The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-02

car track, and then described how he fell
Mr.. w. B. Jones, of this city, said thai
on the Monday, after the shooting, Mr.
Gwaltney said that he did not think he
could be used as a witness, as he did not
see anything of Mr. Skinner except when
he fell
Then Mr.. Pou said they had several
more character witnesses whom they
would not call
Mr.. r. K. Ellington, Insurance and Real
Estate Agent, examined by Mr. Holding.
From the post at the corner at the Tucker
corner portion of the window Of Gwalt-
ney's drug store can be seen. He had
stepped the distance from the curbIng IN
front of the southern end of the post
office to the street car track, and 1T had
taken him or seconds to do it, at
fast walk or trot
Mr.. ]. t. Bland of this city, salesman
for Cross & Linehan, in the Tucker build
ing. had also stepped the same distance
1t had taken him between and sec
onds at an ordinary gait.
Solicitor Daniel: lie faster you walk
the more seconds it would take
Col. Argo said they had more witnesses,
possibly a hundred more. seven of whom
had seen the blow stricken. But they
would not examine them, but would rest
there.
Counsel for defense then stated that
there had been an agreement on Saturday
that there be no argument of counsel,
and they insisted that this agreement be
adhered to.
Solicitor Daniel said it was true that
it had been spoken OF on Saturday after
noon, but after consulting with Mr.. Gil
liam. had been decided by his brother
lawyers and himself that some argument
was necessary.
Capt. Day held that the matter was be-
yond the hands of the court. had been
settled by the counsel themselves
Finally Judge Douglas announced that,
in view of the surroundings of the case,
hey would exercise their discretion, and
allow counsel for the prosecution to argue
the case.
Two hours were allowed on each side
for the remainder of the afternoon and
the morning.
Then court took ten minutes recess
before the argument began.
The following is the stenographic report
of the principal witnesses examined IN the
afternoon:
F. A. WATSON,
For defendant direct examination:
i am a photographer l made several
photographs representing the sidewalk.
and the postoffice building the court
house, the Pullen building and also some
portion of the Tucker building Exhibit
A was taken near the southeast corner
of the postoffce building, 1 mean with
my instrument setting there. Near the
center of the sidewalk
@. Have you examined point on the
sidewalk, east of the southern steps, at
which you can see the window of w. E.
Gwaltnels drug store?" A. Il have
Q. Have you examined it with a view
of seeing two feet or two and one-half
feet?" a. Il did that a few minutes ago,
not when that photograph was taken
O. please state if there is now
mark upon that PHOTO, indicating the
position at which man must be stand
ing on the sidewalk, east Of said steps. in
order to see party standing in Gwalt-
ney's drug store window, say or ~
feet west of the east side Of said win
dow?" A. "The mark here on this photo
about the position a man is on
the sidewalk, think see at all. and
10 have seen distinctly, he would have
TO be a little further here Indicating on
photo"
@. Further than mark is there?" A.
Yes SIR"
4 made this photo exhibit b This
was taken from about the middle of the
up near the Tucker building
about opposite the first door of the post
office looking SOUTH that takes in the
two doors. That shows a little of the
front of the Pullen building in which
Gwaltney's drug store is located / made
the photo marked exhibit c. my instru-
ment was setting about opposite the low
or corner of the postoffice, and it shows
both sides of the street. l made this
photo marked exhibit ID. Ny instrument
was located in the center of the sidewalk
ct the south end of the postofflce. right
under the shade of the first tree. There is
4 little tree there. / made that photo
marked exhibit e My instrument was
located where | mentioned the first photo
was taken, this vas up on the sidewalk
on line parallel with the pararets and
showing the front of the postoffce build
ing, the front of the court house and the
front Of the Pullen building, but not the
windows
Il made the photo exhibit f. My in
strument was located very much the same
as the last one, only it was nearer the
postoffce door, almost in front of the
door looking south.
"All these photographs represent cor
rectly. the various buildings from the diff
ferent positions, from the point at which
was located at the time"
DAVID r. FORT, JR.
For defendant direct examination:
II reside in Raleigh; was born in Wake
Forest township, near Wake Forest: /
moved to Raleigh last September; / am
lawyer. ] was boarding at Mrs. e. B.
Roberts last February Mr. E. G. Simp-
son was there also The thing that at
tracted my attention to Mr. Simpson was
he said l think that was after the Times
had come out and he saw Mr. Simms'
statement in there. He said if Mr. Simms
said there was any alteration between
Mr.. Haywood and Mr.. Skinner he was a
liar and he had been bribed. Mr. Simms
being a schoolmate of mine, ! naturally
took that up, and we had a continued