The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-02
Complete Stenographic Report
Of Evidence for Defense
and Prosecution.

corpus case OF the Jones murderers. He
was expected last night.
The first thing was the reading of the
return made by Sheriff Page to the writ
OF Judge Douglas. Solicitor Daniel read it,
Then Col. T. NJ Argo, OF counsel for
the defense, arose and stated to the court
that the defense was not asking for the
final discharge of the prison. They would
have Il right TO ask this, but We're estopped
from doing so by the fact that the grand
jury had found q true bill charging q capi
tai offence. Accordingly bail alone would
be asked.
Then came the calling of witnesses. Mr..
Pou called for Bernard A. Schmitz, Charles
3. Hocutt, R. n. Simms and the colored
driver Ned Barnes. These We're sworn, and
Mr.. Schmltz was requested to take the
stand.
Every neck was craned to see Mr.
Schmtz, about whom considerable has
been heard in connection with this case
What the folks a young man,
Ia her tail, with light brown hair and
mustache, fautlessly dressed in a black
frock coat, white vest and gray blue trous-
ers. He had a gentlemanly appearance,
modest air about him and spoke rather
hestatingly, as if trying t. tell his story
truthfully, although not lelne able to
recall many details of it.
MIR sCHMITz's TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Bernard A. Schnitz, of Baltimore,
was the first witness called by the defense
His evidence was as follows:
MY name is Bernard A. Schmitz, am
an attorney at law and live III Baltimore,
Md
''On the day of the tragedy I happened
TO be out walking with a gentleman ac-
quantance CT mine by the name of Mr..
Eocutt, and he suggested to me that we
take a walk down Main street and other
streets Of the city to see the public
buildings. Beng q stranger here-I had
never been to Raleigh before, and OF
course had not seen anything, and we
came down on the east side OF Fayette-
vile street and as we approached towards
the corner of the postofhce, / think it
is Martin street, something by that
name, we stopped at the corner where
the bank building isl don't know the
name of the bank building, but there is a
| bank there. We stood on the corner and
he remarked to me, speaking Of the post
office building at Raleigh; what do you
think of our postoffce in comparison
/ with the one we have at Baltlmore?' and
| said Oh, it is nothing compared with
ours, and | had no sooner remarked that,
! when my attention was attracted across
to the steps Of the postoffice where l
/ seen two men arguing rather excltedly,
/ looking as il they were going to have Il
/ quarrel or fight, Of some kind, | think,
! and | no sooner had the words out Of
my mouth, when I noticed the man
/ whose Back was towards the gutter or
curb raise his hand and strike the man
! in front Of him, l think he struck mn
/ around his face somewhere. OF course |
! was not In SO many feet near him, and
! couldn't tell exactly what part OF the
| face it was that the lick Int HIM, but 1T
/ looked IS if it was on the side. As he
struck him the gentleman on the house
4 side. whom l have since learned to be
/ Mr.. Haywood, staggered back and sorter
struck his foot against the stone slab or
something that was there right at the
base Of the postofice steps and as he
struck his foot he fell backwards and
i caught himself on his hand, and as he
did that the gentleman Who had his
! back turned towards me who had struck
| him backed about eight feet, l should
i ina gine about eight feet, [ am only ludg-
i ing the distance, and as he stepped back
he suddenly started to go forward again.
! itb looked to me If he was gong to
renew the attack. as if he intended TO
hit him again, and he sorter had his hands
in this position Cndicating), then he went
/ forwards toward him, and as he Gid that
I heard q shot. 1t came so very quickly
/ that it sorter surprised me. When tins
shot took place the man who had his
be elk towards me sort of staggered 4 little
back, possibly a foot or SO, and as he
staggered back l tnlnk he sort of turned
towards the curb Of the street and then
heard another shot AS he turned to-
wards the street, and when he got going
| towards the car track, / think the man
turned and fell and when he fell | started
off with the gentleman who was With me
! to go towards the street car track to
see who it was, and to find out some pa'
ticulars about the matter We heard
| someone say that the man was klllec ana
| it sort of unnerved me anyway ara L
turned away and didn't go, but went on
and went towards the drug store. we
went in that direction and while we were
| standing there they carried the gentle
man over towards the drug store. dldn [
stay any longer to see what 1T was OF
| What was the cause as the sight OF the
accident or tragedy sort of unnerved me
and T didn't want to see any more OF 1t
and T got away as quickly as L could.
| don't recall any more now.
81 couldn't swear which shot struck
him. but at the first shot, this man, MI
skinner. ] presume it was, l found cut
afterwards who it was, was directly III