The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-13

nlgnC, IL tney nad StOOu Dy olHIHlS StdLe-
ment, the county of Wake would have
been saved this expense and the relatives
of the defendant, to say nothing of the
defendant himself, would not have had
their feelings narrowed as they had been.
What a comfort it would have been to
MIR. Simms to know that Mr. Norris
stood by his statement. He says he'll
stand by Simms' statement. now We'll tie
him to it.
F. B. Austin had said his attention was
attracted by the first shot, that he look
ed across the street and saw man com
ing off the sidewalk. That was witness
for the State. He had then said Mr..
Skinner took a northeasterly course from
the southern steps. That would put Mr..
SINNERS left shoulder and back TO MI.
Haywood.
The speaker took James Sauls next,
that man who had come here to swear
away man to the hangman's moose.
Then Ed Murray, whose days are few
and his wickedness much. f. B. Austin,
jim Sauls and Ed. Murray made the I'M
mortal trio. Murray forgot that he put
Mr. SINNERS right side to Mr. Haywood
when the second shot was fired. 1t was
actually suggested, said Mr.. Ryan. that
the first shot was fired to attract the at
tention OF the dead man. That makes ne
sick. It's too puerile to dwell upon.
Mr.. Terrell had seen Mr.. Skinner IN the
postoffice with Mr.. Phillip Busbee, with
smile on his lips, a pistol in his pocket,
and his mother buried the day before.
AS to Mr.. Schmitz's testimony was II
reasonable, did it coincide with the best
class of testimony with regard to the
and otaLt
have suffered when he found, after going
to Baltimore. that Mr.. Schmitz's charac-
ter was testified to by all those prominent
men there. Why didn't they prove the
character of the men who traduced MI.
Schmitz? Who cares about the puny ell
forts of those infant industries imported
from Southern Pines to testify against
Mr.. Schmitz? He wouldn't give baub"c,
and rotten one at that. for such testi-
mony. He would not give a hill of the
poorest beans that ever rotted for such
testimony as that Mr.. Schmitz and Mr..
Hocutt had denied that these conversa-
tions had taken place as they were sworn
to. These men from Henderson said tina;
they had been told by Mr.. Hocutt that
he was six feet away and saw Mr.. Hay
wood shoot Mr. Skinner thirty feet away.
How could they believe any such story
as that? They could tell that to tine
marines. This jury would not believe 1t.
And the Pulleys; of course Hocutt's char
acter was black to the men whose boy
and whose nephew had been arrested by
Hoeutt on a charge of counterfeiting.
And then the wife-threatener had given
Hocutt bad character. In contrast the
defense had brought good business men,
who said Hocutt's character was good
And n. B. Broughton, whose years had
been spent in the reclamation of the
young men of this city. He came here
and he swore that he had been in the
bosom of Hocutts family, and has known
Charlie Hocutt since he has been in Raj
eigh, and his character is good. If his
life has been one of constant change,
why did not they bring one man for
whom he had worked TO prove his bad
character. Captain Smelling swore his
character was bad. Both were members
of that great and glorious Methodist
church. If the mans character be bad,
the speaker asks Captain Smelling why
he had not brought the man before the
church in the daylight and had him open
ly condemned? No, he had heard some
merchants say Hocutt owed them little
bills If the fact that man owes some
debts is to give hims character to be
condemned. then it's q strange thing Tor
a community. Has not the pecuniary
cloud been lowering some time over al
most every man save the coupon clipper.
But Needham Broughton is on the same
plane with me sufferer, with the young
man.
They talked of ''the dude from Balti-
more" The jury is not to believe him
because he wears good clothes and is
lawyer. Befouling ones own nest. If he
is any more of a dude than Mr.. Norris,
the speaker did not know it. Both dress
ed we'll Where, fcrsooth, was the heav-
emily brood that was brought down here
to testify against Mr.. Schmitz? Where
was Fl. Clay Nobody and Bamfoozle
Somebody? The dude from Baltimore
was here, but II. Clay and B8mfoozle
vamoosed the ranch. They've gone back
home to sit on their nests once more and
hatch out their eggs of perfdy. The ar
Of old North Carolina was too pure and
thin for that breed. Mr.. Woodland brought
them down. the whole crowd sent them
back
Hocutt and Schmijz say Skinner and
Haywood were arguing together, and Miss
Native Pace said Haywood was impress
ing something with gestures upon Skinner.
Were they liars and Miss Pace a truth
teller? They say Skinner drew back Wi IN
his left fist and struck Haywood on the
side of the face. Miss Pace said the same
thing. Then they say Mr.. Skinner jump
ed back Miss Pace exclaimed: Hes so
ing to shoot" Did she mean Haywood or
Skinner? When a man jumps back with
his hand to his pocket, would she say he
was going to shoot, or the man stricken
down? Hocutt and Schmitz say Skinner
jumped back or 10 feet and Haywood
fred at once. All the evidence is that
just as soon as Mr.. Haywood looked like
he was going to shoot he did shoot. as
soon as Miss PaceIsaid he's going to sho:t
he did shoot, and so Mr.. Fuller when he
got to the window saw the second shot.