The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-02
THE HAYWOOD CASE
Continued from Fifth Page)

dewal There is the carriage. How far
is that carriage?'
"a. suppose it was about ten or
twelve feet; two or three steps at least
90. You say that the other man that
you saw. who did the shooting,
was down there a little south Of him"
"a. Yes. | don't know where he was
standing when he did the shooting
%. After he got out in the street.
what position did he put himself IN them?
A. He took a step or SO out. he put
himself in this position to me. He was
going north: not exactly straight. lie
looked as if he was going parallel Wath
the car track. He was not gong dlagoi-
ally across
80. Then the second shot was fired. was
it not?'
"A. Yes, sir
90. Which way was Mr.. Skinner going
when he got off the sidewalk and turned
to go north"
"A. Just as if he was going around
that carriage. He was going right up
that way. At the second shot he sorter
looked like he made a misstep."
20. At the time of the second shot
what position was the man in. which way
did he turn, which way was his body
when he came off the sidewalk?'
"A. He was running along. facing north.
/ Clu not measure !ltllltl IL WIS thdtliy
due north. Just as the second shot was
fired he threw up his hands"
%. / want to know his exact position
when the pistol was fired the second
tmne?"
"a. The man was running. He came
down off the sidewalk and l did not see
Mr.. Haywood at all. / don't know where
he was standing at the time. / saw tie
man run off the sidewalk"
%. Now you say when you first saw
Mr.. Haywood, he was about half way be-
tween the southern steps and the southern
corner Of the postoffice?"
"a. When l first observed him, yes, sir.
He was standing still. Just about half
way, 1 imagine"
%. You did not see anything until the
first shot was fred?"
"A. No. / was walking up the street
and the first thing 1 knew about it l
heard the shot"
%. You say you live in R%ichmond?'
"A. Yes. that is my headquarters. My
original home is in South Carolina. I
worked IN Anderson, S. c. My native
place is Williamson. l travel for Wood
Harvesting Machine Company"
%. Whom did you first tell about this
thing?"
"A. I do not know. 7 was particular
not to say very much. l did not say any
thing to anybody in this town about it.
l discussed it, but I did not let anybody
know that 1 saw it."
q. Do you remember who you told
about it?"
"A. No. I remember I did say some
thing about it at Madison. N. c.. l did
not mention it anywhere in this county,
because | did not want to be a witness.
1 did not nave time
80 Won first told If IN In tho mC,,r-
ta,ns?"
"A. I was up there and two or three
travelling men were talking about it, and
! had no idea it would get over here in
this part Of the country"
%. You were telling about hair-breadth
escapes and thrilling experiences, and you
told this tale?"
"A. I simply told what I saw"
Mr.. w R. WARREN.
%. What is your name and where DO
you live, Mr.. Warren"
"A. My name is w. R. Warren and I
live at No. II South Saunders street
street, Raleigh, N. C. 1 am a carpenter"
q. Where were you on the afternoon of
the 21st of February last?'
"A. l was over there on the other side
of the street car track. Right close 10
Mr.. Turner's Cafe. About eight feet Of
lHe street car crack. NOU eXdCJly IN 1rOEU
of the cafe. Just a little south of the en-
trance. 1 was in the street, about eight
feet from the street car track. Mr.. A. w.
Matthews was with me. He was deliver
ing ice, or rather his boys who were with
him were"
%. While you were standing there,
please state what you saw and heard?"
"A. What first attracted my attention
was the pistol shot in that direction from
where l was standing. 1t was somewhat
sideways from the restaurant. After I
heard the report of the pistol l looked
back over that way. The first saw then
was the movement of a man behind a car
riage. He was travelling between a walk
and a trot. He came from behind the
carriage and went in that direction (in-
dicating), not directly east. When he
came out there l did not know who it
was. He was going across the street.
%. When was the second shot fred"
"A. 1t was about half way between the
curbing and the street car track
"a. What did you notice after the Sec
ond shot?'
"a. Just about the time of the second
shot he looked over his shoulder
q. What was he doing at the time he
was looking back?"
"A. He kept on going"
@. When did the second shot Occur?'
"a. About the time he was half way be-
tween the street car track and the curb
ing"
%. What did he then do?"
"A. At the second shot his hand went
down, and after he crossed the street car
track he circled and fell"
%. How far was it from where you
saw him first to where it was when the
second shot Cameo"
"a. l don't know exactly the distance
from where l was at the second shot
Something like forty or fifty feet"
%. How far was it from where he was,
from Skinner. and where he was at the
second shot?"
"A. I could not tell where he was al
the first shot. l saw him after the sec
ond shot. He was right behind the car
riage and then he came out from behind
the carriage. l could not tell how close
he was to it."
go. Which way did he turn when he
looked bac.l?"
"A. In that direction"
20. When he looked back, how did yor