The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13
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backed by his character witnesses
Strong Z fully into the actions OF
Schmitz IN the matter. Schmitz ana
HocutC claim to be unwilling witnesses
and Yet they went off in different di-
rectons with their mouths wide OPEN
tie called to the fact tnae
ing at the Citizens bank corner. say
and talked the matter. Hocutt wenc
TO henderson and did the same thing
and Yet they wanted to keep the mat
Ter secret. SchlnitZ and Hocutt stand
ign at the Citizens bank corner. say
Skinner was using his left hand. Ned
Barnes said Skinner was using his
right hand. Here IS 4 contradiction
Mack Fuller was a willing witness. He
was one of the attorneys concealed
shots in Argos locker. He admitted
statement. Mack Fuller ccntradicts
Ned Barnes. Mack Fuller says Skin
ner was using his left hand. Barnes
says he was using his right hand.
Mr.. Strong next took up the tesCi-
mony of the Thompson boy. The jury
will remember that the boys father
said he did not tell him that skinner
was reaching for his pistol. If both
had been reaching for their pistols,
don you know 1t would have made
an impression or the boy and he WOULD
have toll his father? Burst. a W.T.
ness for the defense said Skinner was
leaving with his back towards Hay
wood at the first shot. L. w. Smith
saw the same thing. Strong explained
the connection of counsel for the state
with Jones Fuller abOu Miss Native
PAGES testimony. The counsel want
ed F'uller'S testimony, that was the
only way they could get it. He denied
that the state was trying to suppress
testimony, and said the defense knew.
&C much 9hnI1t Miss Paon a : tho Ctafn
did, and that if they wanted her. they
had ample time to her as q
witness.
Many witnesses testify that Skinner
had his and on his hip after he
second shot, even if he were reaching
for his pistol, he had a perfect right,
exactly to do so, as it would have
been self defense. exactly the plea of
Haywood here today. Strong argued
that the second shot was the fatal one
Simms' evidence shovel there was mo-
attempt on SINNERS part to draw IL
pistol and absolutely c~Ontradicts he
testimony of Schmitz. Hocutt and
others. The defense claims the pistol
was hung in his pocket and would not
come out, vet 1t was found to be loose
in his pocket.
J. n. Holding for the defense e the
rules of evidence, declaring that, posi-
tive has more weight tina negative
evidence. He spoke at much length on
the testimony of witnesses. for both h e
defense and the state. He said, Let
us see why Ludlow Skinner was there.
Take the evidence of Lindsey, h
stated that he passed out of the post
office after Skinner and had almost
reached the Tucker building when the
shots were fired. He stated also that
Skinner would have been near john
sons drug store, If he had continued
his course. The truth about it is. that
Ludlow Skinner was standing there on
the sidewalk talking to Haywood.
He then discussed the testimony Of
DR.. Knox who made the autopsy AND
claimed that the scratch on the heart
was not made by the bullet, but by
the knife used in the autopsy. He
again attacked counsel for the state
terming their course as persecution n
stead of prosecution.
Mr.. Holding then reviewed the testi-
mony of the defense. claiming its
strength was IN the fact that it was
not all alike. Some witnesses had seen
things that others had not, but taken
all in all, it made a complete cOndi-
ton of things which existed.
Holding was the sixth lawyer tc.
speak. SIX more are to speak. One OF
the attorneys for the defense says the
remainder of speeches will be even
longer chan these already made ana
he does not expect the case to go to
the jury before Wednesday.