The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-02

don't know what time II was. don't
know whether the lights were LIT on the
street at that time or not"
MIR. J. o. MURRAY.
II live in Panther Branch township: on
the 21st of February / was in front Of Mr..
Johnson's drug store: | was sitting down
on my wagon. and | had been there | sup
uose half a minute. l suppose my wagon
WAS right IN front Of Mr.. Johnson's, and
| heard Il pistol shot fired. NY wagon
was about 6 or 8 feet from the car track.
The man who was shot when | saw him
first was just below the corner of the
postoffice, about the middle of the side
walk. I think, he was going right across
the street after the first shot and he went
l suppose 6 or 8 feet before the second
shot was fired. He was going pretty peart.
After the second shot was fired he threw
his hand up to his side this way (indicat-
ing) and made a little turn, turned around
l think to the right and fell right in the
street car track. I did not know Mr..
Skinner; found out afterwards who he
was. I saw the man at tie pOstoffice
steps when he left there. saw him all
the way, and don't think there was any
thing between me and him: did not see
any difficulty or alteration at all; after
he came off the pOstoffice steps he went
a little to the right. He was off the side
walk when the first hot was fired.
Cross examinations: Yes, / was sitting
on my wagon; l was holding the reins.
sitting right still. My mules head wasn't
exactly right down by the side of the
sidewalk. but a little to the right. | was
sitting right with my face toward the
court house at the time, and this thing
happened pretty much in front of me. I
think there was one carriage on the OPP
posite side of the street, I am not certain,
l think that was located just above the
main entrance, right by the side Of the
curbing. l said / saw Mr.. Skinner at the
foot of the steps of the Dostoffice, and
then saw him pass on across the sidewalk
and go into the street. I didn't say |
didn't lose view Of him during that time.
He passed behind that carriage. l saw him
at the central step first, and he was go
ing in the direction of Denton's or a lit
tie south OF that, he continued in that
direction, and about the time the second
shot was fired he turned to the right a
little, or to TIE south. At the time of the
second shot he had his right shoulder to
Mr.. Haywood; at the time of the first shot
he was between the curbing and the street
car track: at the time of the second shot
he was about the car track, / think; the
shots were fired just about as quick as a
man can shoot; I don't think more than
half a minute apart. Mr.. Haywood was
standing down there about the south steps.
or between the postOffce and the court
house, something like that, right about the
lower corner of the postoffice. I couldn't
say how far below the south steps, he
was, he was a little bit below the corner
of the Dostoffice.'
Re-direct-eXamination: 81 don't know
what time it took between the shots, but
L said as quick as a man could shoot; don't
know whether it was half a minute or ten
seconds. After the second shot. he turned
right around to the right and pitched
right on his face
curt then adjourned mt 3 D. m.
Afternoon Session.
When the court met again at three
O'Clock, the crowd was rather small at
first. There is a great rush every day
for the jury seats, as those are deemed
the best points of vantage. 1t was still
intensely warm in the room.
Their was a consultation between coun-
sci and judges as to whether or not there
should be any argument at all.
Mr.. c. C. Mcdonald, of Raleigh, was
called first. Solicitor Daniel examined
him. He testified in effect hat he was
in front of the Tucker building. Heard
two reports like torpedos IN the track,
and turned and saw Skinner falling about
car track. Saw Ned Barnes in his car
rage there, nda saw him afterwards
and asked him what he knew about it.
Barnes told him he saw second shot and
saw Skinner fall.
Mr.. Pou, on cross examination, brought
out that Mr.. Mcdonald was under indict-
ment for embezzling paymentss collected
from some twenty odd old men on their
insurance policies.
Mr.. T. F. Brockwell, gunsmith and ma
chinist: Mr.. Haywood came into my shop
en- Thursday, l think, before the tragedy to
have a pistol fixed. 1t was a Smith and
| Wesson, hammerless. The pistol had been
repaired for Mr.. Haywood several months
before. Mr.. Haywood said he supposed
I would think him very troublesome, but
there was a little catch in the movement
of the revolver. Mr.. Haywood waited
while l fixed the pistol.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Pou, wit
ness said Haywood may nave said some
thing about going away, but did not tel
him he was going to Florida.
Mr.. E. G. Tompkins, travelling freight
agent for the Seaboard Air Line, was in
the freight office, and happened to have
turned toward glass door, when he saw a
man across the street fire twice in rapid
succession. He ran out and saw Skinner
lying on street. The man shooting was
close to the money order entrance of the
pOstoffice. There was nothing unusua
IN his appearance. His hat was not off.
Col. Argo c~ross-examined Mr.. Temp
kins a few minutes.
George williams, an old color ed man OF
Apex: I was at the corner of Mr.. John
sons drug store. Two gentlemen came out
of the postof1ce. One went north, The
other went cata-cornercd across the street
as if he was going to Marlborough House
Saw "A man with a pistol in his hand. die
not know what he was going to do with
it. The man was on the sidewalk close tC
the corner of the road that juts out neal
the steps. He fired and the man goins
| acroSS the street fell