The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-02

ran give my idea ABOUT IT. 1 supp
was probably twenty five feet. twenty oi
twenty five feet. | think he "eht I'VE"
ty.av. teet after the second shot "ae
fired. 81 course | am judging mat. !
shorld Judge from the curb 10 the ran OF
the car track 1T Was twenty-five feet' may
no \ little more. and / suppose may be the
! car track IL three and a half feet wide
20 So then you place him midway De
tween the curbing and the west car rai
at the time Of the second shot!
"A. When l saw him.
20. Was that before or after the second
shot?'
"A Afterwards. don know anyway
n saw how long after it was. except TO say
instantly. because / looked as soon as the
shot was fired and saw him.
20. That was fifteen feet from the raiI?'
a That is, if that is the distance.
don't know if that is the width or not
20. The distance Is thirty feet 1 believe
from the CURLING to the rail. Did you no
,ice what change there was in the posi-
ton OF Haywood between the first and Sc
cond shot?'
"A. No, sir. didn't see Mr.. Haywood
at that time. l didn't look at him."
20. Did you see him after the firing
! Mr.. Haywood?"
"A. Not until he was coming down the
street. Just a step or two before Mr.. Sc
J park arrested him. That is the next time
I remember looking at him. l think Col
Odds was the first reporter l saw and gave
a statement to. That was Monday after
noon. | couldn't say what time. l don'
remember"
80. Do you recall seeing Mr.. Busbee
later in the week on Fayetteville street
and saying to him that you owed him al
apology for not reporting to him as you
had promised on the Sunday afternoon be
fore, to let him know whether you could
represent DR.. Skinner or not?"
"a. No, sir. I don't think l said exact
ly that. but 1 remember / did see him, MI
Busbee. / cannot say exactly what day
it was. but l saw him afterwards, and
should probably say that 1 phoned Mr.
.Busbee and didn't catch him Sunday af
ternoon, and then I didn't get him Mon
day morning. l don't know whether he
was in his office. l suppose he was not
I suppose the phone worked. 1 didn't get
him, and l thought 1 would go up and
see DR.. Skinner himself about it. and
did so. and then l saw Mr.. Busbee later
l don't know whether it was the same day
or not. but l remember l met him and
IIduC SoiilC ShtuSC " lIlI u AoO I'D II
spoken to him, though 1 had tried tc
phone him, and hadn't seen him person
ally until that time, and had gone to see
DR.. Skinner and explained to him.. I done
know what time 1T was I tried to phone
Mr.. Busbee, but it must have been about
in the neighborhood of six o'clock, j
should think. That was after l had
phoned Mr.. Douglass, as soon as I go!
through with hin l called Mr.. Busbee's
number. That was Sunday and l didn't
see DR.. Skinner until the forenoon O.
Monday
EXPERIMENTATION BY COUNSEL FOR
DEFENSE.
20. Is there anything now that you
wish to s~tate?"
"a. l don't recall"
BY COUNSEL STATE.
%. Mr.. Simms, after Mr.. Briggs cam
from viewing the body of the deceased
Skinner, didn't he join you on the side
walk and you and he walked together uI
Fayetteville street to the corner of the
postoffice?"
"a. l remember that we met afterwards
in the crowd there on the sidewalk III
front of the postoffice or near the side
walk. 1 don't remember that we walked
together up the street."
q. Don't you remember that you
walked up the street with him?"
"a. l did see him later in the afternoon
or sometime during the afternoon in front
of the Tucker building, but I don't know
what time that was"
CHARACTER WITNESSES.
After Mr.. Simms had testified, Mr.. Pou
called a number of we'll known, prominent
men to testify as to Mr.. Simms' char
%acter: Rev. Livingston Johnston, DR.. r.
H. Battle, Mr.. N. b. Broughton, Governor
Charles B. Aycock, MI. Josephus Daniels,
Rev. DR.. w. G. Tyree, President r. T,
Vann, Mr.. r. NJ. Furman, Mr.. Thomas H,
Briggs, Rev. T. N. Ivey Mr.. John T. Pull
len, Senator F. NJ. Simmons, Marshal H.
c. Dockery, Mr.. Joseph G. Brown and
Mayor A. NJ. Powell.
Solicitor Daniel then stated that the
prosecution intended to put Mr.. Willis G.
Briggs on the stand, and they would take
this opportunity to prove his character
and reputation by the same witnesses, SO
as to ave time and avoid trouble.
All Of the above gentlemen testified, ex-
|cept Governor Aycock, Mr.. Daniels, MIR.
Brown and Mayor Powell, who were out
of town or unavoidably prevented from
attending.
1t was rather funny, as each witness
went to the stand, the defense would ask
about the character of Mr.. Simms and
the prosecution about the reputation of
Mr.. Briggs.
When Mr.. Thomas H. Briggs turn came,
Solicitor Daniel said: 1.-THE fact that MI.
Briggs is your son is sufficient evidence
of his good character"
Mr.. Pou. not to be outdone, replied
"If they need any evidence to prove Mr..
Briggs character, we will gladly furn-
| ish it."
By the time all these character witnesses
had been examined, it was almost six
o'clock, the session having lasted about
two hours and ten minutes, and it was
agreed to adjourn until ten o'clock this
morning, Judge Douglas having announced
at the beginning that the hours of the
court would be from 10 until 1870 in the
mornings and from 3 until 6 in the after
Moons. Next Tuesday, the Judge said
they would be unable to sit, on account
of a conference at the Supreme court
rooms on that day.