The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-13
THRICE WELCOME
TO THE OLD HOME
North Cardinals Scattered Sons are Honored
as They Gather in Greensboro at
the Reunion.

so when it was represented to him that
the Solicitor Of this district had declined
to perform his official duties, for reasons
satisfactory to himself, and it was being
said that not a lawyer of the Raleigh bar
had been found who was willing to prose
cute the defendant in this case. For those
reasons he had consented to enter into
the prosecution of this case, and he had
no alopogies to make to Mr. Pou or any
one else.
Mr. Norris said he was never more
greatly surprised in his life than when he
listened to Mr.. Pous speech. of which
two hours out of the two hours and three
quarters had been devoted to invectiye
and billingsgate, language as filthy and
sinking as could be found in the English
language. 1t was undigniied; it was I'M
manly. But he had reason for it. Why
did he not explain the inconsistencies OF
the testimony of Hocutt and SchmitZ?
Why did he not explain why that second
shot was fired? He could not do so. He
was like the young lawyer who said if he
had not good witnesses he would abuse
those of the other side, and if they could
not be abused, then he would abuse the
attorneys on the other side like hell. He
had said this was a venomous and filthy
prosecution, when he had asked the first
question along the immoral line, when he
questioned Mr. Simpson as to his relations
with a woman. and he had asked the last
question along that line when he ques
toned Mr.. Winston regarding his wife.
He had said that they had attacked every
witness for the defense, when he knew it
to be untrue.
Here Mr.. Pou interrupted to say that
his remarks had applied only to those
witnesses who swore they saw a blow
struck.
Mr.. Norris said Mr.. Pou had declared
the prosecution had suppressed the testi-
mony OF Miss Pace. when he knew that
also to be incorrect. They did not want
Miss Pace on the witness stand. because
she would have merely corroborated Mr.
Fuller. They had plenty of opportunity
to get Miss Pace here, or if not, to get
her deposition. On the night Of the shoot
ing Mr.. Fuller had told Mr.. Hinsdale, Jr.,
about knowing some one who saw it all.
Mr. Norris declared that Mr.. Holding
had put a wrong Interpretation upon the
testimony OF Jones Fuller. Nor had Mr.
Holding given correctly the theory of the
prosecution. He had given one of his own
making, and then proceeded to demoiisn
it. The States real theory was that Mr..
Skinner had gone to the postoffice and
gotten his mail; that he then went out of
the pcstoffice and went diagonally across
the sidewalk toward the Marlborough
House. About the time he got to the
Curbstone he was called by Mr.. Haywood,
who had stationed himself on the para
pet by the southern steps. Mr.. Pou OBJ
jected that there was no evidence of this,
and Judge PEBBLES sustained the objection.
But. said Mr.. Norris. the evidence did
show that Mr.. Skinner had started across
the sidewalk. and was next seen talking
to Mr.. Haywood by the parapet. When
Mr.. Skinner started to leave the first shot
came. He Immediately turned toward the
left, and in so doing his overcoat was
blown or waved open. or 1t may be that
he reached for his pistol at this time, as
he had perfect right to do. Now, with
his left side to Mr.. Haywood came the
second shot that waited his soul to eter-
nifty. Mr.. Norris then. took UP various
witnesses for the State. and showed how
their evidence bore out this theory.
At this point a message came over the
phone for one of the jury from his wife,
asking what he wanted done with his pea
vines, and a deputy was sent to the phone
to deliver message from the juryman
The body of Mr.. Skinner would have
been turned at the first shot with the
right side to Mr.. Haywood as he turned
to go off. 1t was at the moment of turn
ing to the left that the second shot
came, and that was the fatal one. The
clasping of the hands of the deceased to
his side at that moment and his stagger-
ing and recling around the car-track
prove conclusiyely that it was then the
death blow came.
AS to the evidence of Mr.. Fuller. Mr.
Holding had misrepresented it when he
said Mr.. Fuller went one step while Mr..
Skinner was going thirty five feet But it
was not until Miss Pace exclaimed. Hes
going to shoot" that Mr.. Fuller had step
ped to the window, and not at the begin
ming when she said, "There's fight" or
There arc two men quarreling" A man
in a window upstairs like that could get
a better view of the whole affair than
man on the ground
Then Mr. Simms' evidence bore out the
theory of the State. The prosecution.
all that had been said
about their attacking Mr. Simms, not only
lad not disbeleved it. but they accepted
4 and held it up as contradicting the evi-
dence Of Hocutt and Schmitz and support
ing that of Jones Fuller Let them ex-
plain, with Mr.. simms' evidence. why he
did not sec, a few feet away. that which
Hocutt and Schmitz, $50 feet away, with
carriages in the way had seen. The State
accepted Mr. Simms' version as the true
one. Let them explain why the second
shot had been fired. Mr.. Smms had said
chat the two men were struggling togeth-
ar, not that blow had been struck with
out any previous willing alteration. But
Mr.. Holding had said Miss Pace would
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