The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-10-13
Solicitor Daniel Says Frankly He Sees No
Evidence Of Murder in the First
Degree.

where he was raised. His general reputa-
tion was good.
T. B. Anderson. Of Raleigh, a policeman.
had known Mr.. Hocutt about twelve
years, and his reputation was good.
r. II. Tyson, of House Creek township,
who lived a quarter Of a mile from Walter
Thomas. said the boys general character
was good.
AS TO NEAL FREEMAN.
Jas. H. Robbins, Of Raleigh, said he
knew Neal Freeman. He was in his en-
ploy on February 21st. He saw Neal that
afternoon, and he told him thai he was
coming up from the depot, and saw Mr..
Separk with Mr.. Haywood, and then he
looked and saw Mr.. Skinner in the street.
Neal was just crossing Fayetteville street,
coming up from the depot. Neal had
spoken to him several times about 1T and
always said he knew nothing about it.
Cross-examined by Senator Gillian, wit
mes said that Neal had come to him in a
hurry, on his carriage, to tell him of the
shooting, as he knew he was a friend of
both parties.
Isaac Lassiter, of Raleigh, a colored man
who worked for Robbins last February,
knew Neal Freeman. He was at the Tn
ION 1SD0U DIT lup tlllC O1 lut SllOOlluS,
and Neal had Just passed him coming up
the street, and had reached about the op-
era house. Witness heard the shots While
on his carriage at the depot.
Cross-examined by Senator Gillian. wit
ness said Neal was driving a two-horse
landau carriage. Witness stopped at post
office and Freeman went on. He did not
see him stop at all, did not see him any
e. ~ 49,, III
He did not leave depot till some one ca me
down Martin street and said there had
been a man shot.
JOHN S. STUMP.
John S. Stump, of Baltimore. Formerly
of Washington. Was in Raleigh on Feb
ruary Dist, and was with Robert Boyd,
walking down left side of Fayetteville
street. between Denton's and the Acme
Wine Company. Heard two shots, one
/ quick after the other, but could not see
anything on account of the carriages in
the street. Walking on IL little farther
he saw a man coming over the street, some
ten feet from the car track, with his hand
about his left hip pocket. The man con
tinued on a few steps, staggering across
the car track, and then turned back and
fell. Witness had made about ten short
steps from the time he heard the shoot
ing until he saw Mr.. Skinner. He made
a statement to Mr.. Pou on that afternoon
C~ross-examined by Senator Woodland
witness said when he saw Mr.. Skinner he
!, was walking u~nsteadily, as if one step wa!
longer than the other. He did not notice
the right hand. Could not say he saw hi
left hand, only the wrist, which was neal
his hip.
A. D. Watts, Private Secretary to Sen
tor Simmons and member of the Legis
lature. He had met Mr.. Stump in Wash
Ington, and he bore a good reputation.
, Hugh A. Morson, of this city, had Wis
> tied MI. Stump in Washington. His rep
: utation was good.
JOHN w. CROSS.
John w. Cross, of Raleigh, of the firm
of Cross e Linehan, was IN front of tn
store when the shots were fired. The.
= came as quick as possible together. H
turned his head at once toward the post
office and saw Mr.. Skinner advancing tC
ward car track, about half way from tn
: curb. Witnes said that one standing i
! front Of the Tucker Building could Sc
the middle window of Johnson and Thomr
sons office. Mr.. Pou examined the wit
ness.
k Cros-examined by Mr.. Gillian, witnes
said he was leaning against the case i
II front of his store, and looking toward til
market. When he saw Mr.. Skinner, h
was acting as if he were not exactly hin
self. He did not notice about the cal
riages at all. Witness did not see M
Haywood at all. MT. Skinner w< movin
e from the south steps OF the postoffice. H
did not notice anything about his hand.
# He could not say how long before he fel
d but 1t was a very short time.
lei J. T. Bland, of Raleigh, salesman &
Cross & Linehan, was next called and e,
le amined by Mr.. Pou. He had made a ties
lie of how long it would take one to wal
d from the curb to the car track on Fla,
d etteville street. Al an ordinary gait
lg would take from five to seven second
Ie From the second window of Johnson al
rs Thompson's office one could see a persc
IL from the entrance to the Tucked Buildil
or some fifteen or twenty feet into Mart
street, going south, a distance altcgeth'
of OF forty to fifty feet.
III C~ross-examined by Mr.. Gillian, witne
said that a person standing in the ma
entrance of the Tucker Building could al
as of course see any one coming away fro
y ooli1tOoi anu L W y liz Ill
s. could not say just where in the buildi1
az Mr.. Haywood's office was. Asked if
m had ever made the experiment to see no
lie long it would take him to get to the c
er track while someone was shooting at hi
rb Witncs said no, that would be rather u
p. pleasant.
c. H. Gattis, city ticket agent S. A.
nd OF this city, vas next examined by N
I'D Pou He knew Nh. Stump and his h;
a acter was good.
of job B. koonce was then called by n
up Pou. He IS a clerk in the Internal Rev
nue. Department, over the postoffice,
lrt cond floor, fronting Fayetteville sire
at He heard the shots. They were fired
I'd fast as one could ordinarily shoot a
Or, volver, or AS one would fire both barr,
aw Of a gun at a covey Of birds. He was 5
he ting at his desk. about three feet ft
he the window. He left his desk at first sh
of and before he could got to the wind