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

barber shop. Heard pistol shots ami
looked and saw man coming OF side
, walk, coming almost directly toward pit-
ness, who was walking north
when heard first shot. Man OF the side
walk was just about edge OF sidewalk.
on point OF stepping of. He vas run
ming toward witness. Took two or three
steps. ana turned little 10 left. Vehicle
was standing IN street and he appeared Ia
be going around vehicle. turning - the
north, to left, and started north. He had
not taken more than three or four sters
when a second shot was fred. Threw
his hands up and staggered to car track
in STOPPING position and then fell.
At the time OF the second shot he was
approaching rear OF vehicle facing almost
to north, almost parallel with the -t-eet,
At moment OF the second shot be paused,
threw has hand up to his breast ana side.
and changed his gait and stopped over
ana went iii a trot diagonally to car
tack, where he Tell. He was = or so
feet from witness when he fell. Prior
to the second shot skinner was SIMPLY
running.
Witness saw Haywood about time
Skinner fell on car track. Could not 10
cate his position at the time OF either
shot. When first seen he was putting
lis hand in his oyercoat pocket. Had both
hands IN pockets.
Col. Argo crossexamined the witness.
who said a gentleman BY the name OF
Howard was with him that day IT time
Of shooting. Had told prosecution Howard
was with HIM. Col. Argo asked why
Howard was not here.
Witness saw some carriages standing il
the street. Howard on his left. betweeu
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vas only a second or two between the
shots. By time he looked man had made
probably five OF SIX steps before second
slot was fired. After second shot was
fred, when he first saw Haywood, the
latter was a little south Of Skinner, WHO
circled north, after going two or three
steps east, then turned half way to
north, till he was going parallel with
car track. Haywood was some ten or
fifteen feet to the south OF Skinner when
he first saw him. The carriage was
some ten feet north of direct line from
witness to Skinner when he left the
sidewalk. He was approaching from
side of carriage when the second hot
was fired, then started northeast across
the street.
On question Of Judge PEBBLES, witness
said Skinner was on west side OF car
track Twelve 10 lllleGu lttl at UIIlG Vi
second shot.
On redirect Mr.. Austin illustrated
the movements of Mr.. Skinner
V. c.. Tompkins, of this city, who
travels for freight department of Sea
board Air Line, was next examined by
Senator John E. Woodland. Was
in office IN Marlborough building on that
day. Diagonally across from post office
building. In turning saw through glass
door Haywood in act OF firing d revolver,
standing in front Of window CT post office
now devoted tC money order department.
Facing diagonally across street. Shots
IN rapid succession. Witness went out IL
street, and saw Skinner lying IN street.
His estimate would be that Skinner was
eight or ten feet from him as he lay.
Saw nothing IN street to obstruct his
vision OF Haywood.
On cross-examination by Capt. Day.
witness said he saw nothing of Haywood
till his arm was extended.
". P. Rose, the architect. of this city,
was examined by senator Woodland. He
had drawing with him Of the plot of the
homicide. Distance from curb to center
Of car track is 80 feet. From curb to
post office proper IS SO feet to wall OF
building. Directly at south end it IS %
feet, 4 inches, to projection Of the
building. From steps Of main entrance
to projection at south end IS Is feet, 3
inches. The pOstoffice stands out five feet
nearer the street than the court house.
Frontage OF court house IS SO feet, s
inches. From projection at south end
OF post office to opposite curb IS 90 feet.
From Pullen Building to southern steps
of post office is 213 feet, 4 inches. The
height Of the curling IS 8 inches. From
south line of post office to north line
Of court house is A feet s inches.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Holding, Mr..
Rose said there was a projection toward
street IN centre of post office OF 2 feet
s inches. A person standing IN window
in west end of Pullen Building cannot see
q person standing on or at edge of pro-
lection north OF southern steps OF post
office. Nor could he see a person hold
ing a pistol In outstretched hand. South
ern steps Of post office are 8 feet ) inches
wide. These steps are southeast from
S. A. l.. office at an angle Of about IS de
grees.
Joseph S. Wigs was examined by Sen
ator Gillian. Had lived in Raleigh IS
years. A carpenter. On evening of Feb
ruary 21st was on Fayetteville street oppo-
site Henry Building, between JQhnson's
urug store and Denton's bar. Was between
Turner's cafe and Acme Wine Company.
Stood there ) or 10 minutes. Noticed a
carriage about south entrance OF post
office. Was talking with gentleman.
FIRST shot attracted attention. Looked
and saw gentleman 7 or " feet from curb
ing. a little to rear of carriage, in stoop-
ing position, facing north. About time wit
ness saw him he was bareheadcd and he
thought was trying to pick up his hat.
When second shot rang out he turned
diagonally toward Denton's bar. When
slooplng his face was toward north. and
his hat was to his left, between him and
rear end Of carriage. AT second shot
threw his hand to breast. The expression
CT his face looked like a MAJ IN pain.
This was objected to, and objection sus-
tanned.
Skinner ran across street car track,
turned to north and fell with his face to
west. At second shot he was y or 10
feet from car track. Fell 80 to 100 feet
from where witness was standing. Fell
nearly IN front of Denton's bar. Did not