The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-24

| Then Inc jury eAdnlheu INC puticI
| wound under the left arm, little to-
| back.
It was decided to repair to the court
house to continue the inquest, as there
were so many persons DESTROYS of hear
ing the testimony.
The first witness called at the court
house was Mr.. C. B. Edwards. Jr
Mr.. EDWARDS: CAS- l was coming up
Martin street I heard a shot. which |
judged to be on the southeast corner of
the postoffice. This caused me to turn,
when l saw Mr.. Haywood fire what !
had reason to believe was a pistol. The
shot / heard was the second shot. / saw
he was firing to the middle of the street
and / glanced in that direction. L saw
Mr. Skinner about the middle of the
street going towards the east with his
back towards the postoffice. He was
going quite rapidly as if trying to run.
He then commenced to turn around with
his face towards the postoffice. ]
glanced back at Mr.. Haywood and saw
him in the act of putting his
pistol in his pocket or taking
it out. Then / looked back and
saw Mr.. Skinner fall on his knees and
face. Then l saw Mr.. Separks come from
the court house and take hold of Mr..
Haywood. | did not see Mr.. Skinner
attempt to draw any weapon. Mr..
Haywood was on the paved walk
near the edge and not on the grass plot.
I was one of the first to get to him and
saw him give one gasp. When l saw him
turn around in the middle of the street
he clasped both hands to bis breast
MIR. T. p SALE, on being examined,
says: II was standing on Mr.. Bur
wanger's corner and heard two shots
and went at once to the scene Imme-
diately sent word for an undertaken to
have the body taken up and stepped
away from the corpse. | was called
back by some one and DR.. MCGEE, Jr.,
was holding his pulse. / asked at the
request of some one to see if he had q
weapon. I asked Or. McGee to feel and
sec and he felt first in the right hip
pocket and then in the left and he
turned to me and said he had weapon
in his left hip pocket. | then examined
and found he had a pistol in his left
hand hip pocket. We then carried him
to Mr.. James !. Johnsons drug store.
Strengthened him out and | took the
pistol from him and handed it to Or.
Jordan who had come into the store.
The pistol was shown Mr.. Sale at the
trial, and he said he could not positively
identify it as the same one, but it looked
very much like it. He examined the
pistol and found all five cartridges in it.,
and it had not been fired"
MIR. ANDREW GREEN:-'T was in
front of Cross and Linehan store and
heard a shot and located it about at
southeast corner of postoffce by the
smoke. / could see the pistol ard
mans arm. / could not recognize the man.
| saw man walking off across the street
from the postoffice. / saw a man walk
ing near centre of street. turn and fall
across street car track. / did not recog-
nize the man who fell l saw him put
his hands up as he was turning When
l saw him he was walking across the
street with back to postoffce When
l saw him put his hand up it was my
impression he did it on account of pain.
| met Mr.. Haywood and Mr.. Separk go
ing up the street Mr.. Haywood was
walking little hurriedly and his face
was slightly flushed"
MIR. CHAS. A. SEPARK:-"At some
time near half-past four o'clock | went
out of the court house door and started
toward Davie street. had gotten ] sup
pose eight or ten steps when / heard a
pistol fire. l turned and saw the flash
of the second shot and heard it, and then
ran up toward the postoffice. l saw Mr..
Ernest Haywood standing between the
steps of the main entrance and the steps
at southern end of postoffice. This was
after the first shot When the second
shot was fired | saw Mr.. Skinner. He
was facing Mr.. Haywood when l saw
him throw his left hand back toward his
hip. Then he staggered and fell across
the street car track. l ran up to within
about ten steps of Mr.. Haywood and
called him. He was then going up the
street l called him by name, Ernest.
He said, of course. or certainly, and
walked toward me. ] put my arm in his
and told him he would have to so with
me He said: Certainly" and asked
me if l would go to his office with him.
Whom We got to his office asked him for
his pistol and he gave it to me-"
Mr.. Separk produced the pistol. Two
chambers were empty Il was a Smith
and Wesson, IS, hammerless.
Gould you see the direction in which
he pistol was pointed?"
Il did not"
WAS there anybody near Mr., Hay
wood?"
There were several people standing
around
"Is there any doubt in your mind that
Mr.. Haywood fired the shot?'
Il can not say l saw him fire it. but OF
course | don't doubt that he did"
You were satisfied he shot him."
al was. Otherwise I should not have
arrested him"
did you see Mr.. Skinner after the first
shot?"
Il did not.
After all the testimony had been taken
the jury went to DR.. Iordan's office on
the fifth floor of the Tucker building
and determined upon a verdict. 1t took
them only very few minutes to do it,
The verdict was:
s'We find that J. Ludlow Skinner came
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