The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-13
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, y. c., October SIN the
Haywood trial, 2. II. Sales. witness
for the defense, said he saw SINNERS
body in the street as he was diving.
He took a pistol from the left hip
pocket, and ave it to the coroner The
pistol was loose in the pocket and no
part of it was withdrawn, all the car
trIdSes were in it. The revolver was
shown to the jury. also SINNERS coat,
vest and ~OVercOat. The coroner was
k to put these on. and the bullet
holes were shown to the jury. When
the ~OvercOat hung naturally, the bull
let mole was about six inches in front
of the holes in the coat and the vest.
With the hdnG in the hip pocket,
throwing back he lapel of the over
coat, the hole in the latter was over
that in the coat and vest. The coroner
said the OEercoIt was fastened when
he saw it..
Victor Boyden saw Haywood directly
after the killing, ard noticed an in
tense red snot on his right cheek. Boy
den was asked # he had put Haywood
on his guard about any one u few
days before the homicide. and an
SWered yes. The state objected to this
testimony. Judge PEBBLES ordered the
jury taken out. Attorney ArgO for
the defense said it was desired to
show why Haywood had a pistol and
that he had been warned that
some person WAS cunning for him. The
Judge asked ArgO to state the queS-
tiOn again. ArgO said: Il asked the
witness whether or not he had a few
days before this occurrence, warned
Haywood that n person in Raleigh,
other han Skinner was going gum
ming for him and that he had better
be prepared. That this explained Hay
woods possession of a pistol and the
preparation of the pistol by a gum
smith a few DAYS before. The objec-
ton of the state to his question was
sustained. and defense excepted. The
jury returned and was told by the
judge that the question about the
warming had been ruled out and was
not to be considered at all.
Ned Barnes. cOlored. one OF the chief
witnesses for the defense. said he was
sitting on his carriage in the street
about ten feet from the scene. He
heard some one speak. turned his
head. and saw Skinner strike Hay
wood. knock him down on the curb
ing, and Haywood caught on his left
hand Skinner jumped back. put his
hand on his right hip. He did not see
SINNERS left hand. SINNERS left
side was towards Haywood. Skinner
was standing perfectly still when the
first shot was fired. and was seven or
eight feet away. He wheeled to the
left after the first shot. He didn't
know where he was ut the second shot.
but when he next saw him he was
about half way 10 the car track.
DR.. James McGeo. JT,. said he reach
ed Skinner Il short time after he had
fallen His OverCOat was UnhuttOned.
and a pistol was in his left hip pocket.
Attorney Argo introduced a sub
pOeuI issued for Miss Nattye Pace.
which the sheriff had returned under
the date Of September 10th. stating
that Miss P4ce was not to be found in
Wake Ouuty.
Mr.. Arg" announced hat evidence
fer the defense would close.
The state began Offering Of rebuttal
testimony.
E. c. Peck. Of Southern Pines. said
he saw barnard Schmitz ut Southern
Pines three days after the killing.
Schulitz said he was IN six feet of
where il occurred. that no blows pass
ed. there was no quarrel. and IL was Il
cold blOOIed murder. that skinner was
shot in the back rs he was going from
Haywood.
f. n. Oslin. an editor at Southern
Pines. said tina SchmitZ told him that
Skinner was shot rs he was leaving.
that there was no difficult ana tina
he was in a few feet Of the scene.
y. NJ Clark. of Southern Pines. sid
that Schmitz old him that there was
no alteration. no fighting. no blows
struck and Skinner was shot going
away from Haywood.
Purser NJ. T. Thurston. of the Bay
Line Steamer Alabama. said SchmitZ
said that Skinner had been shot by
Haywood as he was going diagonally