The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04
Raleigh Lady Saw the
Blow Struck.
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person told him Mr.. Skinner struck Nj
HaYWond right there ard then,

The Court: Il will admit that"
The Solicitor: I'VE withdrew any OBJ
lection to the exclamation that called his
attention to what was occurring. Now
after the homicide. and after they contin-
ued to sit in the window, she told him
what she saws that competent, not at
the time of the homicide, but after it
occurred?"
The Court: "The defendant offered to
prove or asked this witness what attract
ed his attention to the street"
The Solicitor: "And that is admitted. .
The Court: Then the State withdrew
any objection to it."
The Solicitor: ITO that, yes sir land
objected to any conversation he had after
wards with Miss Mattye Pace"
| The Court: WAS it one conversation
that she stated to you that, when she
first called your attention tosit, what did
she say them" A. "She said at that time
there are some men quarreling or there
| is fight or there is about to be a
fight don't remember which, and then
she said he is going to shoot him. and it
was that that caused me to run to the
window, and then after the occurr-
epce-.'
| @. How long after the occurrence ?"
/
| fallen, and after the excitement was over
and l had withdrawn myself from the
window then she told me-
Q. How long afterwards" A. after
| the second shot, it may have been a mir
ute or two minutes, or it may have been
longer"
The Court: II will admit that state
ment."
Col. Argo: What did she say then 2"
A. Then she told me what she saw, that
Mr.. Skinner and Mr.. Haywood were
standing there and quarrelling, apparent
ly they appeared to be angry and that
Mr.. Haywood, in the conversation seemed
to be lmpresslng something upon Mr.. Skin
ner, that way Gndicatng) touching him
In the breast with his hand, and then
Mr.. Skinner struck him as she thought
under the chin.
Q. and kncked him DOWN." A. ''She
didn't say he knocked him down.
Q. 'She saw Mr.. Haywood doing his
hand that way?" A. "As if they were in
heated discussion
@. Then Mr.. Skinner struck him I'M
der the chin?'' A. GAS she thought under
the chin, and possibly his hand went up
to his face
Q. and that is the time she called
you to look?" A. Then she said NE is
going to shoot him. And / got to the
window and just as / took in the situation
the flash of the first shot came
| O. Now Mr.. Fuller, didn't she say
anything about knocking his hat OFF,"
A. Il don't remember whether she did,
OF not, couldn't say she did"
| Q. You told the prosecution about
what Miss Matte Pace told your" A. II
think l told Mr.. Strong part of it,
Q. "How long ago?" A. about month
or a month and a half ago"
/ @. I'VE requested you after we heard
that you knew something about it, to give
US written statement. didn't WEI" A.
''This last time, or do you mean at any
time
Q. "since we found out you were sum-
moned?" A. eyes sir"
! @. "And you stated to us that the
other side had applied TO you and had
gotten your statement, and that you
would be willing to give it to us, provided
they would assent to it?" A. eyes sir"
| Q. 'And you made written application
to them?" A. Eyes sir"
Q. And they declined to allow us to
know what you know" A. eyes sir
@. II will just ask you, at the time you
told these gentlemen about this exclama-
ton of Miss Mattye Pace, she was in TIE
State, wasn't she?' A. eyes SIR
@. "And remained here for sometime
afterwards A. Eyes sir, you asked me
about the statement / made to them af-
ter making the statement to Mr.. Strong
also made it to Mr.. Norris
@. You were perfectly willing to tell
us, provided they would assent to it?f
A. Entirely. / didn't feel that | could
do it after being summoned as witness
for Them
Q. And they refused to allow you to
do it?'' A. Eyes SIR
BY Counsel for State: @. 81
desire to know particularly the
position of Mr.. SINNERS body to Mr.
Haywood at the time of the first shot,
when he was two steps off the curb in
the street," A. "Hs back was to Mr..
Haywood, he was going across the
street"
@. 'You are positive as to that?" A.
eyes SIR
Q. Il desire to know if you remember
the position of Mr.. SINNERS hand at the
moment. at that moment?" A. mo sir,
don't remember that / noticed his hands
at ALL"
Q. did you. notice any movements?'
A. mo sir
@. you stated in your cross examina-
tion that Miss Pace stated he IS going
to shoot him? A. Eyes sir"
@. "And that you looked at that mo-
ment, or did you look at that moment?"
A. II then stepped to the window, was
not more than step away, and stepped
to the window and looked
@. "Who was making, when you looked,
al effort to shoot?" Question objected to.
OBJECTION overruled. A. "Mr. Haywood"
@. what was Skinner doing?" A. HE
was retreating across the street"
@. with his back to him." A. Yes
sir"
@. "With reference to the statement
that you made to Mr.. Norris and Mr..