The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-10-06

%. peters. Witness did not recoIlect
90. defendant said he had been TO
-..... .r was gong.
1gNE NEW EVIDENCE.
Fl Woods was the next States wit
five. in Raleigh, mailing clerk fur
u Post. ON the afternoon Of hom-
.a- bv south steps OF postoftice, on
.--arfce side OF the street. He saw
..atIemen talking, one Oh rise ana
cha. other of tne rise, a lew feet from the
+. sleeps. They were talking III d 90
.. of voice, nothing To attract his
..a After leaving them going
.. r!-t as he got the other side Of the
... steps ne was attracted by q sho:,
..uel "a soon as he could. He saw
..tleIuan on the rise and the other
... the street. The one on the rise
t.-rol holding it out in his hand.
49,. ~. line street was nearer to the
....g than the street car track, per
..- = or feet from the c%urbing, walk
OIL across the street at an angle as
..r.L 10 Johnson's drug store lie
+.# ..Eou thI,e or four steps after the
.,-- shot when the second shot was fired.
~. ..~ then near the ear track. At sec
..I shot he threw both hands up TO
and went over car track; fell with
r... ON east rail of car track.
...-exaulined by Mr.. pou, Mr.. Woods
... that SINNERS side was tONald him.
.-t his back toward Haywood as he Went
off alter the first shot.
S. S1uI-. OF McCullers, was then
...5sued by Senator Gillian. He was
standing at corner OF Citizens Bank. near
q telephone post, diagonally northeast
from the postotfce. Was looking toward
ro,rofice. and saw two men standing
near south steps of postofice, apparently
uIkiug. about two steps toward curb
stone from the steps. Could not say
ha.. long they stood there, but only a
short time. Saw Haywood throw his hand
,5t and fire the first time. Skinner had
then left the curb some two or three feet
.r the street. Saw skinner when he left
HAYWOOD. After the first shot Skinner
tlrued to the left as if to see where
shot came from. Just then the second
shot came and skinner threw both hands
r3 his body. At the second shot he was
three or four steps west Of the car track.
He c5rcled to the left in falling. Mr.. Hay
wood held the pistol until he saw Mr..
skinner was going to fall. Mr.. Haywood
then TOOK two or three steps to the north
and then turned and met Mr.. SeparI;.
C-ross-examined by Mr.. Holding, Mr..
SauIS said he saw one OF the gentlemen
comrg down the south steps Of the post
office. He thought that was Nh. Skinner
and he seemed to hesitate. as if to speak
to Mr.. Haywood, who seemed TO be com.
inc from the court house. Could no.
Jay how long Mr.. Skinner stood there on
the steps. When witness first saw MIR.
Haywood, he was two or three steps
from skinner. Witness looked further
down the street for a Mr.. Jones, and when
he looked back he saw Mr.. Haywood
throw out his hand and make the first
shot. Witness had just flashed his eyes
away and back, and he saw Mr.. Skinner
when he turned and left Mr.. Haywood
Inner went diagonally across the street
song toward Johnson's drug store. The
shots came in rapid succession.
Witness said he was summoned al
habeas corpus hearing, but was not called
to the stand. Did not think he said in his
statement to Col. Harris that SINNERS
back was toward Haywood when bott
shots were fired. Did not recollect say
ing at McCullers that Skinner was sho
IN the back. Witness statement haf
been written down by Col. Harris, ant
signed for witness by Mr.. NcCullers
Mr.. Holding read the statement made BY
witness 20 Col. Harris in the presence O
MI MCCulLerS. witness NdIu the state
ment was correct in the main.
At this point, twenty minutes to si2
o'clock, court adjourned until 0:30 thi
morning.
7. H. WOODS EVIDENCE.
The following is the stenographic repor
Of the essential parts of Mr.. Woods test
mony:
Q. Who did you pass, if any one, aboC
the south steps of the postoffice?' A
Well; I seen two gentlemen standint
there talking. l didn't know them at til
time
q. where were they standing?' 4
One was standing upon that rise and tn
other one was standing off of it."
Q. How near to the south steps," 4
We'll. they was about three or four step
below there"
Q. How near to them did you pass?
A. Z passed right by them"
Q. How close to them?" A. Il don
know. in about two or three feet"
Q. when you passed what were the
'o.ag?" A. standing talking"
Q. what was the tone of their voices?
A. "Oh. it was gentle x +
q. What was there in the tone of thei
voice TO attract your attention?' I
-N0Jhllg.
O.. which way were you going?"
Going north
Q After passing them what first at
.raet@d your attention. A. "A pist'
shot,
O How far had you gotten after pas
tLg them when YOU heard the shot?' I
had gotten on the other side of IL
south steps,
Q o the other side of these san
south ~tepS2" y. Yes, sir
u What is that d~istance?' A.
con- know, three or four steps,
V What, if anything, had you heal
.'-9"e the shot to attract your attention
A "Eothing.'
Upon hearing that pistol shot wht
'.I you do?" A. Il turned around"
y How quickly?' A. Just as soon
J could turn"
When You turned whom did yc
A. 4 seen one gentleman standlr
The rise and the other one was out
the street,
Now first, the gentleman on IL
ttNt what was ba 1ci~cr ..Iao rpI, tJrn(