The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22
HAYWOOD SKINNER
CASE NOW READY
Both Sides are Ready for the
Contest.
GRAND JURY WITNESSES
AIIInd cations are That the Trial Will be Entered
Upon Before the Close of This Week and
That the Indictment VIII be- tor
Murder.

Murder.
The Haywood Skinner case is set for
trial at this term of the court
That it will be tried is the only deduc-
ton that can be drawn from the state
ments of counsel on both sides.
The bin of Indictment will be drawn
and the grand jury will pass on this on
Monday
This indictment viii lcharge that on
the 21st day of February, Ernest Hay
wood did "feloniously and with malice
aforethought kill and murder Ludlow
skinner"
The case will be heard by Judge M. H.
Justice, of Rutherfordton, who by re-
quest exchanged courts with Judge Hen
ry r. Bryan. of New Bern. an uncle of
Mrs Ludlow Skinner.
Solicitor Armistead Jones viii mot
prosecute. His family is related to the
Haywood family and he is a warm friend
of Ernest Haywood The acting solicitor
will be appointed by Judge Justice.
L OF the pTbSeNQLibh the dtlOA h0gH III
charge are Senator John f. Woodland, of
Wilson: Senator DonnelI Gillian, of Tar
boro: Senator Herbert T.. Norris. of
Raeligh; Solicitor Walter T.. Daniel, of
Weldon, and Mr.. Robert c. Strong, of
Raleigh
The attorneys for the defense are Argo
and ShafferN Mr. James II. Pou, Col J.
c. /. Harris, Captain W Fl. Day, Mr..
t.. AHr
c. Ryan all Of RAleigh
On both sides the counsel is OF the
ablest, and II will be a battle of legal
giants There will be no stone eft un-
turned on either side in the fair and
honest prosecution and defense. The
preparations have been thorough
Yesterday the witnesses. who are to go
before the grand jury were summoned.
These gre DR. A. w. Knox, c. b Ed
wards, Jr., A. H. Green, J. w Pike. V.
c. Tompkins, William E. Gwaltney, JOS
eph s. Wigs Holly Glenn, Logan Ter
rell and Henrietta Green. AL these are
of Raleigh and the last named is a col
ored woman
There was joint examination by coun-
sci Yesterday OF the evidence taken be-
fore the coroner's jury This has been in
INC CHdTBc DI 11tIh VI tHG 0UuIl IAtloof
and the papers. together with the cloth
ing of Ludlow Skinner through which
the fatal bullet passed. were all exam
ined.
To the charge of murder set forth by
the State the plea of mot guilty will
be made for Ernest Haywood and his
counsel will contend that the shooting
vas done in self defense, and that Ernest
hot tn
The witnesses in the case will exceed
one hundred. 1t is known that the prose
cution has on it's list fully sixty names,
and it is understood that the defence
has nearly as many Every inch of
ground will be contested in the presen
tation of evidence.
The ordinary panel for the jury will
soon be exhausted special venire will
be asked for and the first ordered will
not be less than two hundred, perhaps
more The case has attracted SO much
attention and has been discussed so
widely that it will be difficult to secure
a Jury This will take up much time
The reports of witnesses in the case
have been many The State is understood
to have for it a State Senator and tire"
members of the House among others. IT
has been reported that Representative
Harry Stubs. of Martin. will be a wit
ness, but it is stated that he has not
been called for by the State. The report
is that he left the post-office by the side
of Ludlow Skinner just before the shoot
ing Is this is so no one who has been
approached in Raleigh seems to know
| anything OF his presence there with
Skinner.
Ernest Haywood has beo1 in the county
Jail here since the day of the killing. TO
visitors he has appeared collected in his
manner and the confinement and stress
of circumstances have made him thinner.
| though naturally he is a man of slight
frame.
How deep into the case Will counsel
| go?" is the question that is oftenest
heard. No one but the counsel Thorn
selves know this and they will not talk.
Rumor only has dwelt with the case. ard
this rumor is Of a dual character.
One view is that there viii be no at
tempt on the part Of the defense 30 60
behind the actual shooting and that
with the testimony of Mr. r. ~ Simms,
supported by others, they will hold that
an attack was made on Haywood by
Skinner and that the latter shot to pro
tect his life Another is that the r.
ported incident in the life of Haywood
touching the life of a kinswoman Of
Ludlow Skinner will be brought OUT
either by the prosecution or the de-
fence and that with this on
the one hand an effort win be made to
| show generalization on the part of Lud-
low Skinner in the matter and the 9th
er to show that Ernest Haywood. fear
ing the consequences which might arise
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