The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-02
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mate.
Loss of consciousness would begin with
the loss of blood, but he could not tel
with any certainty just how mucn blood
would cause loss of consciousness.
Deputy Sheriff Charles A. Separk was
questioned by Mr. Pou. He said at the
time of the arrest Mr.. Haywood had no
cigar in his mouth. When Mr.. Haywood
went into his office he took a whislc
broom and brushed his hat.
On cross examination by Mr.. Gillian,
Mr.. separk said that he did not tell any
newspaper man that he said to Mr. Hay
wood: Ernest, why did you do that?"
The stenographic report of the principal
witnesses examined at the morning SEES
sion is as follows:
c. B. HoCUTT.
BY Counsel for Prosecution: O. ''Werc
you in the drugstore of o. G. King two
or three weeks ago?" A. Il cannot say
about that, possibly 1 was. l go in there
very often"
@. Didn't you say to Mr.. King that you
expected to be a witness in the Haywood
Skinner case?' A. 81 cannot say whether
did. or did not
@. Didn't Mr.. King ask you what you
knew about me matter?" A. II dom
know. / cannot say that he did, but /
don't think that he did"
@. Didn't you, in reply to his question,
state that you were attracted by the first
shot and knew only what occurred after
the first shot?' A. mo, sir, positively /
did not exactly use those words to him.
I know that"
@. What did you use to him?" A.
Nov, l viii tell you, if l remember
about Mr.. King. / was in his drug store
and there was something said about II,
but l will tell you as for my stating to
%. G. King or any other man under the
sun that / was only attracted by the first
shot. / positively say l did not.
@. Didn't he say to you, that from
your statement, you did not see what Mr..
Simms testified to-" A. mo, sir. 1 don't
think he did"
O. "And didn't you, in reply to that
statement of his say, you did not see any
alteration" A. "No, sir. l don't think
1 did"
O. Didn't he ask you which side you
would appear for as witness?" A. u
don't think So.
a. Didn't you tell him?" A. Il don't
know"
@. "Wait a minute-didnt you tell him
you did not know what side you would
be witness for?" A. 81 might have told
him that. I don't say / didn't"
w. P. POSE.
81 live in Raleigh; am an architect.
made some measurements of distances re-
ferred to in this case; this is a plat that
made; it is taken by measurements: II
te4ro
curb on Martin street to the south side
of the Pullen building to Davie street.
The width of the sidewalk in front of the
postoffice, on the lower end is thirty-two
feet: at the main entrance of the post
office it is twenty-nine feet four inches.
that is from the postoffice building proper,
not from the steps. The width of what
you call the parapet is eight inches There
is eight inches Of a fall from the postoffice
to the curb. The width of the steps from
the line of the postoffice is about five
feet it won't vary six inches either way.
The width of Fayetteville street is sixty
feet From the curb in front of the post
office to the rail Of the steet car track
is thirty feet, to the center Of the track,
mean The measurement from the curb
ing at the north of the postoffice or
Martin street to the south line of the
postoffce building is one hundred and
seventeen feet ten inches, plus fourteen
feet. The distance between the south line
of the postoffice to the north line of the
court house building is forty-four feet
eight inches. / have indicated on the plat
the names of the buildings along there
have stood in Gwaltney's drug store in
the window and can see the telephone
pole on the corner of Hicks drug store"
5. Cross examination: Il don't remember
when I made these measurements. sup
pose it was about the latter part of
March. l made them, / suppose, about
five o'clock in the morning. / can see
the telephone pole from Gwaltneys win
dow / can see the upper part of it and
the lower part too. / cannot stand two
and One-half feet west of the east side of
the window and see any portion of it."
@. "A man standing at the south steps
of the postoffice with pistol in his hand
or apparently shooting at a per-
son in the middle of Fayetteville street,
or anyone in that direction, would be be-
low the offset in the court house steps to
a person standing in Mr. Gwaltney's win
dow, wouldn't he?" A "He would be be
low there. cannot tell how much of an
offset there is. The distance from the
south steps of the postofficc to the south
east corner of the postofficc is sixteen
feet. The distance from the southeast
corner of the postoffice to the northeast
corner of the court house is forty-four
feet eight inches The distance from the
northeast corner of the postoffce to the
southeast corner of the postoffice is
eighty-nine feet eight inches. From the
court house to the Pullen building it is
sixty-three feet. suppose that would
make two hundred and thirteen feet. l
haven't added it up"
Mr.. Rose continued: 'There is a meas
urement given from the Pullen building
to the sidewalk on that blueprint as thirty
four feet, it should have been thirty-flve
feet. That change has been made on this
tracing"
@. please state how far on the side
walk, east of the elevated part next to
the postoffice must man be standing in
order to be seen from the extreme east
ern edge of the north window of Gwalt-
ney's drug store?" A. mine feet eleven
inches
@. GLOW far must a man be standing
on the sidewalk east of the said elevated
portion, next to the postoffice in order to