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

"a Did you start in that direction after
the shooting over towards them?*'
n Not until he dropped After he dror-
ped. we started TO walk towards that
track, IN the shape of triangle from the
drug store. | did not notice the man who
did the shooting after that. was glad TO
get away. | didn't want TO see anything.
was afraid l would lie summoned.
The gentleman | was with and | went
over TO a restaurant TO get a stimulant TO
stralghten me out. | asked him to show
NE where I could find one. | was 80 nely.
Gus, I felt SO bad over it. | remained in
the city until the Monday following
staid with the fanny of Mr.. Rogers.
think l mentioned at the table what
had seen. that | had seen this affair"
q. Gong back just a moment 10 the
time Of the shooting you stated that Mr.
you mean eight feet, or backed back c,gnt
steps,
"A suppose The distance would H.
about eight feet
20. That was the first firing?"
"A. Yes, sir.
q Now | want you TO tell the court.
the position OF Mr.. Skinner To Mr.. Hay
wood al that firing?"
"A. The position at that firing. l think
Mr.. Haywood, let me think a little
think Mr.. Haywood was standing near the
base of the postoffice steps, on the
right hand side. as You go up the steps,
and there was block OF marble or some
thing there, / think there IS an elevation
of some kind. l think he was standing
there, with his back towards the post
office. and his face was directed more up
the street, won't say definitely, because
~ 4
glance by me, and l didn't concentrate my
entire thoughts on the subject at the time
and Mr.. Skinner, | didn't see his face at
all, his back was towards me at that
time.
%. Speaking of the time of the shoot
ing, your attention was attracted to the
blow and the blow was stricken, and then
you testify in detail TO his backing from
him and his making effort as if to
renew the attack, then he was directly
in front of him?"
"a Yes. sir
%. And then the shot was ired?"
"a. Yes. sir
%. When he was directly in front Of
him?'
"a When he staggered l thought the
shot had struck him
20. He staggered back from him after
the shot was fired?"
"a. Yes. sir
%. It was at the south entrance of the
postoftice building?''
"a. Yes, SIR
q. Was there any vehicle standing III
front of the postoffce?"
"a. There wasn't where l was looking.
there was a carriage down below or some
kind of team. It was down, below, it
was down there, l didn't notice what
might have been up there. l was standing
directly on the corner. I saw above the
carriage that was down below when
Mr.. Skinner was going out into the street,
he went above tnat carriage"
90 That is between the carriage and
the capitol; the capitol is up yonder Gin
dicating)?''
GA No, he went between the carriage
and the center of the postoffice stops
20. Then the horses were turned that
way?"
GA couldn't say whether there were
any horses there or not. l only noticed
this one team I'M the street"
90. He went above the carriage?'
"a Yes, sir l do not know where
Hicks drug store is l know where Mar
tin street is"
%. And ne went between the carriage
and Martin street,"
"a. Yes, SIR
In reply to question on redirect examina-
ton by Col. Harris, Mr.. SchmitZ said:
81 was standing on the corner of the
Citizens Bank building. We did not walk
into the street until after the man had
dropped dead somebody said he was dead.
That is the only time / walked over there"
at the conclusion Of the testimony of
Mr. Schmitz, Mr.. Pou called another batch
Of witnesses. They Were to prove the
character of Mr. Schmitz. These testified
Robert H. McManus, Of BALTIMORE Father
OBrien, of Southern Pines; Capt. a. NJ.
Clark, of Southern Pines; l. C. EdgertoE,
! of Southern Pines; George st. John. of
Southern Pines; F. D. Oslin, of Southern
Pines, editor of the Free Press.
All testified that they had known Mr..
Schmitz for from two to four months, and
gave him a good character.
Mr.. sIMMs' EVIDENCE.
When Mr. Simms was called 10 the wit
ness stand whispered sounds OF 'sh, sh
sh'' could be heard all over the room. In
moment there was a death-l hike silence
over the entire room, and this continued
throughout Mr.. Simms' entire direct and
| cross-examination. Mr.. Pou conducted
the direct examina ton of this witness,
who testified as follows:
My name is r. \. Simms, l live here
in Raleigh, and am an Attorney at Law
Il saw part OF the difficulty between
Messrs. Skinner and Haywood on the af-
| ternoon of February 21st, IN front OF the
| postoffice.
Il was coming from my office in the
Tucker building over to the postoffice with
| a letter to mail, and as I was between the
north steps and the central steps Of the
Dostoffice on the east side. Mr. Willis
Briggs came down the south steps and
started towards me- and exchanged a re-
mark, and just as was answering him
think he had not rassed more than a
word or two certainly, ny attention was
drawn to two men standing by the south
steps of the postoffice.
''To me they struggled together for an
instant, l think, my attention was at
tracted by their hands rather pushing
against each other and the flying up of
hands towards me. and almost instantly
the outer man, that was Mr.. Skinner,
struck the inner one who was Mr. Hay
wood somewhere on. the side OF the head,
partly knocking him over, as 1t seemed
| to didn't much attention t.