The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-31

! heard the report of the pistol l looked
back over that way The first / saw then
was the movement of a man behind a car
riage. He was travelling between a walk
and a trot. He came from behind the
carriage and went in that direction tin
dicating), not directly east. When he
came out there l did not know who it
was He was going across the street.
20. When was the second shot fired?"
"a 1t was about half way between the
curbing and the street car track
20. What did you notice after the Sec
ond shot?"
"A. Just about the time of the second
shot he looked over his shoulder"
%. What was he doing at the time he
was looking back?"
"a. He kept on going"
20. When did the second shot occur?"
"a About the time he was half way be
tween the street car track and the curb
ing.
20. What did he then do?"
"A At the second shot his hand went
down, and after he crossed the street car
track he circled and fell"
20. How far was it from where you
saw him first to where it was when the
second shot came?"
ca. I don't know exactly the distance
from where / was at the second shot
Something like forty or fifty feet"
%. How far was it from where he was,
from Skinner, and where he was at the
second shot?'
"A. I could not tell where he was at
the first shot ] saw him after the Sec
ond shot. He was right behind the car
riage and then he came out from behind
/ hC moi fol rI
he was to it."
20. Which way did he turn when he
looked back?"
"A Which way did he turn when he
looked back?"
"A In that direction
%. When he looked back, how did you
say he had his hand?"
"a He had it this way indicating on
his left hip) could see his hand
20. Now, Mr.. Warren, where was Mr.
Haywood when you saw him."
"A Just after the second shot I noticed
Mr. Haywood from where I was standing.
1 could not see directly, on account of the
carriage, where he was at first. but then,
as he started off, I B2cognized Mr.. Hay
wood. After the second shot / stepped out
a little bit"
% Where was he then?"
"a He stepped down off the parapct
there and went up the street towards the
main entrance. and then he turned and
made one OF two steps and met Mr. Sc.
park He went up that direction. don't
know how far"
% Anyone else with you besides Mr..
Matthews?'
"A No not as I recollect."
Cross-examination: "a. You say when
you first saw Mr. Skinner he was coming
from around behind the carriage?"
"a Yes"
%. The carriage was standing just in
front Of the southern steps?"
"A. / don't know whether it was IN
front 1t was right near
%. That carriage was standing up right
near the sidewalk, was it not?'
"A. 1t was little close to the sidewalk
l got glimpse of Mr.. Skinner when he
was coming from behind the carriage"
F. A. BANKS.
81 work in the eastern part of the State
for the Standard Oil people. my head
quarters are at Edenton: l was in Raleigh
the day of the homicide. I had just come
across from the postoffice and gone across
over to the corner of Johnsons drug
store. Mr. Stevenson and l were in town
together that day. Mr.. Stevenson saw me
as l crossed the street, and l don't know
whether he caHed me or whistled to me,
at any rate he beckoned for me to come
over. 1 cannot pos lively state whether
1 went clear across to him or not, that
is the best / remember. / went over that
way and spoke to Mr.. Stevenson.
mean the corner there over at the bank
the Citizens Bank l turned right across
and wenF across to him and poke to him,
and then / went, / won't ay potively,
whether we got to the curbng or not, !
don remember; at any rate we topped
just a few minutes and then 1 think, as
we'll as | remember, / turned back and
walked back few steps further, kinder
out towards the pOstoffice, as well as l re-
member, and stopped again for minute
or two and we were standing there talk
ing, l don't know what about l can
not locate my position positively at that
time, but to the best of my recollection, !
l was standing almost with nay left shoul- !
der to the northeast corner of the post |
office / couldn't say how far l was from
the northeast corner of the postoffce. |
While l was standing there talking to Mr. |
Stevenson a pistol was fired, and about !
the time the shot was fired he said: |
''Laud, that man is shot, and / turned, |
/ suppose l turned clear around, and the
first thing that attracted my attention
was a man rushing across the street, he /
was rapidly moving, and as I remember
he was not very far from the street car
track, going that way Indicating with .
hand) going across the street. That was
about the time the second shot was fired.
1t was all about the same time. I did not
see him before the second shot was fired
wouldn't be positive as to that, whether
saw him before or after. The shots were
pretty rapid. / then noticed Mr. Hay
wood, I glanced from one to the other.
saw the result of the smoke and glanced
right back, and I noticed Mr. Skinner.
Did not know him at the time and he