The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-31

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MR.. F. B. AUSTIN.
| Mr.. F. B. Austin, of Richmond, was then
called and examined by Senator Norris
! %. What is your name and where do
you ive?"
"A. F. B. Austin, Richmond, Va. My
business is that of travelling salesman
%. Where were you on the 21st of Feb
ruary7"
"a 1 was in Raleigh"
90 State what you saw, if anything,
respecting the homicide"
"a. l was walking up the street and was
| just about opposite the postoffice, oppo-
site the shooting. My attention was at
tracted by the report of a pistol, and I
looked across that way and saw a man
running off the sidewalk He ran down
off the street and turned around a vehi
Gle that was standing there, circled
around as if to go behind it, and the sec
ond shot was fired as the man was ap-
preaching the rear of that carriage. He
threw up his hands and went on out to
the car track and staggered around and
sank down on his knees on the car track. :"
20. How soon after the first shot did
you look?"
GA looked instantly, just as quick as
could.
20. Was there any obstruction between
you and the deceased?"
"a Nothing
20. Where was he at the moment your
eyes fell upon him?'
"a. He was right at the edge of the
sidewalk. He was either getting off or 1T
the edge. He was running rapidly"
20. What direction was he going just
then?"
"A. He was facing ne at that moment.
was on the opposite side and he was
20. How far did he go before he
changed?"
"a. l don't suppose he took over a step
or two, and then he changed"
%. Stand up and describe how he
changed his position7'
a He just stepped down off the curb
ing and ran out little bit, and / don't
suppose he had taken over one or two
steps and he started right up in the di-
rection and approached the rear of We
hicle that was standing there and tried
to go around it.
20. Where was the defendant standing
respecting Mr. Skinner at that moment?"
"a. did not see him.
q How far did the deceased go in
that direction described by you before the
second shot?''
"A. suppose he made probably three
or four steps, ten or twelve feet, before
the second shot
20 After the second shot what did you
see?"
"a. He put his hands up in that posi-
ton and ran in a trot out to the car
track in a diagonal direction He went
up that way towards the opposite corner
the drug store. He did not go straight to-
wards the car track"
20. About how far from the car track
was he at the time of the second shot?"
"a. He was about twelve or fifteen
feet, going direct TO the car track. He
went further than that after he was shot.
After the second shot, did he change
his course again?"
"A. Yes"
20 In what direction?"
GA He was going almost parallel with
the car track until the second shot, hut
he went slightly to the right after the
second shot
%. From your observation Mr. Aus
tin, when did the deceased appear to re-
ceive the wound. objection by defendant
Objection sustained)'
20. How soon after the second shot did
the deceased throw up his hands as de
scribed by you?'
"a. Instantly"
ss-examination by Col. Argo: 20.
Where did you say you hved?"
"a Richmond, Va"
20. Where did you say you were on
Fayetteville street at the time of this
difficulty?"
"a ,,,as 4,,gE ,v,,,oc;4c 4to ,,o.toee; >,
90 DO you know what store you were
near on the other side?"
"a. / do not. There were two or three
BARRIERS around there and l asked who the
parties were. / was then opposite from
where the difficulty was. was east from
them and was walking along up thc
street"
90 Your attention was attracted by the
sound of a pistol?"
"A. Yes, sir
20 You were induced by that to look
on the other side of the street, and when
you looked you saw a man coming to-
wards you?"
"A. Yes, running"
90 How near was he to the curbing?"
"a. think that he was just about the
edge of the sidewalk or just getting off.
He had his back to the postoffice. / could
not say that it was squarely, but his back
would have been, to the west"
q. Did you see anybody at that time
except this one man?"
"A. No l did not see the man with
the pistol"
%. Was there a carriage standing inn
medlately where this man was stepping
from the sidewalk?"
"A. No, it was not Immediately there.
1t was about, possibly, ten feet north of
him, or twelve feet. 1t was UP some dis
tance above him. There was just one
carriage there
q What prevented you from seeing the
man with the pistol Did you afterwards
see the man with the pistol2''
"A. Yes. l saw the man whom I was
told did the shooting. He was standing