The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-02
wards the postofficeo"
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MIR. JOSEPH r WJCCc

Henry building, right opposite the post
office, and heard the report of a pistol
and immediately looked in that direction.
and | saw Mr.. Skinner in the street.
There was a carriage standing in front
of the southern entrance to the postoffice.
and he was about seven or eight feet.
the best | can judge, from the curbstone.
out a little beyond the carriage, and his
hat was off at that time. | did not see
Mr.. Haywood, the carriage was directly
IN front of me and where Mr.. Haywood
was standing. | saw Mr.. Haywood as Mr..
Separk came up and spoke to him. When
| first looked up Mr.. Skinner didn't
know him then-he was in the street in
kind of a STOPPING position. looked like
to me that he was trying to pick up his
hat and then q second shot was fred, and
he threw up his hand that way Gnd:-
cating) and caught his side and ran off
across the street, turned and reeled ard
fell on the street car track after making
q semI-clrcle."
Characterization: 'When I first saw
Mr.. Skinner, l suppose he was about seven
or eight or ten feet just out
J beyond the carriage that was standing
there, that was after the first shot.
Immediately after / looked, the first thing
| saw was this gentleman out IN the
street; he was a in a stopping position, and
/ think he was trying to pick up his hat,
tis mat was on the ground, and he left
his hat there. His hat was on the ground
somewhere along behind the carriage;
when / saw him he was kinder IN a turn
ing position, then he went on across the
street, and put his hand to his side. l did
not state to anyone that after the first
| shot was fired his hand went to his side:
I did not state that the second shot was
fired after he put his hand to his side. At
the time of the second shot | judged HIM
to be in about a half STOPPING position
Redirect examinations: when Mr..
Skinner was STOPPING down his face was
turned north. l did not tell Mr.. Moseley
what they stated l did. He is a brother
in-law of r. N. Simms. Mr.. Moseley
came to see me, but l didn't make any
direct statement to him. He wanted to
know what I knew about it, and I told
him had made a statement to Mr..
Strong, and he could go to his office and
get it. Mr.. Moseley came to me to get
a statement, yet SIR
DIR. T. E. SKINNER.
Solicitor Daniel questioned DR.. Skinner,
as follows:
20. You are DR.. Thos E. Skinner Of the
city OF Ralelgh?'
"a. Yes, sir"
90. You are the father of MI. Ludlow
Skinner"
"a. Yes, SIR"
20. Do you remember sending for Mr..
Robert N. Simms. after you son was
killed."
"A. Yes, sir"
90. Do you recall whom you sent first
TO see him?"
"A. My impression is that sent two
messages, the first was my servant man,
and afterwards by a man named Sam
Jones that lived with me for a long time,
l think he carried the message"
20. How long, or do you recall when
Mr.. Simms came to your residence to see
you?"
"A. am not positively certain, but 1
think it was in the forenoon on Monday.
90. Please state the conversation be-
tween you and Mr.. Simms?"
"a. / told MI. Simms that I had sent for
him at the request of friends, because it
was supposed that l was better acquaint-
ed with him. to see if he would become
one of the counsel for the prosecution,
and he stated that he would be very
happy to do anything to crafty me, that
It 1uu dINdy III Z u liz, u tiiuC IN
thought that he would not appear in the
case at all. except as a witness. l said |
beg your pardon sir, then I have no more
to say, and he said, / am perfectly willing
to state to you what will state on the
stand, and he proceeded to state what he
would say on the stand"
80. Just state what he said to you in
that interview"
"a In S116 that hn r. n6lno IN liz
ing with a gentleman, 1 think he said neal
the northern steps of the Dostoffice, and
he saw two gentlemen somewhere near
the southern steps of the postoffice, but
he didn't recognize either of them"
20. He said he didn't recognize either
of them?"
"A. Yes, sir, and that they seemed &c
be in an animated conversation, making
some gestures, and presently he saw one
of them strike the other on the temple
and Immediately after he saw the gentle
man who cave the blow turn and he re-
cognized my son. Someone came IN The
room then and the conversation ceased
and he said nothing about the shooting.
%. He said nothing about the shoot
ins?'
"A. No, sir"
90. Do you know of your own knowl
edge the occasion of your sons going tc
the postoffice that afternoon?"
Question objected by counsel for defend
ant. Objection is overruled by the court
land witness is allowed to answer the ques
ton. !.
"A. He was on his way from his resi-
IGence down to Mr.. Johnson's office where
| his business was and he called In SIMPLY
to see how we all were. This was abou
4 o'clock and l had just finished a letter
to DR.. J. d. Hufham, and l was anxiou'
to know positively that it was mailed
because it contained 4 check. and | asked
him if he would be kind enough to pu
that in the mail at Mr.. Johnson's, and NJ
said: No, / will put it in the office
and l said. very we'll. He left then an'
that was about twenty minutes before h
was shot"
DR.. Skinner was not cross-examlned.
MIR. JOHN FOSTER.
IT live in Raleigh. On the 21st day o
last February I was in Gwaltney's drug
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