHAVE BEEN STRUCK
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RALEIGH, N. c.. May 29.-This after
noon, In the second days hearing in the
case Of Ernest Haywood, indicted for
the murder OF Ludlow Skinner. seeking
ball under habcas corpus. the defense
rested
The questions asked show that the do
tense will urge self-defense, and that
the State will argue that there was no
blow struck: that Skinner Was SHOT at
as he left the sidewalk. and that tho
second shot. made while he was stu
going from Haywood. killed him.
The court room was not SO densely
packed as at the first hearing. tho after
noon before. Early in the session Gov
ernor Aycnck. Chief Justice Clark and
Associate Justice Connor were introduced
as witnesses TO prove the character OF
r. n. Smms. the most important VIII
mes. for Haywood. They also testified
to the good character OF Ned Barnes,
colored, defendant's witness.
Charles B. Hocutt, the first witness
examined as to facts, corroborated Ber-
nard A. Schmitz. the Baltimore lawyer,
who on yesterday told OF seeing the Kill
Ing OF Skinner "a lies he. had assarlfed
Haywood
the difficulty. He saw Skinner strike
Haywood Haywood partially fell and
carried his hand back after his pistol.
Skinner Jumped back and threw his righ nj
hand to his hip: couldn't see his lett
hand. Didn't see Skinner when the sec.
ond shot was fired. Saw him then, ana
his back was towards Mr. HAYWOOD.
Il W nf
testified that he heard two shots: turned
and saw Haywood with smoking pistol
IN his hand. Haywood was bareheaded.
Ha saw skinner turn in the street ana
fail. When he saw Haywood. ne was
two or three feet below the south steps.
Deputy Sheriff Separk: noticed rim OF
dirt on Haywood's hat.
T. p. Sale told OF finding pistol IN
SINNERS left hip pocket. Several wit
nessas swore to Sklnncr's being left
handed
Dr.. T. NJ Jordan. coroner, teatl1ra 70
holding the inquest. He exhibited the
clothing worn by Skinner, when killed.
He showed the position the clothing was
in when the ball entered. He said tho
bullet hole In the overcoat showed that
the coat was out Of position at the time
as 1t might be when wearer was IN the
act OF drawing his revolver.
1oel d. Whitaker. the next witness saw
Haywood Just after the shoollhs. ans ~.
stated that there was red spot on his
right cheek indicating blows >received.
Victor II. Eoyden. also testified to see
Ing a red spot Deputy Sheriff Charles A.
separk. who arrested Haywood, said no
noticed bruised place or Haywood
right check The next day at the jail. nc
noticed the, place had turned to a blush
color.
Mr.. o. l., Parham, 1ailer, snid he no.
ticed the next morning a bruised place
on Haywood's face and blood settled
about his right eye.
o'clock.
First witness for the State was william
r. Gwaltney, who testified that from the
north window of his store, he saw man
step OFF tho sidewalk and then man $
hand with a pistol, and the pistol Erred.
The man shot at was nearly to the car
track when the second shot was tired
After he fell, / ran out and saw Hay
woods sto sknne4 sna his Raa Ras o
sidewalk before the first shot was fired.
The cross exa mination of Mr.. Gwaltney
was the most rigid to which any wit
ness had been subjected. II being con-
tended that the place OF the killing could
not be seen from that WlnQ0W.
TURNED AROUND.
#. G. Simpson, representative In House,
from Perulmans county, said he was
near the Yarbrough, and was attracted
by shot, Looking in the direction Of
the postofflce he saw man with
smoking pistol In his hand standing on
the sidewalk. A man in the street was
walking from him. but turned to a north
east direction, and the second shot was
fired. He then crossed the car tracks and
circled around and started back, falling
on the car track. Cross-examined by Colo
mel Argo, Mr.. Simpson said M. Skinner
was walking almost from Mr.. Haywood,
when the first shot was fred and then
turned almost around with his left side,
and back toward Haywood when the se-
cond shot was fired,
i, w. Pike said he met Haywood be-,
!ween courthouse and postoftice. Had Just
passed a man, whom he would take to be
skinner coming out OF the postoftlce, In
a moment he heard shot and looking
ground quirkly saw Haywood with
pistol in his hand. Looked for Skinner
and saw him about eight feet from the
curbins in the street. There was only
time to make a step or two, between the
shots and at the second shot Skinner
was near the car track. lie walked across
the track circled and fell across the
track with his face toward the post,
Office.
W. b. Allen, of Gddsboro, said he
Nas IN front Of Hicks, druSy store -and