The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-24

tween the second and third shots, per
haps half n minute
| Being asked the size OF pr' haSS nc
said he Judged he weighed a IttIe less
| than two hundred pounds tie was re-
! duced in weight and was 4 Fargo man q
| emo looking man. about six feet. one inch
in bcighth. long arms and square should
| crs.
4. tn Bakor's conduct IL looked to him
| as If he was trying To get away ih'
| blows Of Or. Bass were violent oioNs.
| There were several Commissions on the
| hack OF Bakers head. these about the Size
| Of the third Of a guinea egg. ana ther'
were also two cut places on Or. Bakers
head.
IN the encounter he heard no word said
mr. Rass was violent. he pursued Dr
| Baker. he was an angry and infurlated
San AZ he pursued him.
A QUESTION RULED OFT.
u ysl Know &C amy prior trouble
hatweeu nr. Baker and Dr. Bass was
asked the witness by Mr.. Henry Gil
liam.
Here there were interruptions and Oh
i~cctions by the counsel for the prosocu-
ton. who claims that the question was
barred.
Mr.. Henry Gillian said the purpose OF
tbo question was to show a previous
encounter between the men IN when Ut
Baker had been beaten by Dir. Bass. but
Judge Brown would not allow the ques-
ton to be answered. ruling it out as
having no connection wtth the pi'9'''
case.
Mr.. Bum conducted the cross cNami-
nation and asked Col. Bridgers If he saw
.-.- x;etoIe" J,1rin q tho diffCnlfN
Col. Bridgers in reply said he saw no
nistol. At the second shot no one held
DR.. Baker, but Messrs. Carstarphen and
Jenkins had hold of DR.. Bass when his
pistol was used.
Mr. H. Nj. Jenkins next went on the
stand for the defense. He stated that en-
last Monday morning he was on the OPP
poside side of Main street from the post
office and saw the difficulty. Looking
across the street he saw Dr.. Baker and
DR.. Bass together. He ran across and
DR.. Bass was bending over Or. Baker
with his left arm on his neck or shoulder.
He said that just as he reached there
DR. Bakers pistol fired twice and Dr..
Bass was bearing his pistol around on
Baker. and he and Martin Castaphen
bore his pistol around and it went off.
Later Mr.. Jenkins said: when | saw
Dr.. Bass pistol it was in his hand. /
caught it and could not get it away at
first. but with Mr.. Castaphen was
able to get it from him with a struggle
On the cross examination Mr.. Jenkins
said that as he reached DR.. Bass he saw
the pistol in his hand and he saw this at
the time the shots were fred; that he did
not see DR.. Bass take out his pistol.
On the redirect examination he said:
1.-The shot from DR.. Bass pistol came af-
ter the men were parted, but the pistol
Iof Dr.. Bass as l reached him was bearing
down on DR.. Baker. DR.. Bass had placed
his arm around him and the pistol was
pointing at DR.. Bakers stomach when
| knocked it away
Mr.. Martin Castarphcn was the next
witness. He is connected with the post
office and said when the difficulty Oc-
Cured he was at The money order win
dow, that he saw two men in a struggle.
DR.. Bass was hitting DR.. Baker blow after
blow. Il ran around and they were Their
on the side walk. | an under the i'm
preston that l got there as the shots
were fired. DR.. Bass had hold of Dr..
Baker and was striking him, l cant say
that DR.. Baker was bent over. In the
whole matter ! only heard two shots, tn
shots from DR.. Baker were very close
together. | am under the Impression that
az ] caught hold of them that DIR. Bass
pistol was pointed at DR.. Bakers stom-
ach. though | am not positive. After
Baker and Bass were separated and ]
had my hand on DR.. Bass the pistol fred
and the shot went into the air. striking
the window of the Constantine fruit store.
On tho c.oss-examination he said y
did not see DR.. Baker fire, nor did !
see any pistol in DR.. Bass hands when
he was shot. l do not think he got his
pistol out till after he was shot. He
said that being excited he could not sd,
that he took hold of DR.. Baker before o.
after. As to DR.. Bass having Or. Bake
borne down he could not say.
A NEGRO WITNESS.
The first negro witness in the case was
next on the stand. This was Van Davis
q farmer living on the edge of the town
He got mixed up III his explanations anG
for the first time there was laughtc~
They were fighting when I saw them,
said he and Or. Bass was beating DR.
Baker with his fist. DR.. Baker was dowr
"wringing'i and did not got away till
some men tangled" them Up then DR.
Baker got away. When II. Bass caught
him again on the sidewalk DR.. Baker got
wv us ElCtoiy ILL do III bdSS IdIGtl
him DR.. Baker shot. At the second sho
DR.. Bass had gotten hold of DR.. Bake,
and was bending him over. At this TIM
some others got hold of Or. Bass.
q saw DR.. Bass pull out his pistol
after he was shot. At the time Of thu
second shot DR.. Bass was pulling DR.
Baker down. the first shot Or. Bass
caught DR.. Bakers hand"
Being asked if Dr.. Baker was crouch
ing down, Davis said 7 better lot thai
alone. | couldn't tell YOU"
IN response to 4 question as to tho time
taken for the shooting. his answer was
Il reckon he done it quick as he could
wasn't studying the minutes and Che
seconds Just then.
On his crosS-oxamination by the STATE
he said that when the first shot was
fired some one was holding Dir. Bass. AMI
that when III" second shot ramn some
one was holding Dr.. Bass. and that it
was one man.
WAS FORCED TO DO TT.