Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-10-10
TRIAL OF ERNEST HAYWOOD
State Rests Its Case After Four Days
Proceedings.


Ludlow skinner. in February last. The
defense has here over 200 witnesses.
and says IL will take four or FIVE days /
20 examine these. IL can be positively /
stated that Haywood will not testify |
in his own behalf A new witness WAS
Jones Fuller. OF Durham. a member OF /
the last Legislature. Mr.. Fuller's ties
timony made sensation. He stated |
that az the time OF the shooting he
was on the third story OF the Narbor-
ough House. near the window over the
main entrance and that a young lady
was seated in the window. He saw the
first shot and skinner. who was re-
treating was of the sidewalk with his
back 20 Haywood. AS he reached the
middle OF the street ne turned and fell
az HaywOOd's next shot On the cross
examination Fuller testified that his
attention was attracted by the young
/ lady. Miss Matte Pace. eNclaiming that
two raen were about 10 fight. and that
/ after the shooting she said that Mr..
/ Haywood and Mr.. skinner appeared TO
/ De in heated argument and that Hay
wood was gesticulating as IL 20 inn
press something on Mr.. skinner who
sT-uck him. AZ which she exclaimed.
He is going 10 shoot" meaning Mr..
/ Haywood. and turned from the w.n-
dow
w z. Rose. OF Raleigh. an architect.
was the first witness examined for the
State. He gave various measurements
relative 20 thc sidewalk OF the post
office building. etc.
a person standing in Gwaltney's
drug store. looking through the north
window could not see a man standing
on the parapet near the south steps OF
/ the postofice. A person looking from
the front window OF {. r. Johnson <
Cos office could see the entrance Of
the fucker building Can see portion
OF drug store tucker Building Phar-
I Macy
Redirect examination.
Person in Mr. Haywood's office could
see 9 person on Martin street coming
from Wilmington street.
DR. A. W Knox. % Raleigh. per-
formed special autopsy in this case.
Name OF deceased J. Ludlow Skinner.
Know him for LONG time Think he
was about 80 years 81 age. His weight
approximately was 100 TO 49,. Autopsy
was made AZ his home on the evening
, o. killing Dr. Graham actually assist
cd DR.. Rattle and Dr. Hines were
7 present. Mr.. Leigh skinner was used
as A subject and the manner OF autOp-
B. So was illus.ratedl Bullet entered left
b side between sixth and seventh ribs.
J passed through the lower left lungs
. T and the aorta. shattered and lodged Ia
b the seventh ribs on the right side The
! result OF the wounds was death. Func-
8 lions o. the aorta described Aorta
o. was punctured about seven inches from
4 heart Was about 1912 OF an inch in
D diameter where punctured. There was
e about thrce-Quarts OF blood found IN
) the pleural cavity OF the body which
D came mostly from the wounds in tn
a aorta. Blood traversed the BODY com
49, e,S 30 -. -. ..-s ~ a. -. =
( nersonal tnoui-9cel Defendant't
T. counsel objected. OBJECTION overruled
l. Execution taken hv defendants coun
e sell
After the examination OF DR.. knO,
= the state rested for the present
J.
g.. Inc DEFENSE
. Tho defense oDencd on Nonda
morning. The first witness being Il. y
Simms an attorney OF Raleigh II
said IN part.
* mink X was llltle aler : o cioc
~ ] went 10 once 10 man a leller. Ih,
n Mr- W. o. brless coming out OF POS
er ONCE -" TWO men az soHth slel
s. seemed 10 DC s'Fusslins oulel ma
n 4 seemed 10 nave STRUCK the inner MAJ
In 4 skinner was PACK to"aF1s s4ueN~.'
s- SKINNER vas the man VINO sl'uCA ~
u man MI IA! "oo1 vas man 81 - -,
p he knocked haywood partly over "
a SKINNER was near me cnrD "heh M