The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-08
NO MORNING SESSION.
Mrs. Billings and Her Daughter; Of West RAJ
eigh: Saw What Happened lust After
The Two Shots, Juror Davis
IlIress Not Serious

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Judge PEBBLES was compelled to ad.
journ court yesterday morning imme-
diately after it met until three O'Clock
in the afternoon, on account OF the lii
ness of Juror C. d. Davis, the twelfth
juror sitting on the Haywood Skinner
case. This is one of the two jurymen
who were taken sick a couple of days
ago during the dinner recess.
DR.. A. T. Gotten was summoned and
was brought into the court room. When
three o'clock came Mr.. Davis was stin
unable to sit up, but said he could pay
attention to the evidence from his cot,
so he lay there nea.y all the after
noon while the trial went on. At about
five o'clock he seemed to feel better, and
got up and resumed his seat in the box.
When court adjourned for the day Judge
PEBBLES directed the sheriff to have DR..
Gotten visit Mr.. Davis again last night.
and send in his bill, which he would ask
the county to pay.
Dr. Gotten said last night that he did
not consider Mr.. Davis illness very Sc
rious 1t appeared to be a nervous DIS
order. of some kind, and he had been in
formed by Mr.. Davis that he sub
ject to such attacks, which generally
lasted several days. He says MIR. Davis
had chill yesterday morning, but there
was no subsequent fever, as would be
the case if the trouble was malarial. II
the juror had a good night, he would
probably be better this morning.
A feature of the day yesterday was the
appearance of two ladies on the stand,
to testify for the defendant. They were
Mrs. Billings and her daughter, Miss
Hannah Billings, of West Raleigh. who
had been on Martin street by the Tucker
building when the shots were fired, and
had seen what hap ned Immediately
thereafter.
The evidence for the deIense Is not
yet all in, and the probability is that il
will take at least all day today to COM
plete it, and it may take longer. A num-
Der of important witnesses arc still to
testify.
JUROR c. D. DAVIS ILL.
When cou met yesterday morning at
half past nine O'Clock, Deputy Sheriff
Edwards, who has been detailed to have
charge of the jury, reported to Judge
PEBBLES that Juror c. D. Davis, No. II,
was again unwell, and indeed he looked
sick. sure enough, as he leaned upon his
hand. evidently hardly able to sit up in
the jury box. The Judge ordered that a
doctor be sent for, and DIR. Gotten was
telephoned for. The Judge said if neces-
sary he would have cot brought in, if
the doctor thought the juror could listen
to the evidence lying down. Otherwise
he would adjourn court until the after
noon.
At quarter to ten o'clock DR.. Gotten
arrived and at once examined Juror Davis
in his seat in the jury box. After the doc
tor had made his report to Judge PEBBLES,
the Judge ordered that a cot be brought
into the court room, so that the juror might
lie down. He then announced that court
stood adjourned until three O'Clock in the
afternoon, as the doctor thought by that
time that the juror might be sufficiently
recovered to go on with the case.
EVIDENCE CONTINUES.
When court re-convened at o'clock
Juror Davis was still unable to sit up,
and lie was permitted to remain living on
his cot while the evidence was taken.
The first witness called was Frank Fow-
Ter. He came up Martin street shortly af-
ter o'clock. Reached Johnsons store,
and heard two shots. Took couple of
steps. looked and saw gentleman coming
from behind carriage near south steps of
postoffice He was about the rear wheel of
the carriage, with his left hand behind
him. When he crossed the car.track he
put his left hand to his breast.
Cross-examined, witness said when he
first saw Skinner he was going little
southeast at a pretty peart gait toward
the Marlborough, but his face was turned
little to the north. He was walking
rapidly and like d drunken man. He
could not see his left hand. but it was
behind him. Witness never saw Skin
ner look back, never saw him till after
both shots
Ex-Congressman Fred A. Woodard, OF
Wilson. had known Ned Barnes fifteen
years. His character was good
II. |. Satterfield. of Raleigh, of the In
ter-State Telephone Company. He was
charging batteries at office over Johnson's
drug store. He heard two pistol shots
He was in front part of building, near
northeast corner. about four feet from
the mindow on Fayetteville street. He