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

"A. Yes SIR"
%. What first attracted your atten-
tion there?"
| "A. i heard some one speak"
q. Whom did you hear speak,"
"A. I don't know which one. one OF
F, these men, L don't know which one"
o. Did you know Mr.. Skinner"
"A. | did not know him sir"
%. Did you see him pass out OF the
opstoffce building by your carriage?"
"A. No sir.
The following testified to the good
| character of Ned Barnes: Mr.. Roscoe G.
Briggs. President Of the Wilson cotton
mill; Mr.. Fee w. Barnes. OF Wilson: ex-
| Congressman F. A. Woodland, of Wilson;
MI Walter Woodland, of Wilson; Mr.,
George d. Greene, OF Wilson; and Mr.. W.
K. 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 Haywood's 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
postofice. Mr.. Separk and Mr.. Haywood
, We're 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 sehoolmate of Skinner,
and Skinner was a left-handed man.
Mr.. Gilbert Crabtree, clerk at Hicks
drug store, said that Haywood passed
' within 3 or 4 feet of him going up the
!, street with Deputy Sheriff Separk. He
had noticed dirt on the left side of Hay
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 NJ. Calling was then examined by
Mr.. Ryan. He testified that Mr.. Skinner
was a lef%t-handed man.
MI. E. w. Baker also testified thai
:, Mr.. Skinner was left-handed.
Then Sanitary Inspector T. P. Sale was
examined by Col. Argo. He testified to
the finding of a pistol IN the left hip
pocket of Mr.. Skinner. 1t seemed to be
a new pistol, and he saw no case. At
the coroner's inquest he examined the
pistol that Coroner Jordan old him was
the one hef had given him in Johnson's
drug store. 1t was loaded with five
: balls.
Senator Norris c-ross-examined Mr..
Sales. He did not remember WhYher or
not he had on an overcoat. The coat
had been unbuttOned before he got in
the drug store.
DIR. T.. NJ. 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 peck
ct. It 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. The,
consisted of a dark coat and vest AM
a dark-colored silk-lined spring over
coat. Capt. Day got DR.. Jordan to pu
them and show as nearly as he could hov
the ywere when he first saw Skinner
The coroner donned vest, coat and over
coat ,buttoning the top button of tn
/ COdJ Ill tIS oNOlCOo opSAi
t There were two bullet holes in the over
l coat, through the lower part of The
LAPEL. Capt. Day had DR.. Jordan put hi
hand to his hip pocket, to show that tn
holes in the lapel of the overcoat cor
/ RESPONDED to the holes in the coat am
west, which We're nearly under the arm
5 pit on the left side. This produced an
othe rmild sensation through the bi
crowd.
DR.. Jordan also testified as to tn,
wound. and said the course of the bulle
o through the body was slightly downward
Senator Gillian -cross-examineG DR.. Jor
dan and started to show that ii the hant
J were drawn back to the hip, the bulle
hole in the bcdy-coat would not CORE
, spond to that in the vest, but he finall,
! said they would wait until later to shoy
= that. He then went on to bring out tn
point that the overcoat was one which
naturally lay back a good deal as it wa
worn unbuttoned.
The Doctor said that Mr.. Skinner
i , clothes were somewhat tight on him.
At the request of the Solicitor, tn
a court allowed the clothes to remain i
the room for private examination b,
counsel for the prosecution. This wa
agreed to by counsel for the defense. Sc
t%Iicitor Daniel became responsible for tn
clothing.
IT was now nearly one o'clock. and b
consent court adjourned until thre
oclock. Mr.. Pou saying that the defens
. | had another phase of the case which the
did not care to start on until alter tn
recess for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court met again at three O'Clock, an
first of all Chief Justice Walter Clark, {
the Supreme Court, testified to the goo
character of Mr.. Simms, and AssOclat
Justice H. G. Connor to the good Teputi
ton borne by Mr.. Simms and also tn
colored driver, Ned Barnes. They wei
Examined by Col. Argo and the prosecu
ton did not cross-examine.
e Then Col. Argo called Mr.. Joel D. Whit
taker. of this city. He testified that I
saw Haywood with Deputy Sheriff Sc
h park Immediately after the shooting, {
he (witness) was going toward the bod
of Skinner. He had noticed a red mar
on the right side of Haywood's face, an
H.. ,on,,,1,od on II tO his hrOt har at tf