The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-06-11
HAYWOOD RELEASED
Slayer of Ludlow Skinner Gut of Jail
on heaVy Bond
HABEAS CORPUS WAS SUCCESSFUL
Ten Thousand Dollar Bond Is Easily
and Quickly Given, and Haywood
Goes Home a Free Man.

Raleigh, Special.-Ernest Haywood,
the slayer Of Ludlow Skinner, vas
Wednesday afternoon released on $10,-
900 bail, Judge Douglas and Walker
deciding that the case was bailable.
The decision of the court was ex-
pected and in consequence a large
crown of people filled the building.
Judge Douglas had a bundle Of pa
pers in his hand, which he laid on the
desk. In a moment he took from his
pocket an envelope and read its con-
tents, which was the decision of him.
self and Judge Walker in this notable
case. This paper was as follows:
THE DECISION.
North Carolina, Wake County.
In the Matter Of Ernest Haywood, Pc
titioner.
This is an application for bail upon
the return to a writ OF habeas corpus
heretofore issued by me at the instance
Of the p%etitioned. The State was rep
resented by Solicitor Walter E. Daniel
and associate counsel and the defen-
dant by his counsel. Judge walker, at
my request, sat with me. After a care
full consideration Of all the testimony
and argument Of counsel, we are OF the
opinion that, as the case is presented
to us, under the rule laid down in State
ys Herndon, II, N. c.. 934, the petit
toner is entitled to bail.
1t is therefore ordered and ad1udged
that the petitioner, Ernest Haywood,
give bond with good and sufficient
sureties in the sum Of $4,000 condl
toned as required by law for his ap-
Iearance at the next term OF the SUI
perior Court of the county OF wake 10
answer the indictment now pending
against him, and upon approval OF the
said bond by me or by the clerk OF the
Superior Court Of said county, the
sheriff will release the prisoner from
custody.
It is further adjudged that the costs
If the State in this proceeding be pa!a
by the county, Of Wake and that the
petitioner pay his own costs, the said
costs to be taxed by the clerk OF n
Superior Court OF said county, includ'
ing the usual fees Of the officers.
R. o. NJ. DOUGLAS.
Justice of the Supreme Court of n. c.
June 3rd, 1903.
When the words entitled to bail
were spoken. there was some applause,
not much, which the sheriff and Judge
Douglas quickly checked. The e K
thing to be done was to prepare the
bond. Blanks were ready and the prep
aration Of the bond was effected on the
spot, the required oaths OF justifca-
ton being taken.
The bond was really for $4,000. The
bondsmen were Alfred w. Haywood,
Hubert Haywood and Edgar Haywood.
brothers of the defndant. $4,000 eacn;
Hr. F. ]. Haywood. a cousin. s5,Ooo;
William M. Caunders. OF johnston
county; Henry E. Litchford, Joseph r.
FeraIi and W. q. Blake. $4,000 each.
It required only Is minutes to read the
decision and give bond. AS soon as
tbe decision was rendered several per-
sons gathered around the defendant
and shook hands with him, and many
more did so after the bond had been
prepared and the judge had directed
the sheriff to release him. In a minute
OF two more Haywood, accompanied
by his brothers, walked to a carriage
in front of the court house and was
then driven, along quiet streets, to his
home on Newbern avenue. The CROWD
noured out of the court house.