The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-24

Mr.. Skinner stepped off the pavement in
front of the postoffice at the middle door.
He was going toward Johnson's drug
store. l was going toward the court
house, and was induced to look back by
men laughing and talking. and saw M.
Skinner when l turned. He was in the
middle of the street when the first pistol
shot was fired, and l saw Mr.. Skinner
lean to one side. His face was toward
the drug store. | don't know Mr.. Ernest
Haywood. Mr.. skinner was moving
rapidly. He was going diagonally toward
Johnson's drug store. Mr.. Skinner was
not with the party that was laughing
Then the jury examined the bullet
wound under the left arm, a little to-
back.
1t was decided to repair to the court
house to continue the inquest, as there
were so many persons DESTROYS of hear
ing the testimony.
The first witness called at the court
house was Mr.. C. b. Edwards. Jr.
MR.. EDWARDS: AS was coming up
Martin street 1 heard a shot. which |
judged to be on the southeast corner of
the postCffice. This caused me to turn.
when | saw Mr.. Haywood fire what /
had reason to believe was a pistol. The
shot ! heard was the second shot. I saw
he was firing to the middle of the street
and | glanced in that direction. | saw
Mr.. Skinner about the middle of the
street going towards the east with his
back towards the pOstoffice. He WAS
going quite rapidly as if trying to run.
He then commenced to turn around with
his face towards the postoffice. I
glanced back at Mr.. Haywood and saw
him in the act of putting his
pistol in his pocket or taking
it out. Then l looked back and
saw Mr.. Skinner fall on his knees and
face. Then l saw Mr.. Separks come from
the court house and take hold of Mr..
Haywood. / did not see Mr.. Skinner
attempt TO draw any weapon. Mi.
Haywood was on the paved walk
near the edge and not on the grass plot.
1 was one OF the first to get to him and
saw him give one gasp. When l saw him
turn around in the middle of the street
he clasped both hands to his breast"
MR.. T. P. SALE, on being examined,
says: Il was standing on Mr.. Bur
wanger's corner and heard two shots
and went at once to the scene. Imme-
diately sent word for an undertaken to
have the body taken up and stepped
away from the corpse. | was called
back by some one and Dr.. MCGEE, Jr.,
was holding his pulse. | asked at the
request of some one to see if he had q
weapon. | asked DR.. MCGEE to feel and
see and he felt first in the right hip
pocket and then in the left, and he
turned to me and said he had a weapon
in his left hip pocket. l then examined
and found he had a pistol in his left
hand hip pocket. We then carried him
to Mr.. James |. Johnson's drug store,
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pistol from him and handed it to DR..
Jordan who bad come into the store.
The pistol was shown Mr.. Sale at the
trial, and he said he could not positively
identify it as the same one, but it looked
very much like it. He examined the
pistol and found all five cartridges in it,
and it had not been fired"
MIR. ANDREW GREEN:-''I was in
front Of Cross and Linchan store and
heard a shot and located it about at
southeast corner of pOstoffice by the
smoke. [ could see the pistol and a
mans arm. ! could not recognize the man,
I saw a man walking off across the street
from the postofficc. l saw a man walk
ing near centre of street, turn and fall
across street car track. / did not recoS-
nizc the man who fell. ! saw him put
his hands up as he was turning. When
saw him he was walking across tho
street with back to postoffice. Wker
| saw him put his hand UP it was Ey
impression he did it on account of pain
I met Mr.. Haywood and Mr.. Separk go
ing up the street. Mr.. Haywood was
walking a little hurriedly and his face
was slightly flushed
MR.. CHAS. A. SEPARK:-'At some
time neal half-past four O'Clock | wen
cut of the court house door and started
toward Davie street. l had gotten l SUP
pose eight or ten steps when | heard {
pistol fire. turned and saw the hasl
of the second shot and heard it, and thc1
ran up toward the postoffcc. I saw Mr.
Ernest Haywood standing between tn
steps Of the main entrance and the step'
at southern end of postofice. This va
after the first shot. When the scconc
shot was fred | saw Mr.. skinner. H
was facing Mr.. Haywood when | say
him throw his left hand back toward hi
hip. Then he staggered and fell acros
the street car track. l ran up to withl1
f.. about ten steps of Mr.. Haywood an
called him He was then going up tn
street. | called him by name, Ernest
He said. of course, or certainly, an
l walked toward me. I put my arm in hi
and told him he would have to go wit
I ne. He said: Certainly and aske
: me if would go to his office With hin
Whom we got to his office I asked him TO
I his pistol and he gave it to me-
Mr.. Separk produced the pistol Tw
chambers were empty. 1t was a SmIt
and Wesson, %, hammerleSs.
. "Could you see the direction IN VINE
: the pistol was polnted?'
q did not"
q "Was there anybody near Mr.. Hay
wood?"
There were several people standin
around"
as there any doubt in your mind tn;
! Mr. Haywood fired the shot?'
I'J can not say ! saw him fire it, but
u course | don't doubt that he did
you were satisfied he shot him.?
Il was. Otherwise / should not hay
arrested him
Did YOU see Mr.. Skinner after the fir
f shot,