The news & observer., 1903-05-30
What States Witnesses
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nerl struck him with his left hand, and
he threw his left hand back this way (in-
dicating) | cannot tell you which side
he turned"
Now came character witnesses for Mr..
Hocutt, citizens of Johnston county:
Senator Clarence w. Richardson, DR.. J.
A. Griffin and Messrs. j. r. Barnes, w.
A. Barnes and Dewitt Smith. They all
gave Mr.. Hocutt a good character.
When Senator Richardson was cross-ex-
amined, he said he had never heard any
thing against Mr. Hocutt, and therefore
he judged his general character to be
good.
Col. Argo: ''You agree exactly with
Greenleal on evidence Mr. Richardson"
Then Ned Barnes, the colored driver at
the State Hospital here, was called. He
made a splendid witness, and is an honest
/ looking colored man. with a good face.
/ The impression he made was excellent
! While Barnes was on the stand there
came a little diversion, and the strain of
! the proceedings was relieved for a few
minutes Col Argo was conducting the
examination, and Barnes was trying to
think of one of the persons to whom he
| had spoken on the afternoon of the
shooting He asked Col Argo: whats
the name of this felleF that keeps a bar
room here?" Everybody roared, and Col.
Argo enjoyed it as much as anybody.
Finally he said There are several bar
rooms in Raleigh. 1 don't know to which
one you refer.
The following testified to the good
character of Ned Barnes: Mr.. Roscoe G.
Briggs. President of the Wilson cotton
mill; Mr.. f. w. Barnes, of Wilson; ex-
Congressman f. A. Woodard, of Wilson;
Nh. Walter Woodard Of Wilson; Mr..
George d. Greene, Of Wilson; and Mr. w.
Il. Crawford, Steward of the State Hos
pital where Barnes is employed.
Then Robert E. Denny, of Greensboro,
who was chief page in the House of Repre-
sentatives, was called and examined by
Mr. Holding. He was just going into
Otis barbershop when he heard the shots.
He saw Haywoods hat off on the ground.
Next Mr. Fred Woollcott, who conducts
a grocery store at the corner of Martin
and Salisbury streets, testified, being
questioned by Mr.. Holding.
Mr.. Woollcott said he saw from his
store to the northwest corner of the
postoffice. Mr.. Separk and Mr. Haywood
were passing, and he noticed a little ring
OF dirt around the top of Mr. Haywood's
black derby hat He noticed Mr.. Hay
wood because as he got to the corner he
had heard the names Haywood and Skin
ner. He was a schoolmate of Skinner,
and Skinner was a left-handed man.
Mr.. Gilbert Crabtree, clerk at Hicks
drug store, said that Haywood passed
within g or feet Of him going up the
street with Deputy Sheriff separk. He
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woods hat. Witness was standing just
outside of the door of Hicks drug store.
He was examined by Mr.. Holding and
cross-examined by Solicitor Daniel Mr..
Bart M. Gatling was then examined by
Mr.. Ryan. He testified that Mr.. Skinner
was a left handed man.
Mr. B. w. Baker also testified that
Mr.. Skinner was left handed.
Then Sanitary Inspector T. P. Sale was
examined by Col Argo. He testified to
the finding Of pistol in the left hip
pocket of Mr. Skinner. 1t seemed to be
new pistol, and he saw no case. At
the coroner's inquest he examined the
pistol that Coroner Jordan told him was
the one hey had given him in Johnson S
drug store. 1t was loaded with five
balls
Sales. He did not remember whether OF
not he had on an overcoat. The coat
had been unbuttoned before he got IN
the drug store
DR.. T. M. Jordan, the County Coroner,
was then called, and examined by Capt.
w. H. Day Dr. Jordan had with him
and displayed to the court the pistol that
had been removed from SINNERS pock-
ct. 1t was still loaded, and had five
chambers.
Now came one of the most interesting
parts of the testimony. Coroner Jordan
stated that it was impossible to probe
the wound, as the muscles and skin were
not apparently in the same position they
were when the wound was inflicted
DR.. Jordan had with him, too, the suit
of clothes and overcoat worn by Mr..
! Skinner at the time he was shot. They
consisted of a dark coat and vest and
dark-colored, silk-lined spring over
coat. Capt Day got DR.. Jordan to put
them and show as nearly as he could how
the ywere when he first saw Skinner
The coroner donned vest, coat and over
coat ,buttoning the top button OF the
coat and leaving the oyercoat open.
There were two bullet holes in the over
, coat, through the lower part OF the
lapel Capt Day had Or. Jordan put his
hand to his hip pocket, to show that the
holes in the lapel of the overcoat cor
responded to the holes in the coat and
vest, which Were nearly under the arm
pit on the left side. This produced an
othe rmild sensation through the big
crowd.
DR. Jordan also testified as to the
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through the body was slightly downward
Senator Gillian cross-examined Or. Jor
dan and started to show that if the hand
were drawn back TO the hip, the bullet
hole in the body-coat would not CORE
spond to that in the yest but he finally
said they would wait until later to show
that He then went on to bring out the
point that the oyercoat was one which
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