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

@ VIII you describe ms manner at the
time and after the second shot2' 4. AT
that time when saw the movement Of
his arms. then he turned to the lett and
circled to the left and sank on his knees,
and then fell over. l remember seeing
his hat rolling in the street. but do not
remember seeing IT fall OF his head"
@. Can you describe his gait after the
first shot" A. Yes. sir, his gait quick
ened after the first shot. but he was not
in a run, he was just in a fast walk
@. "What was the defendant doing?
A. He stood there on the parapet where
l first saw him until think Mr.. skinner
had almost fallen, he had certainly got
ten TO his knees, I think, and then he
walked up the street, and when l last
saw him he was sorter lost IN the crowd.
l don't know hat there was a great
crowd, but IN the number of people there
he was lost to me-
@. Did he make the second shot from
the parapet?" A. Yes. sir"
@. Il wish you would describe to the
jury, If you saw the defendant make the
second shot, the motion that he made,
please, the manner in which he made it,
a. 1T was shortly after the first shot, of
course, very little time elapsed, but
could see the outstretched hand and the
flash Of the fire. and then Mr.. Skinner
fell. | don't remember that the defendant
put his pistol in his pocket. I didn't sec
that"
@. "Please state if there was any delay
or stop in the movement of Skinner from
the time you saw him leave the sidewalk
did you see him leave the sideWalk?'-
A. No, SIR
@. well, from the time you saw him
until he fell in the street," A. "No, sir.
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Q. ANY movement Of his hand?" A.
"None that I saw
Characterization: @. "You say that
here?" A. Yes, sir"
@. o the third hoor?' A. Eyes. sir"
@. I'm the little hallway that leads out
across the building?' A. Yes, SIR
@. And near the window in front?" A.
Yes, sir"
@. "Now that is right over the main
entrance of the Marlborough House?'
A. Yes, SIR"
@. THAT is a small window, isn't it?"
A. Yes, sir. 1t is as large as that one
there indicating windoW in court house.)
@. "No wider than that is it?' A. Il
don't know; it may be a little wider
Q. isn't it narrower than that?" A.
"No, sir, | don't think it is. I think pos
sibly about that size
@. you had your back to the Window
A. mo. sir. when l first saw it-before I
saw it | had my side to the window
@. (Which side?' A. My right side"
@. You were facing south?' A. Il
was facing south, with my right side to
the window
please state what attracted your atten-
ton o. A "A Young lady-'
The Solicitor: w object to anything
that was said to him by a third party"
Col. Argo: He said his attention was
attracted by something, and I want to
know what that was. Besides it is part
of the res gesta; it was an exclamation
made right there by the person who was
looking at the firing"
The Solicitor: I'VE will withdraw our
objection to that, Colonel Argo.."
Q. You say your attention was at
tracted to the street by s~omething-a
young lady who was present at the time?
A. yes, sir"
@. You were talking with this young
lady?" A. Eyes, sir"
@. she was facing the Window A.
"She was sitting in the window, in this
position (indicating) and l was standing
over her.
@. 80 she could see out?' A. Eyes,
sir
@. please state who that young lady
VASE" A, Miss Mattye Pace
@. "She lives here?'' A. Eyes, sir"
Q. "She said to you, Look yonder,
there is a fght?'" A. "She said some
thing about two men quarrelling or about
to fight
Q. Didn't she say, Look yonder, there
is a fght?'" A. Il don't remember that
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thing about a difficulty. l don't exactly
remember, she may have said: There is
a fight or there is about to be a fght.'''
Q. Isn't it your impression that she
said there is a fght?'" A. mo, sir,
it IS not. My impression is that she said
there IS about to be a fight or there
are two men quarrellihg,' but she may
have said there IS a fight"
@. do you remember having a con-
versation with Mr.. John Hinsdale, Jr.,
that afternoon about it, at his house,
A. Yes. sir. l remember
Q. Don't you remember that you told
him that you knew a man or person who
saw the fire, and that the person was in
that window, and that this person who
ever it was. looked across and saw an
animated discussion, and that Mr.. Skin
ner struck Mr.. Haywood in the breast as
it appeared to him or herr" A. Eyes, sir,
l him l told him in substance that, but
that was told to me afterwards, but it
wasn't called to my attention.
Q. BY some person." a. Eyes, sir
@. so that this person did tell you
Miss Mattye Pace, hat he was struck in
the breast?'
The Solicitor: ''That is not competent.
what was told by this young lady after
wards"
Witness: Il know positively that was
told me afterwards, that is why 1 didn't
state it then
The Solicitor: Eve ask your honor to
strike that out"
The Court: '.Strike that out, NJ.
Stenographer, what was told him after
wards is not proper, and state to the
jury that what was told him afterwards
IS not testimony"
By Col. Argo: "The conversation that
you had with Mr.. JOIN Hinsdale was on
the very afternoon of this occurrence? %
A. Yes, sir, at his fathers house."
Q. "And what was told you by Miss
Native Pace was told you before you
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