The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-08
TWOLADIES ON
STAND YESTERDAY
Sick Juror Hears Evidence In Haywood Case
Lying on Cot in the Court
Room.

raised the window and saw Mr.. Skinner
coming across street midway between curb
and car track, his left hand on his hip
| Cross-examined by Mr.. Daniel, witness
said he could not say whether his hand
was outside of his coat or not He could
not see the hand. He was walking like a
man who was drunk, in the direction of
the Marlborough, with his face a little up
the street and turned upward.
| CASTOR Monaghan, janitor of the Court
House. He was in the sheriff's office at
the time of the shoting. After he heard
| both shots he went to the front door,
about sixty-f1ve or seventy feet. He saw
Mr.. Skinner out in the street about the
car track. Witness was sitting near the
| fire. four or five steps from the door of
the sheriffs office. When Mr.. Haywood
was brought to the sheriff's office he saw
bruise on the right side of his face. Mr..
Ryan examined this witness
| Bryant H. Richardson, of Johnston
county, Wilder's township, knew Mr.. Ho
cutt Lived two and half miles from
where he was raised His general reputa-
tion was good.
T. B. Anderson, of Raleigh. policeman,
had known Mr.. Hocutt about twelve
years, and his reputation was good
r. H. Tyson, of House Creek township
who lived quarter of mile from Walter
Thomas, said the boys general character
was good.
| AS TO NEAL FREEMAN.
| Jas. H. Robbins of Raleigh, said he
knew Neal Freeman. He was in his en-
ploy on February 21st. He saw Neal that
afternoon, and he told him that he was
coming up from the depot, and saw Mr.
Separk with Mr.. Haywood, and then he
looked and saw Mr. Skinner in the street
Neal was just crossing Fayetteville street,
coming up from the depot. Neal had
| spoken to him several times about 1t and
always said he knew nothing about it.
| Cross examined by Senator Gillian, wit
nes said that Neal had come to him in a
hurry, on his carriage, to tell him of the
| shooting, as he knew he was a friend of
both parties.
| Isaac Lassiter, of Raleigh, colored man
who worked for Robbins last February,
knew Neal Freeman. He was at the I'm
ion Depot at the time of the shooting,
and Neal had just passed him coming up
the street, and had reached about the OPP
era house. Witness heard the shots while
on his carriage at the depot.
Cross-examined by Senator Gillian, wit |
ness said Neal was driving a two-horse
landau carriage Witness stopped at post.
office and Freeman went on. He did not
see him stop at all, did not see him any
more after he got down the hill |
IIe did not leave depot till some one came
down Martin street and said there had
been man shot.
JOHN S. STUMP.
John S. Stump, of Baltimore. Formerly
of Washington Was in Raleigh on Feb
ruary 21st., and was with Robert Boyd, |
walking down left side of Fayetteville |
street, between Denton's and the Acme
Wine Company. Heard two shots, one |
quick after the other, but could not see
anything on account of the carriages in
the street. Walking on a little farther
he saw man coming over the street, some
ten feet from the car track, with his hand
about his left hip pocket The man CON
tinued on a few steps, staggering across
the car track, and then turned back and
fell. Witness had made about ten short
steps from the time he heard tae shoot
ing until he saw Mr. Skinner He made |
d StdJelneHt to MI fOu on lndJ dIleEllOoh
Cross-examined by Senator Woodard. |
witness said when he saw Mr.. Skinner he
was walking unsteadily, as if one step was
longer than the other He did not notice
the right hand Could not say he saw his
left hand, only the wrist, which was near
his hip.
A. d. Watts, Private Secretary to Sen
tor Simmons and member of the Legs-
lature He had met Mr. Stump in Wash
ington. and he bore IA good reputation.
Hugh A. Morson, of this city, had Wis |
tied Mr. Stump in Washington. His rep |,
utation was good
JOHN W. CROSS.
John w. Cross, of Raleigh, of the firm
of Cross & Linehan, was in front of the
store when the shots were fired. They
came as quick as possible together He
turned his head at once toward the post
office and saw Mr.. Skinner advancing to
ward car track, about half way from the
curb. Witnes said that one standing in
front Of the Tucker Building could sec
the middle window of Johnson and Thomp-
sons office. Mr.. Pou examined the wit
ness.
Cros examined by Mr.. Gillian, witness
said he was leaning against the case, in
front of his store, and looking toward the
market When he saw Mr.. Skinner. he
was acting as if he were not exactly him
self. He did not notice about the car
riages at ALL Witness did not see Mr. |
Haywood at ALL Mr.. Skinner wa moving |
from the south steps of the postoffice He
lid nof potioo anvth;ur abOut his boudc |