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

ing. and after the homicide ~ Object
tC.
THE Court: Il understood M fuller 10
state what Miss Mattye Pace sad TO MN
and then another question Nas ao@ed nm
# he didn't tell Col. Hlnsdale something
that night. and then he said he told Col
Hlnsdale somebody else told hln some
thing. that I had stricken out.
Col. Argo. 1T was the same person.
NiS Native Pace. he said be knew a
pcr.on. but didn't mention her .aue 70
Col. HIn5dale, but he told MIN that night
wrat that person had told him. without
disclosing the name. He said TINS same
person told him Mr.. skinner struck Mr..
Haywood right there ard then
The Court. i VIII admit that
The Solicitor: W withdrew any OBJ
lection TO the exclamation that called his
attention TO what was occurring. Now
after the homicide, and after they conun-
ued 10 sit III the window, she told MIN
what -he saws that competent, not at
the time Of the homicide. but alter u
occurred
The Cour.: The defendant offered 70
prove or asked this witness what attract
ed his attention TO the street.
The Solicitor: and that i admitted
The Court: Then the State withdrew
any objection TO it
The Solicitor. To that, yes Sir and
objected to any conversation he had alter
wards with Miss Mattye Pace
The Court: Was it one conversation
that she stated to you that. when she
first called your attention to 1t, what dld
She say then ?" a. she SAID at mat tune
there are some men Quarreling or there
is a fight or there Is about TO De a
fight | don't remember which. and then
- "a 81 - onJr- tn chnDf HIM and II
was that that caused me to run to the
window, and then after the occurr-
cnce~.'
@. How long after the occurrence?
A. Just a moment after Mr.. Skinner had
fallen, and after the excitement was over
and l had withdrawn myself from the
window, then she told me-"
O. How long afterWards2' A. After
the second shot, it may have been q MN
ute or two minutes. or it may have been
longer"
The Court: 4 viii admit that state
ment."
Col. Argo: "What did she say them
A Then she told me what she saw, that
| Mr.. Skinner and Mr.. Haywood were
standing there and quarrelhng, apparent
" they appeared to be angry and that
Mr.. Haywood, in the conversation seemed
to be impressing something upon Mr.. SKIN
ner, tina way (indlcatlng) touching hum
in the breast with his hand. and then
Mr.. skinner struck him as she thought
under the chin
Q. And kncked him down. A. she
didn't say he Knocked him town.
@. 'She saw Mr.. Haywood doing his
hand that way?' A. AS if they were in
q heated discussion
@. Then Mr.. Skinner struck hm I'M
der the chin?" A. "As she thought under
the chin, and possibly his hand went up
to his face
O. And that is the time she called
YOU to look?' A. Then she said ne is
going to shoot him And l got to the
window and just as l took IN the situation
, the flash of the first shot came
@. Now Mr.. Fuller, didn't she say
anything about knocking his hat OFF,
A. 4 don't remember whether she did,
OF not, | couldn't say she did
@. You told the prosecution about
what Miss Matte Pace told you?" A.. Il
think I told Mr.. Strong part OF it
O.. How long ago?' A. about a month
or a month and a half ago
O.. W requested you alter we heard
that you knew something about it, to give
US a written statement, didn't We" A.
"This last time, or do you mean at any
time"
@. "since we found out you were sum
mcned?" A. eyes sir
Q. and you stated to US that the
| other side had applied 20 you and had
gotten your statement, and that you
| would be willing to give 1t to US, provided
they would assent to it?' a. eyes SIR"
@. And you made written application
to them?" A. Yes sir"
@. And they declined to allow Us to
know what you know?" A. Yes sir"
@. 4 Will just ask you, at the time you
told these gentlemen about this exclama-
| ton of Miss Mattye Pace, she was IN tie
State, wasn't she?' A. yes sir"
@. And remained here for sometime
about the statement l made to them at
ter making the statement to Mr.. Strong,
also made it to Mr.. Norris
@. You were perfectly willing to tell
us, provided they would assent to it,"
A. ENTIRELY. l didn't feel that | could
do it after being summoned as a witness
for them
@. Aud they refused to allow you to
do it?' A. Yes sH."
BY Counsel for State: @. 81
desire to know particularly the
position of Mr.. SINNERS body to Mr..
Haywood at the time Of the first shot,
wren he was TWO steps OH inc cuID III
the street?" A. His back was to Mr..
Haywood, he was going across the
street"
Q. "You are positive as to that?' A.
Eyes sir"
@. Z desire to know if you remember
the position of Mr.. SINNERS hand at the
moment, at that moment?' A. \ SIT,
don't remember tina l noticed his hands
at all"
Q. Did you notice any m~ovements?"
A. n sir"
@. You stated in your oross-examina-
ton that Miss Pace stated he Is going
to shoot him? A. Yes sir"
@. And that you looked at that mo
ment, or did you look at that moment"
A. & then stepped to the window, | was
not more than a step away. and stepped
to the window and looked"
O.. who was making, when you looked,
al. effort to shoot?" Question objected to.