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

+ha, Was poiue 10 take him out IN 4 very
short while. and he didn't think he would
have time then. and il would be too late
after church that night. 80 he suggested
that we talk it over the next morning
when we came to the office | went into
detail with him the next morning. / told
him what | saw and told hun 1t looked
like / would have to be a witness IN It,
and / told him / certainly could not ap-
pear as counsel, and if Re made arrange
ments it would have to be individually,
that | couldn't appear IN the matter.
20. | understood you to say that MT.
Douglas informed you that Sunday alter
noon that the firm had been employed?
"A. Not exactly that. He sand he had
been spoken to about 1t"
80. You said it contemplated the firm"
"a. Yes. sir. Whatever had been SAID
TO him was meant for the firm
90. TIC come back one moment to what
transpired in front OF the pOstoftce, where
do | understand you to say Mr.. Hdywood
wa s~standing at the time OF the alterca-
ton. just as nearly as you can locate the
place."
"a He was at the south steps, my re-
! collection is that he was near the south
! ern end of those southern steps"
20. How near to the coping, or the ele-
! walton or parapet?"
"a. They seemed to be right close up
to it, very near it. 1 didn't see any alter
cation, except the one blow. | saw no ar
gument or gesticulation. As l SAID before,
l saw the hands go up as If they pushed
or struggled at each other, just an instant
before the blow was struck. l didn't see
them come together. They were together
when I first saw them. They did not re
main in that position any longer than 1t
, took for one to strike. 1t was just a
blow"
50. How far did Mr.. Skinner retreat.
You say he jumped back eight feet. Did
| understand you to say that?'
"a. No, sir. I didn't say, but I think
it was further than that. He sDrang off
| should oppose, as he cleared himself
probably three or four feet, then across
| the sidewalk, and 1 think he had gotten
near to the edge of the curbstone when
the first shot was fired probably. l can
not locate that; probably, l suppose that
is about twelve feet, or something like
that
90. He had retreated, or moved back
twelve feet by the time either party had
recOVered?"
a. IL was III tLC Gig HOoo VI Cillt
distance"
90. What was his movement, continuing
to move away, or what was his action?"
"A. Yes, sir. He sprang over that way
and retreated back across the sidewalk in
that direction (indicating)
90. He continued then to retreat?"
ga. I don't think he had paused before
the first shot was fired so far as I re-
member"
90. He was continuing to retreat?"
"a. Yes, sir"
90. He went back twelve feet and then
you say some two or three feet further?''
"a. Yes, SIR"
90. What was his attitude or position
in regard to HAYWOOD"
CA. When he sprang away off the first
distance, that three or four feet off at the
start, he had his body, the front of his
body towards Mr.. Haywood largely, that
is, his body through this way (indicating),
which would lave been north and south,
it was probably a little bit more turned
around this way"
90. AS he went off the sidewalk"
ga. AS he crossed the sidewalk"
20. How was that change made. Gould
you tell us how that change was made,
what caused it?"
"A. 1t was just the natural way for d
man to get across the sidewalk"
90. Was he changing the direction in
which he was going, or was it just a move
ment of the body alone?"
"a. He changed his direction a little bit,
/ as l said his first spring was a little bit
to the north and then he circled around
that way Gndicating.) He didn't keep
| r. -, 49, l;~o1k,oo >~,, e - 1ol 10
would lave gone off away up the side
walk from where he did,, but he went
around that way"
90. But in that change of movement OF
direction he brought his left side towards
Haywood, is that so?"
ga. l could not say"
90. 1 so understood you to say. What
dbl you say in regard to his left side?'
"A. l said his body being straight as 1T
were with the sidewalk, north and south,
as he first prung off, then he went across
the sidewalk hat way Gndicating), which
would put him a little bit sideways then
a line through his body would be inclined
in that direction Gndicating)"
90. In what direction?"
"a. His course or his body?
80. His body and his course?'
=. L SAOulN I'LL IL was u htCIC III
more southwest mad northwest than it was
when he sprang off"
SO. Then how far from the sidewalk was
: he when the second shot was fired?"
"a. l cannot say that certainly, because
I didn't see him when the second shot was
fired"
90. Why couldn't you see him?"
"a. 1 don't know whether 1 could have
seen him, but there was a vehicle standing
there, and when he started across the
street l looked out in the direction he was
going, and when that shot was fired l
turned my eyes quickly back"
%. Can you tell us the distance that
he had gone when you last saw him be-
fore the shot was fired. How far had you
seen him retreat in the street?"
"A. 1 didn't see him take more than a
couple of steps probably after that"
%. In the street,"
GA. Yes, sir
90. Do you know which way he turned.
whether to the right or to the left in pass
ing from the Sidewa liz 90