The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-25
ABLESI COUNSEL
TO PROSECUTE
Lawyerof ationaI Reputation
Will be Retained.

"The prosecution in the atwood
Skinner case will be conducted by able
lawyers in North Carolina and able law
yers outside the State who have national
regulations. l do not yet know the names
OF all the counsel, but one thing is certain:
the prosecution will have lawyers in and
out of the State of as great ability as
any who ever appeared in a great crimi-
nal case. When their names are an
nounced the public will see that it is a
battle royal
So spoke a gentleman last night who is
in position to know what will be done.
So far the prosecution has not re-
tained any Raleigh lawyer. 1t was an
nounced that State Senator Norris would
appear for the prosecution but after con-
sideraton, he decided that he could not
appear in the case. Among others, Sen
ator John f. Woodard, of Wilson, and
Senator Donnell Gillian, of Edgecombc,
will appear for the prosecution.
TO CORROBoRATE SIMMS.
l was talking yesterday with a lawyer
the defense that will be made for Hay
wood. He said: II see that you printed
an interview with the colored hack
driver, Ned Barnes, who corroborates the
statement of Mr. Simms that there was
an alteration between Mr.. Skinner and
Mr.. Haywood before the fatal shot was
fired. There will be another witness
who will corroborate this witness. There
m hp nt hIIt 7 q n
"Who is he?" l asked.
81 am not at liberty to state. You had
better ask one of Haywoods attorneys.
My information is straight, but I cannot
say more. except that he is a travelling
man who is a man of character. He is
averse to having his name used or
printed, but at the proper time he will
be forthcoming and corroborate what Mr..
Simms and Ned Barnes will state at the
trial"
SAYS THERE WAS NO FIGHT.
A gentleman from Eastern North Car
olina. who was in Raleigh yesterday,
says that an insurance man who was in
Raleigh on Saturday and saw the killing.
says there was no altercation-that
Skinner did not come within striking
distance of Haywood after he came out
of the postoffice and started across the
street.
CONFLICTING TESTIMONY.
1t seems certain that when the evil
dence is all in as to the killing of Lud-
low Skinner by Ernest Haywood there
will be much conflicting testimony. Col.
f. A. Olds sends this story to the Will
mington Messenger:
Your correspondent interviewed
most interesting witness of the shoot
ing. The latter said he was in the
postoflice lobby, saw Skinner there talk
ing to some one; that Skinner was not
at all nervous, and smiled; that he walked
down the steps with him on Fayetteville
street; that Skinner turned as if totgo
diagonally across the street; that the
first shot was fired when Skinner was
about the edge of the sidewalk, that
there was no conversation between Skin
Eer and Haywood; that Haywood took
aim and fired the second time when Skin
ner was about half way between the
sidewalk and the street car track that
when the bullet struck, SINNERS hat
fell off, that he put his left hand to his
side, walked across the street car track
in a half circle and fell on the track with
MS lace tONdIu MS SIdSe tudt haywood
stood between the southeast corner of
the postoffice and the southeast en-
trance, on the middle of the sidewalk;
that Skinner was about 25 feet away
when first fired at and about So to 40 feet
distant when the second shot was fired
Mr.. Pou stated yesterday afternoon
that Col J. c. l.. Harris had been re-
tanned by the defense, and w. N Jones
and Capt. w II. Day, as we'll as w. c.
Douglass and Argo and Shaffer and Mr..
Pou.
Senator John E. Woodard. of Wilson,
ex-Solcitor of the Fourth District. has
been retained by the prosecution 1t is
also reported that Senator H E. Norris
will prosecute. and Solicitor Walter E.
Daniel. of Weldon.
DID HAYWOOD WAIT FOR HIM?
There is a story that Haywood was
seen during the early part of Saturday
afternoon standing on Martin street. in
view of the entrance to Mr.. Charlie
Johnson's office, where Skinner also had
his office.