Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-24
WOMAN IN THE CASE
Literally True of Haywood
Skinner Tragedy.
RESULT FAMILY FEUD
SKINNER SENT A NOTE TO HAY
WOOD BY A NEGRO.
Two Versions Of Shooting That Has
Stirred Gossip Of Staid Old North
State Capital.
RESULT FAMILY FEUD
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening star
RALEIGH, N. c., February 2.-The
statement frequently heard, There is a wo-
man in the case" is literally true of the
tragedy here Saturday, in which Ludlow
Skinner was shot and instantly killed by
Ernest Haywood.
Both occupied the highest social position.
Haywood is a prominent lawyer. whose in
come exceeds that of any other attorney OF
this city. Skinner was the son of the Rev.
DR.. Thomas E. Skinner. a well-knon Baptist
minister, and was a clerk in the office OF
Charles E. Johnston. cotton broker.
Skinner was quiet and unobtrusive. He was
thirty-one years old
Several years ago he married Miss Octa-
via Winder, daughter of Major John c.
Winder who was at one time general man
ager Of the Seaboard Air Line. Her elder
sister. Miss Gertrude, married Mr.. William
r. Tucker, who died about four years ago.
Since that time Haywood has been paving
marked and persistent attention to Mrs.
Tucker.
The mother -in-law of Mrs. Tucker is Mrs.
Florence P. Tucker, widow of the late
Rufus Tucker. The entire estate, valued
at OO0O, was left to Mrs. Florence p.
Tucker. Her attorney and business man
ager is Ernest Haywood.
Their Marriage Currently Reported.
Mrs. William ucheT hNcu mum
of the time with her two children about
four miles from this city at Millbrook. on
the Seaboard Air Line 1t was here Eay-
wood saw most Of Mrs. Tucker. Every one
supposed they would wed. 1t was known
that Mrs. Florence p. Tucker was bitterly
opposed to their marriage.
For considerable period Mrs. William
R. Tucker and her two children have been
absent from Raleigh, and 1t has been cur
rently reported that she and HasWooo "a
were married year or more ago. She -
now said to be in Philadelphia. Ihe oiu
negro nurse who went with Mrs. Tucker
and her two children has returned to
Raleigh, and she confirms the marriage
report.
reported to have addressed a note to Hay
wood Insisting that he should announce the
marriage of himself and Mrs. Tucker. Hay
wood is reported to have considered this
note as insulting ana TO nave Fepiied "A
kind.
Sent Not by Negro.
Last Wednesday the mother Of Mrs. Skin
ner died. She was buried Friday. She LETT
a life estate in considerable property In
New York city, which Haywood was man
aging and on her death this estate became
the property of Skinner and his brother
and sister, 1e..
Saturday morning last Skinner wrote
HAYWOOD a note and sent it by negro
asking him to send all the papers connected
with the estate, and to send his bill for
any balance that might be due and unpaid
for services
HAYWOOD did not consider the messenger
a uroper one to receive the papers, and, be-
ing very busy at that time, he sent the
negro off without them.
In the afternoon Skinner was in the post
office and Haywood in the county court
house about fifty yards distant. AS SKIN
ner came out of the post office Haywood
came out of the court house. They started
each for the other.
Two Versions of Shooting.
There are two versions of what oc-
CURED One is that Haywood fired as soon
as he saw Skinner: the other is that blows
passed and then Skinner undertook to get
out his pistol and that Haywood was too
quick for him and fired two shots In quick
succession. with fatal effect.
A new pistol was found on Skinner. All
five chambers were loaded and 1t had not
been fired The testimony taken before the
coroner supports the first statement. The
witnesses before the coroner did not see
any blows pass.
Skinner was shot through the heart.
Haywood waived an examination and was
committed without bail.
The families and relatives on both stde5
are among the most prominent socially and
fina ncially in the state.
Criminal court meets March q. There
will be no attempt to produce bail for Hay
wood