Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-10-14
TRIAL OF ERNEST HAYWOOD
State Rests Its Case After Four DAYS
Proceedings.


Raleigh. Specal-After having ex-
amined about fifty witnesses the State
Saturday rested its case in the trial OF
Ernest Haywood. for the murder of
Ludlow Skinner. in February last. The
defense has here over 200 witnesses.
and says it will take four or five days
to examine these. 1t can be positively
stated that Haywood will not testify
In his own behalf. new witness was
Jones Fuller. of Durham, a member Of
the last Legislature Mr.. Fuller's tes-
tlmony made sensation. He STATED
that at the time OF the shooting he
was on the third story of the Yarbor-
oush House near the window over the
main entrance and that a young lady
was seated in the window. He saw the
nrst shot and Sbinaer. who was re-
treating, was Off the sidewalk with his
back to Haywood, AS he reached the
middle of,the street he turned and fell
at HaywoUd's next shot On the cross
examination Fuller testified that his
attention was attracted by the young
lady, Miss Matte Pace, exclaiming that
two men were about to fight. and that
after the shooting she said that Mr.
haywood and Mr.. Skinner appeared to
be in heated argument and that Hay
wood was gesticulating as if to i'm
press something on Mr.. Skinner. who
struck him, at which she exclaimed:
He is going to shoot" meaning Mr..
Haywood, and turned from the win
dow
w. p. Rose, of Raleigh. an architect.
was the first witness t-remincd for the
state He gave -arious measurements
relative TO the sidewalk of the post
Chlce building, etc.
person standing in Gwaltney's
drug store, looking through the north
window, could not see a man standing
on the parapet near the south steps of
the postoffice. a person looking from
the front window of c. f. Johnson &
COS office could see the entrance OF
the Tucker building. Can see portion
OF drug store Quicker Building Phar-
macyO
Redirect examination.
Person in Mr.. Haywood's office could
see person on Martin street coming
from. Wilmington street.
Dr.. a. w. Knox, OF Raleigh per-
formed special autopsy In this case.
Name of deceased j. Ludlow Skinner.
Know him for long time. Think he
was about % years of age His weight
approximately was 1870 to 1856. Autopsy
was made at his home on the evening
% Killing. DR.. Graham actually assist
ec. DR.. Battle and Br. Hines were
present Mr I fch
as a subject and the manner OF autop-
sy was illustrated.) Bullet entered left
SIDE between sixth and seventh ribs
passed through the lower left lungs
ana the aorta shattered and lodged in
the seventh ribs on the right side. The
result OF the wounds was death. Func-
lions or the aorta described Aorta
was punctured about seven inches from
neart. Was about: 1912 of an inch in
liameter where penctured. There was
about three-quartS of blood found in
.the pleural cavity. of the body which
came mostly from the wounds in the
aorta;. Blood traversed the body COM
pleteiy every 53 beats. CThis was given
On authority of t.xt-books and not OF
personal knowHagc), Defendants
Sou!nISe! Sc objected Objection overruled.
exception taken by DEFENDANTS couI.-
After the examination Of DR. Knox
the state rested fcIfthe present.
The Defense.
nd1DIns %hG; defense fen &C ogsnea, on Monday
Slmms,. an attorney of f'Raleigh. He
said in part:
Think it was little after A ,o'c,oek.l
I went to ONCE TO mail a letter. met
Nr:' W. G.. Briggs; coming out of post
oilce. saw two men st south steps
seemed to be struggling. Outer man
seemed to have struck the inner man.
.SGintser- was- back towards sidewalk.
Skinner was the man who struck the
man. MIR. Haywood was man struck.
RE RE shocked Haywood partly over. Mr.
SKINNER was near the curb when first
Shot was fired. Mr. Skinner paused
about an instant near the curb and
then passed off into the street. Passed
Behind a carriage in street, then sec
md cbnt uoe GrnI