The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-17
Eight Men Are to Speak
\ Ere lis Finished.
TRIBUTE TO THE JUDGE
Something of a Sensation Sprung by
Mr.. SpruiIl Who Tells of Jurors
Appearing in Public Places
Unattended---FeW Of
ficer in Charge.
Especial to News and observer.)

Tarboro, n. c., Sept. 16.-The Sc
cond day OF the trial of DR.. Baker op-
ened with quite a sensation. Mr..
Spruill stated to the court that he had
seen jurors in the hotel lobby the night
before unattended by the officer in
charge. whose duty it was under in
struction of Judge Shaw. to keep them
together w. o. Bullock, the officer
in charge, was relieved of that duty by
the judge. Mr.. Spruill stated that he
did not think nor charge that any
wrong had been done, but that the
conduct of Bullock was improper
Judge Shaw SO far has not said what
lie will do with Bullock for his indis-
. Greet conduct. A new officer was sworn
and the trial proceeded.
+ II. b. Peters, the wholesale commits
sion merchant the first witness, said
he was fp Cummings store, about "a
steps from the postoffice when the
shot, which struck Dr. Bass was fired.
He did not see what Walston saw,
though he told Walston there was a
fight in the street. He saw Bass have
Baker by the coat and Baker slipued
CUT Of it. Bass was striking him, when
Baker, who was pursued by Bass,
reached the center of the street he
turned his back towards Cooks drug
store. Bass caught him in front of the
Grug store. Jenkins grabbed Bass by
the arm. Later Carstarphen also seiz-
ed him. The witness heard two shots
in rapid succession. Jenkins had not
more than got hold of Bass before the
pistol was fired. He and Carstarphen
reached Bass about the same time.
Baker was trying to get away all the
time. Bass was pulled into the street
by Carstarphen and Jenkins in an eff
fort to prevent tragedy.
Cross-examined by the State, said
that when the pistol was fired Bass
had been pulled into the street, a dis
tance of about thirty feet. He saw
no weapon in Bass hand when chasing
Baker: saw no marks on Bakers head
indicating that he was struck by a
weapon. When Baker got on the
bridge he stopped, then Bass lunged
forward to grab him and the pistol
was fired.
jenkins came from across the street
and Carstarphen from postoffice. AS
they clinched the Bass pistol went off
They were trying to separate the par
ties.
On redirect examination by defense
Mr.. Peters stated that Col. Bridgers
Messrs Jenkins and Carstarphen had
hold of Bass, and the latter two
sratched him in the street. Replying
to question Dy state the WllHSSS Sdlu
Carstarphen and Jenkins grabbed Bass
at the time of the first shot.
Leon Williams, for the defense, saw
the beginning OF the first but ran in
to Cooks drug store to get help to
separate them. He saw Baker l0.r
Jig downward and trying to dra 3
Iistol shortly afterward it was dis
charged. Williams dodgea behind the
prescription counter.
Cross-examined blythe State he said
he did not see much of the difficulty
because he was behind the prescrip-
ton case; he only saw Baker bent over
and others near Baker when the shot
was fired. He did not tell Dancy that
he saw nothing of the fight but told
him he knew very little about it. He
saw Bakers pistol and got behind the
counter. He never saw Bass with the
pistol.
Recalled by the defense he said he
did not see the parties when the pistol
was fired. Baker had no coat on.
DR.. W. r. Thigpen test fed Tor the
defense, saying that he saw Baker and
examined his wounds and found his
face skinned on the cheekbone and
slight wounds at the edge of his hair,
three severe ones on the back of his
head. He was in Dr. Bakers office
one-half minute after the shooting oc-