The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-02

4 or two. ana we were >ldilAiiES Afi ain
ling. / don't know what about | ram
not locate my position positively at that
time. but to the best of my recollection.
was standing almost with my lett shout
der to the northeast corner OF the post
office. | couldn't say how far | was from
the northeast corner Of the postoifice.
|Whjle was standing there talking 10 Mr..
Stevenson a pistol was fired, and about
the time the shot was fired he SAID:
"LOr. that man l. shot, and ! turned,
suppose I turned clear around, and the
first thing that attracted my attention
was a man rushing across the street, he
was rapidly moving, and as L remember
he was not very far from the street car
track, going that way dndlcatlng with
hand) going across the street. mat was
labout the time the second shot was fired.
Ii was all about the same time. | did not
see him before the second shot was fired.
I wouldn't be positive as to that, whether
saw him before or after. The shots were
~rrettv rapid. | then noticed Mr.. Hay
wood. l glanced from one to the other. |
saw the result of the smoke. and glanced
right back. and | noticed Mr.. Skinner.
Did not know him at the time, and he
went on to about across the street car
track and turned, I cannot say positively
which way he turned. AT or about the
time of the second shot. ~omewhere there
abouts, he slapped his hand up like this
(indicating). don't know how long he
kept it there. Mr.. Stevenson started to
go when the man was shot and l said stop,
stop. don't go up there, and he san |
am not going. After he put his hand there
it wasn't but a short time before he be
gan to weaken, and I think then he must
{1D ~4aoat or tpn IL M
labout the street car track.
Characterization by Mr.. Holdlng-I
was standing on that corner out in the
street, a little ways, my face was turned
rather northwest: the pistol shot and Mr..
Stevenson together attracted my atten-
ton It was all lone so quick. he said:
Law that man is shot" That was I'M
lmediately after the first shot; then l
turned, | could not mkae any distinction
between the first shot smoke and the sec
Ond shot smoke, at was all done so quick;
| saw the smoke when | turned. | didn't
say Mr.. SINNERS hand was back on his
hip: I wouldn't say positively just the
time his hand was put there: [ was ex-
cited and couldn't be positive about it."
MP. w. M. THOMPSON.
Then Representative w. NJ. Thompson
was examined by senator Gilman. lie
testified as follows:
Il live at Richards, Onslow county. I
was in Raleigh during the month of Feb
ruary. / was q member OF the General
Assembly from Onslow county. I remem-
Der about the time of the homicide. l
came down from my boarding place on
North Wilmington street in the Afternoon
to the barber shop, John McT,ae's
| Iarhnr Shnn DOT Cha yn1 a All concluded
would come down to the Marlborough
House, and just as I came near this Tuck
er building over here, I heard the report
of two shots. / was then at the northern
corner of the Tucker building. I think
there is a drug store there. ! was about
that first window coming down from the
capitol. After l heard the reports [ look
and l saw smoke down at the lower end
of the postOffice. | had a perfectly clear
view. l was coming down towards the
) postOffice. I was not looking for any
thing specially, l was of course seeing
what | could see. | raised my eyes, OF
course, to see what it was. 1 thought
it was a little strange right in the heart
of the city of Raleigh. I saw some men
down there near the southern end of the
postoffice. I didn't know them. Perhaps
| had met Mr.. Skinner on one occasion
at a reception at the Capitol Club, but l
don't think | would have known him if
l had met him on the street. l saw the
man that was shot. He was at least half
way from the sidewalk to the car track.
He may perhaps have been further on
the car track than that, l wouldn' say
positively, but | will swear positively that
! he was at least half way between the
sidewalk and the car track, and my recol-
- ~ = -, :. III I I
: to his hip there and his right hand up
this way. He was bareheaded and in a
STOPPING posture, evidently trying to
steady himself and seemed to be trying
to run. l didn't see anything until the
second shot. The time was very short
between the two shots, only a second or
something. about like a man would shoot
at a covey of birds, using both barrels
{ of his gun; about as quick as he could
possibly fire his gun. l do not think I
got any nearer to Mr.. Haywood, unless l
was nearer when | went out In the street.
t | never saw Mr.. Haywood, and wouldn't
have known him if I had seen him.
couldn't say I could locate the party who
< did the shooting"
, On cross-eXamination by Mr.. Pou-sI
saw nothing until after the two shots
were fired. When 1 saw Mr.. Skinner he
: was going over there Gndicating) in the
direction rather of the corner; apparently
going across the street."
DIR. A. w. KNOX.
Then Mr.. Gillian examined DR.. Knox.
8 %. You are a practicing physician?"
"A. Yes, sir"
= %. What professional experience have
/, you had?'
;, H"It is admitted by counsel for the de
tendant that DR.. Knox is an expert.')
@. Were you called upon to assist in
performing an autopsy on the deceased,
Mr.. Skinner?"
"a. Yes, sir, at the coroner's request, >
@. Together with whom?"
"a. There were present DR.. Hines, DR..
Is K. T. Battle, Jr, DR.. Joseph Graham and
myself, besides the coroner"
q. I would be glad, doctor, if YOU
would please state the result of that au-
topsy, and indicate it in the course of
h your explanation. First. How does this