The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-10-13
TRIAL OF ERNEST HAYWOOD

from the south end OF the building. Mr..
Skinner was to right of witness and go
ing northeast.
MRS. BILLINGS EVIDENCE.
Mrs. Eleanor Billings was next exam
ined by Mr.. Holding. She lives in West
Raleigh. Was coming from West on Mar
tin street when she heard two shots in
quick succession. She FASTENED I'D and
when she first saw Mr.. Skinner she
thought he had shot himself. From the
time she first heard the shots until she
saw Mr.. Skinner she had walked to about
half way IN front of the barber shop.
When she first saw Mr.. Skinner he seem
ed about a yard from the curb. She then
saw him circle around. throw up both
hands, place them on his breast and fall
with his head toward the postofice. While
she stood there Mr.. Separk and Mr.. Hay
wood passed, so close she could have
touched him. Just as he passed he turned
his head and she saw a red, bruised spot
on his right cheek just under the eye.
She mentioned this to her friend, Mrs.
Smith, who was with her, saying he must
have been struck. She also mentioned the
bruise to her son and her daughter. The
rest OF his face wis pale.
Cross-examined by Senator Woodard.
Mrs. Billings said that when she first heard
the shots she was in front Of the barber
shop in the Tucker building. When she
looked, after she got near the corner. Mr..
Skinner was about a yard from the curb
ing. His hat was off.
MISS HANNAH BILLINGS.
Miss Hannah Billings then testified.
Cho woe M Martin c+raot ,,aar tho rT,,clyor
Building, with her mother and Mrs. w.
O. Smith. She heard two shots, and ran
to the curbing and saw Mr.. Skinner. He
looked like he had just stepped off the
curb, and he started off diagonally toward
Turner's Cafe. When Mr.. Haywood passed
she only saw his back as he went into the
Tucker Building. Her mother had asked
her if she had seen the red spot. She
said she had not, and then her mother
told her there was a red spot, and the rest
Of his face had been pale, as usual.
Crossexamined by Senator Woodland,
witness said she could tell that Mr.. skin
ner was about a yard from the curb. She
had seen no carriages at all that she re-
membered.
On redirect examination she said her
mother had told Mr.. Strong about the
III III O1 I1tS hODl > IdIC. dllu lit EtNi
said yes, that would be Mr.. Haywood's
plea, self-defense.
Mrs. Billings was recalled and corrobo-
rated this.
LESTER BUTLER.
Lester Butler, of the Revenue Depart
ment, was examined by Col. Harris. He
was standing in the hallway, near the steps
to Judge Purnells office, in the southern
end OF the postofice building. He heard
two pistol shots. He crossed the hall and
went through the door and looked through
a window, by Mr.. Koonces desk, the
fourth window from the south end. For
the first second he did not see what had
happened. He saw a gentleman appar-
entity coming slowly from the opposite
side of the street. bareheaded. He put his
hand to his side and slowly fell, until his
head rested on the car track. Witness
had measured the distance he had ira
versed IN going to the window, and it was
571a feet. He went faster than an ordi
nary walk to the window.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Daniel, witness
said he went to the window after the Sc
cond shot. He could not say whether Mr.
koonce was then at the window or not
Mr.. Skinner was perhaps a little stopped
when witness first saw him. He took three
or four steps before he fell.
John R. Rand was called next by Col
Harris. Lives in Swift Creek. Know:
witness Sauls very we'll, and his genera
reputation is bad.
On cross-examination by MI. Norris
witness said his reputation was bad 70,
not telling the truth. He named a mum
Der of people who had said his reputation
for the truth was bad. Witness Nigh
have talked with Mr.. Sauls about thi
case, but he did not exactly remember.
w. N. Branch of Panther Branch. ais,
knew Sauls and said his general reputa
ton was not very good. C~ross-examined
he said Sauls had promised to do work 70
him and failed.
Thos. j. Stevenson, of four miles sout-
of Raleigh, knew Sauls. and his genera
: character was had. Had never had an
trouble with him.
: John Matthews. of Swift Creek, ais
: gave Sauls a bad character. He had OF
ligated TO make a crop for rim and quit
and had also quit a debt.
. n. r. Stevenson, of Swift Creek. ais
= gave Sauls a bad character. 1t was ba
: for telling the truth. People all over til
: neighborhood talked of him for lying.
a. l.. Etd1flS, OF Mlddle Crew, sal
character was bad.
Burwell Johnson, of Swift Creek. ais
= said Sauls was unreliable, that his cha
" acter was bad. Would not pay his debt
Sauls had married Johnson's daughter.
: B. J. Utley, of McCullers, also sai
Sauls' character was not good. Had di
Q appointed people about working crops.
Frank K. Ellington. of Raleigh, w;
" next examined by Mr.. Pou. He 81.
1T would take a man from five to sevc
seconds to walk at an ordinary gait fro
: the curb to the car track on Fayettevil
street. About sixty-three OF sixty-fo,
feet Of the street in front OF the Tuck
: Building was in view from the window
Johnson and ThOmpsOn's office.
Cross-eXamlned by Mr.. Daniel. witne
: said the windows of Haywood's office toe
III Martin street and about seventy fe
: on Wilmington street.
as T.. w. SMITH,.
e /. W. Smith. Of Raleigh township. e