The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-03
NEW EVIDENCE
FOR THESTATE
is. Sauls Says He Saw Haywood Fire Both
Shots, After Talking With
Skinner.

be looking at Skinner. Witness went to
Skinner as quickly as he could. Hay
wood took only two or three steps when
Deputy Separk came UP and placed him
under arrest Skinner went across street
car track, and turned In falling with face
toward post office. Witness and several
other gentlemen laid him out on street,
and in short time Skinner gasped three
times and expired in witness zap.
No cross examination.
George Wilson, of Raleigh, was
next called. He is youth of about six
teen or seventeen. He was walk
ing north on Fayetteville street. Hat
come up Davie street. Passed Separk
near court ;thouse sSeps. Witness at
north corner of court house, and Hay
wood near south end of post Office ap-
parenty on raised portion OF sidewalk.
Saw Haywood's arm extended and saw
him fire twice Looked to see what
he was shooting at, and saw Skinner
take two or three staggering steps and
fall, with face to west. Looked like a
second after Haywoods arm extended be-
fore heard shot. Noticed no one on side
walk In front of post office.
No cross examination.
T. B. Austin, the Richmond travelling
man, was then examined by Senator Gil
liam. He was not very familiar with
Raleigh. On February 21st last was in
the city. Did not see actual shooting.
Was just opposite the occurrence, on the
other side, probably a little north of
barber shop. Heard pistol shots and
looked and saw man coming off side
walk, coming almost directly toward wit
ness, who was walking north
when heard first shot. Man off the side
walk was just about edge OF sidewalk,
on point of stepping off. He was run
ming toward witness. Took two or three
steps, and turned little TO left. Vehicle
was standing in street and he appeared to
be going around vehicle, turning to the
north, to left, and started north. He had
| not taken more than three or four steps
when a second shot was fred Threw
his hands up and staggered to car track
in STOPPING position and then fell.
At the time of the second shot he was
approaching rear of vehicle facing almost
to north, almost parallel with the street.
At moment of the second shot he paused,
threw his hand up to his breast and side,
and changed his gait and stopped over
and went in trot diagonally to car
track, where he fell. He was 25 or so
feet from witness when he fell Prior
to the second shot Skinner was simply
running.
Witness saw Haywood about time
Skinner fell on car track. Could not To-
cate his position at the time of either
shot. When first seen he was putting
his hand in his overcoat pocket. Had both
hands IN pockets.
Col. Argo cross-examined the witness,
who said gentleman by the name of
Howard was with him that day at time
of shooting. Had told prosecution Howard
was with him. Col. Argo asked why
Howard was not here.
Witness saw some carriages standing IN
the street Howard on his left, between
him and man who did shooting. There
was only a second or two between the
shots By time he looked man had made
probably five or six steps before second
shot was fired. After second shot was
ired, when ne first saw Haywood, the
latter was little south of Skinner, wko
circled north, after going two or three
steps east, then turned half way to
north, till he was going parallel with
car track. Haywood was some ten or
fifteen feet to the south oil Skinner when
he first saw him. The carriage was
scme ten feet north of direct line from
witness to Skinner when he left the
sidewalk. He was approaching from
side of carriage when the second shot
was fired, then started northeast across
the street.
On question of Judge PEBBLES, witness
said Skinner was on west side of car
track twelve to fifteen, feet at time OF
second shot.
On redirect Mr.. Austin illustrated
the movements of Mr. Skinner.
V. C. Tompkins. of this city. who
| travels for freight department of Sea-
board Air Line, was next examined by
Senator John E. Woodard. Was
in office in Marlborough building on that
day. Diagonally across from post office
building. In turning saw through glass
door Haywood in act of firing revolver,
standing in front of window Of post office
! now devoted tc money order department
Facing diagonally across street. Shots
in rapid succession. Witness went out in
street, and saw Skinner lying in street.
His estimate would be that Skinner was
eight or ten feet from him as he lay.
Saw nothing in street to obstruct his
vision of Haywood.
On cross-examination by Capt. Day.
witness said he saw nothing of Haywood
till his arm was extended.
w. P. Rose, the architect. of this city,
was examined by Senator Woodland. He
had drawing with him of the plot of the
homicide Distance from curb to center
of car track is 80 feet. From curb to
post office proper is 80 feet to wall of
building. Directly at south end it is 20
feet, inches, to projection of the
building. From steps of main entrance
to projection at south end is Is feet. 8
inches. The postoffice stands out five feet