The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-07


opening the door.
Capt. Tom Arlington, OF Raleigh, was
the next witness He had known Gid
Aston four or five years, AID his char
acter was good
B. r. Ellis, of Raleigh. also gave Aston
good character, as did also L. T. Brown,
of this city, and Dr. D. E. Everitt, of
Raleigh, who also testified to the good
character of DR.. Joel Whitake".
GEORGE BURST.
George Burst young colored man,
was next called. He was employed at
the Marlborough. Was standing outside
Of the hotel next to the Southern ticket
office. Something drew his attention to
Mr.. Haywood and Mr.. Skinner standing
near the main entrance OF the postotfce
talking. Pretty soon Mr.. Skinner hauled
off and struck Mr.. Haywood, and Mr.
Haywood put his hand back in his pocket
and drew his pistol and fired. The blow
had knocked Mr.. Haywood over, and he
caught on his hand. After he fired he
picked up his derby and brushed it off
with his handkerchief. In reply to a
question of Col Harris, witness said he
meant they were near the south steps of
the postoffice. He saw no motion on
Mr.. SINNERS part after he struck the
blow. All his eyes were upon Mr.. Hay
wood.
Cross-examined by Mr. Daniel. witness
said he saw the two men standing There
talking to each other for about &C." GiH-
utes 1t looked to him hike
| standing up on the raised $3.50
Mr.. Skinner step off the -.-s- s-.@ -,.3
start off toward Dentor -t- :,
turned 90 Mr.. Hayv' 'F;..
| rected this and said
! Mr.. Haywood When
raised place. He co,
ner after the first 81
carriages in the str,
right after the other.
f. T. Kicks, OF Raleigh
next and said Gergc Bur-
was good, so far as he knew
Moses Woodland Of this city and Frank
T. Smith. also gave George . good char
acter.
Vitruvius Register, Deputy Clerk OF the
Court. was next sworn and examined by
| w. n. Jones. Witness was in the Clerk =
office when he heard the shot. His at
tention was first called by the shots, one
right after the other. He looked out OF
| the window and saw Mr.. Skinner just
from the curbing He went out of the
| court house door before he reached the
car track and fell When ne first saw him
his back was toward Mr. Haywood. His
lat was off and he was going like man
who had lost control of himself. He
made circle and fell in the car track
When witness came from dinner il was
about ten minutes past four O'Clock AT
| Mr.
passed him on the north side OF Martin
| street, going faster than he was. toward
| the postoffice. When he reached the
Clerks office Mr.. Haywood was there
paying Mr.. Russ fees for registering a
deed, he thought. Witness had teIephoned
before he left for dinner, to Mr.. Hay
wood, telling him he had found the paper
and asking him to come down. What was
his manner or mood? Objection sustained
and exception noted.
Witness thinks he had to open the
loor of his ice before he could get
out in the street 1t was some thirty
or forty feet he had to go.
Cross-examiEed by Mr.. Daniel witness
said he was at the stove warming his
hands when he heard the shots When he
first saw Mr. Skinner he did rot think
he was more than third of the way to
the car track. He did not see his hands,
and did not notice a mule and wagon
,un away or turn suddenly there Mr.
skinner seemed to lean too far forward
for a man in control of his movements
He reached the street in time to see him
: Il on car track
l.. d. Wombe, of Raleigh deputy in Mr..
| Russ office. He was standing Just inside
the gate to Mr.. Russ private desk. First
he heard the two reports. He said ::
Hello! what is that?" and then came
out OF the gate to the second window
from the corner of the building He
saw Mr.. Skinner going across the street
with his hat off, walking in rather an
excited manner. He was bearing a lit
| lie southeast. He went over the track
when his legs gave way and he fell over
| with his head toward the west. Mr.. Hay
wood came in the office and paid the
fees On q paper. Did not remember his
saying anything till he went cut What did
| he say then? Objection sustained The
reports came very short time after Mr.
Haywood left the office, not more than a
couple of minutes. The period between
the two shots was inside of two sec
onds.
No cross examination.
w NJ RUSS
w NJ Russ, Clerk of the Court. was
then called by Mr., Holding. Witness
was sitting with his back to the window
hat fronts the postoftice. Mr.. Haywoo
| had just left his office. Suddenly there
was a loud noise like the crack of a gun.
and then repeated His attention was at
tracted by Mr.. Womble, who said: II
| think they've hit him. He got up and
aw Mr.. Skinner some five feet from the
ear track He did not get up at once be-
cause he thought it was boys putting tor
1edoes on the track. He had to lean
around to see Mr.. Skinner
Mr. E. G. Simpson was in witness of
Gee at the term of court talking with
aim, and remarked that Mr.. Skinner had
left the sidewalk around the tree just
where the brick pavement and grano-
lithic pavement meet. He said Skinner
came down past that tree and then stepped
IF the curb Mr.. Simpson had said his
attention was attracted by the shots.
| Cross-examined by Mr. Gillian. Mr. Russ
| said Mr.. Skinner was moving like man
hit, irregular, bent slightly forward. lie
had hand up toward the hip. Mr.. Hay
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