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

atsd about three feet from the fountain.
There il d division ia the wando~. wa<
looking out of the e.g@t sd" 81 that dsya~
ION. ] have = hole IN the aoor 20 -how
where the ice box was, where the mater
went through. | have TO idea What y
the distance between the Fullcu b~usldlng
ana the court houSs. never measured a..
have no idea TIE length 81 this court
ho,Ise or the distance between the court
house and the postofhse- When | came
out OF the store. | suppose Mr. Haywood
was standing IN the same position he
MS when ne fired the first shoi. unless be
moved while | was coming out Of the
store. / know my height, I've feet = 81
inches. | am mighty poor al Judging ais
tances. Ny window Is an full view from
past the Tucker building. on the side
walk. can stand Immediately in the
middle Of the sidewalk and see the full
window. Counsel hands witness picture
OF the surroundings, and after
I ton of same. the witncss states that the
picture - : very bad plcture) Won can
see from my window clear over that
parapet, clean up 10 the corner here. |
don't know how far Mr.. Skinner had
gotten into the street before the second
shot was fired. After Mr.. Skinner was
shot he continued the same course IN
, which he started. but he changed that
: course a few seconds after the second shot
was fired. When Mr.. Skinner fell no
/ didn't have his hat on. / don't know
Mr.. Terrell. | did not state in the pres
ence of Mr.. Hinton that l did not see
2 any part OF the difficulty until after both
shots had been fired. l did not make
that statement in the presence oil Mr..
Jones either
u 80 Nau- we N 70 l,,a, - = =. .a,-an
5 that Mr.. Skinner left the sidewalk and
; had gone only four or five steps from
t the sidewalk INTO the street a YOU stated
e in your direct examination. that he ap
. peared to you TO be IN Il dizzy condition
a. He appeared to be walking IN !
straight line, but appeared TO be a mar
4 who didn't have control OF his feet.
+ l don't mean to say he was reeiing around
+ or drunk"
%. l ask you if you didn't state or
the Saturday afternoon or Sunday FOL
lowing, in the presence of Mr.. A. c. Hin
ton that Mr.. Haywood shot Mr.. Ludlow
Skinner directly in the back"
y "A. No sir, l did not. / never knew
where he shot him until | heard Or. Jor
F, dan say"
u q. Didn't you state to Mr.. Hinton
then and there, that you never saw Mr.
Skinner until ne 1eut
| "A. No sir, / did not, / told you tina
: Saturday afternoon, after the thing hap
pened, exactly almost what | have test
t fed to on the stand, and you (Mr Hold
ing) said it was a cold -bloodcd murde
e and the man ought to be hung.
Mr.. Holding: That statement is false
and you have no right to make it on tn
stand"
"A. | can prove 1t.
"a. How answer my question:
"A. Mr.. Hinton and | never had a con
n versatlon on the subject. l did not teI
l. Mr.. Hinton that l did not see Mr.. Skin
ner until he was in the act of fallne
or that he was shot In the back, | state
} it as l have told it here today. | dldn'
- not tell Mr.. Hinton that | saw Mr.. Hay
:, wood in the act of shooting, | said | say
the hand, but did not know who it wa
until | came out on the sidewalk. | toi
you | never had a conversation with MI
Hinton and he nor you or anybody els
ever heard me say what you ask me
stated to Mr.. Hinton"
y 90. Do you know as a matter OF fac
= that Mr.. Separk never put as much a
his hand on Mr.. Haywood at all"
=. "a. / don't know any such thing, IN
less my eyes are off. l did not hear Nj
- otDdlh Cd1t " Il. nay W OCo. L hI' ~
8 see Mr.. Haywood turn around and com
and meet Mr.. Separk.
/ MIR. SIMPSONS TESTIMONY.
Mr.. E. G. Simpson, Representative frol
Perquimans county in the Legislator,
was next examined by Solicitor DAME
p He was across the street and when h
', heard the first shot he saw Skinner con
ing apparently toward him across til
street, and a hand outstrctched on til
u other side of the street. Skinner va
about midway between the curbstone an
= the car track. After the shot was fire
" Skinner changed his direction so as
be going northeast, and then the secon
shot was fired.
IS Col. Argo crcss-examined Mr.. Simpson
a Il live in Perquimans county; was
n Raleigh on the 21st of February. l va
20 here attending the Legislature; was
member of that body. l had taken
10 stroll and was coming up this street, Il
, towards the Marlborough House. and | 50
20 nothing unusual on the streets to attraC
# my attention. 1t was Saturday Afternoon
n and there was a right big crowd in tn
+ business part of the town, on the va
borough side, and l was about TO cro'
over to avoid going through the Grove
and about that time | heard tins pIst'
. fired and I looked IN that direction.
=, looked almost instantaneously. | saw
man on the side walk, near the sout
steps of the pOstoffice, with his hand
that position (indicating) and 1 saw tn
smoke, and l judged that must be tt
party who was shooting. l saw the ma
out in the street, he was coming kindf
towards me, he then turned a little tn
way and the second shot was fired. II
turned northeast, he appeared to be goin
in a northeast direction. from where
" was. At the time of the first shot
- would judge he was something near ha
| way from the sidewalk to the street ca
Il track. then l heard the other shot. tt
q shots were very quick, if you have eve
u shot birds with a double barrel gun 70
l know how that is done, it was que
Is After the first shot 1 think he quickenf
as his movement. After the first shot }
ID kinder moved his hands and raised the
lie up, and went over the car track ar
IL circled around, and after the second she
IS he appeared like a man that was drum
y or something: that is what l though
ID from his attituda The man who did II