The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-24
ne DIED IMMEDIATELY
HAYWOOD Refuses 10 Nj keAny Statement What
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Skinner Was Amid With a
E,~evOIver.

J. Ludlow Skinner was shot to death
bv Ernest Haywood yesterday afternoon.
IT was done on Fayetteville street,
right in front of the postofice at half
rasr four o'clock, in broad daylight.
Two shots We're fired, the second one
doing the deadly work.
The ball entered under the left arm
and reached the heart.
HAYWOOD IS NOW IN THE COUNTY
JAIL.
Mr.. skinner was in the middle of the
street. near the street car track when he
fell.
He lived hardly a half minutes, being
barely conscious when picked up.
He was carried into James l. Johnson's
drug store and laid upon the counter.
Dr. Hines was 'phoned for and arrived
in a few minutes. He pronounced Mr..
skinner dead.
Then was the saddest scene Of all. The
herCaved wife came in, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. J. c.. Winder. When
Mrs. Skinner saw the body she uttered
one awful. wild shrek. Her grief was
terrible in its abandon. There was not
q dry eye in the room.
The body was removed to the home on
North Person street.
Mrs. skinner declared she would not
leave her husbands side. and would go
home in the carriage with him. Il I'M
going in the carriage with Ludlow she
cried.
PM n = chn WOO hpinC 1a1 tn tho car-
riage. she tainted, and was taken back
into the drug store, where she was re-
yiyed in a few minutes.
Here is the story of the shooting. as
hest it can be gathered from the different
accounts:
Skinner had been in Haywood's office
for some time yesterday afternoon. To-
gar Terrell was also in there part of the
time. Then Skinner, accompanied by
Terrell. went to the postofice,
In the meantime Haywood went to the
court house. AS he returned, and was
approaching the southern steps of the
Iostofffce he saw Skinner on the sidewalk
and fired point-blank at him. He missed
aad Skinner hurried off. When he
reached the car track Haywood fired
again. and Skinner stumble on for a
second and then sank to the ground.
Before he fell he half turned and seem
Cd TO start back, finally falling with his
head toward the Dostoftice.
Haywood then deliberately put the
smoking revolver back into his pocket
and turning arounr met Deputy Sheriff
Cherries y. Separk, and asked him to 60
Up to his office with him.
While there Mr.. Haywood ave up his
revolver to Mr.. Separk and sent for
E~-,,- II De-, ,p4 NIocerc hrcO an6
Shaffer. his attorneys. With them FAY
wood consulted for awhile, and then ac-
companied Mr.. Scpark to the shcriff's Of
flee
Justice of the Peace J. c.. Maroon
was sent for. He made out the warrant
and then, in the presence of Mr.. Pou and
Col Argo. Haywood's counsel, and S. f.
Mordecai. counsel for the sheriff, held
tn" preliminary hearing.
The defendant plead not guilty.
Charles A. Separk was sworn in and
testified as follows:
Somewhere near half past four o'clock
?. M, I went out of the front door of
Tho court house and started down toward
Davic street. When | got about ten or
fifteen steps from the court house door
/ heard a pistol fire. l turned around
md looked and saw the flash of the
second fire. I saw Mr.. Haywood standing
to this side of the main entrance to the
p0stofice Mr.. Skinner was in the
street at the time that l saw him. | saw
skinner make a motion as if to throw
his hand around toward his pocket when
I first saw him. Then l saw him turf
around and stagger and fall in the street
I-think he fell across the street car track
/ taink he was bareheaded at the time
As soon as the second shot was fired
IAN toward Mr.. Haywood, and when | go
"ith;~ - fifteen steps of him callef
rim. I said: Ernest" He turnet
around and said: "An right Then
took his arm and he asked me to wall
up to his office with him. Whom w
Wont into tho office, Mr.. Croker cam
MP and ! asked Mr.. Haywood to give IN
his pistol. He gave it to me. That is al
know"
III" defendant was ash d if he had an
statement to make, and he reptile
through his attorneys that he had not.
The judgment of the court was tina
the defendant was committed under tn
charge of murder without bail.
1t is understood that John w. Hinsdal
has been retained also by Haywood.
When SINNERS body was examined
It revolver was found in his hip poke
Ut was a new one with all the chamber
lCadcd
Haywood. when asked by q News an
Fa"rtcr reporter for a statement, sal
De had none to make at present.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
20 -snt Or. T. NJ. Jordan, the core
empaneled a jury, composed
wi5, {. b. Edwards, Fred Habcl, T. ]
L.'i"y' Thomas S. Stevenson, Jol
~ NPtt and W. S. West. They vicwc
Ieihalns at the residence and toe
e.. tlmo of Susan McCullcrs, Nj
inner cook. as follows:
~ McCULLERS: Il cook for NJ
0Nlhher. This was my evening c