The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-10-15
TRIAL OF ERNEST HAYWOOD
State Rests Its Case After Four Days
Proceedings.

amined about fifty witnesses the State
Saturday rested its case in the trial Of
Ernest Haywood, for the murder OF
Ludlow Skinner, in February last. The
defense has here over 200 witnesses,
and says it will take four or five days
to examine these 1t can be positively
stated that Haywood will not testify
in his own behalf. A new witness was
Jones Fuller, of Durham, a member OF
the last. Legislature. Mr.. Fuller's tes-
timony made a sensation. He stared
that at the time of the shooting he
was on the third story of the Yarbor-
ough House, near the window over the
main entrance and that young lady
vas seated in the window. He saw the
first shot and Skinner, who was re-
treating, was off the sidewalk with his
back to Haywood. AS he reached the
middle of the street he turned and fell
at Haywood's next shot. On the cross
examination Fuller testified that his
attention was attracted by the young
lady, Miss Matte Pace, exclaiming that
two men were about to fight, and that
after the shooting she said that Mr..
Haywood and Mr.. Skinner appeared to
be in heated argument and that Hay
wood was gesticulating as IL to i'm
press something on Mr.. Skinner, who
struck him, at which she exclaimed:
"He is going to shoot" meaning Mr.
Haywood, and turned from the win
dow.
w. P. Rose Of Raleigh, an architect,
was the first witness t--amined for the
State. He gave :arious measurements
office building, etc.
A person standing in Gwaltneys
drug store, looking through the north
window, could not see man standing
on the parapet near the south steps Of
the postoffice. A person looking from
the front window Of C. E. Johnson &
Co.'S office could see the entrance OF
the Tucker building. Can see a portion
of drug store Quicker Building Phar-
macy.)
Redirect examination.
Person in Mr.. Haywoods office could
see person on Martin street coming
from Wilmington street.
DR.. A. w. Knox, of Raleigh, per-
formed special autopsy in this case.
Name of deceased j. Ludlow Skinner.
Know him for long time. Think he
was about 80 years of age. His weight
approximately was 130 to 135. Autopsy
was made at his home on the evening
o. killing. DR.. Graham actually assist
ed. Dr. Battle and DR.. Hines were
present. (Mr. Leigh Skinner was used
as subject and the manner of autop-
sy was illustrated.) Bullet entered left
side between sixth and seventh ribs,
passed through the lower left lungs
and the aorta, shattered and lodged in
the seventh ribs on the right side. The
result of the wounds was death. Func-
tions of the aorta described. Aorta
was punctured about seven inches from
heart. Was about 1912 Of an inch in
diameter where punctured. There was
about three-quarts of blood found in
the pleural cavity Of the body which
came mostly from the wounds in the
aorta. Blood traversed the body COM
pletely every SO beats. (This was given
on authority of textbooks and not o.
personal knowndge) Defendants
counsel objected. Objection overruled.
Exception taken by defendants couI-
sci.
After the examination Of DR.. Knox
the State rested for the present.
The Defense.
The defense opened on Monday
morning, the first witness being +. n.
Simms, an attorney of Raleigh. He
said in part:
Think it was a little after 4 o'clock
| went to office to mail letter. met
Mr.. w. G. Briggs coming out Of post
office. Saw two men at south steps
seemed to be struggling. Outer man
seemed to have struck the inner man.
Skinner was back towards sidewalk.
Skinner was the man who struck the
man. Mr. Haywood was man struck.
He knocked Haywood partly over. Mr..
Skinner was near the curb when first
shot was fired. Mr.. Skinner paused
about an instant near the curb and
then passed off into the street. Passed
behind a carriage in street, then see
ond shot was fired.
A number Of prominent citizens tes-
tilted to the good character Of Simms.
The two principal witnesses Tues
day for the defense in the trial OF
Ernest Haywood for the murder OF
Ludlow Skinner, were c. B. Hocutt,
a clerk here, and Mack Fuller, ne
gro hack driver. These testified to
having seen Skinner strike Haywood
and back away about ten feet. Skill
ner with his hand under his coat as
il trying to get out a pistol, and to
Haywood's shooting then. Hocutt had
testified on habeas corpus hearing
that Skinner had advanced on Hay
wood after the first shot. Tuesday
he changed this and said it was be-
fore the first shot, just after he sprang
back. Fuller, the negro. testified there
was no gesticulation between the two
men, but that Skinner struck after
few words. Walter Thompson. coun-
try boy of II years. testified that
Skinner put his hand under his coat