Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-01

on tue Ola larm, ana / tOld MN yes I ]
suppose he said that he was going TO have |
him killed if money would kill him. lie !
said he had two certain men to do it, but |
never said what man. | never said any> |
thing to him. don't think he said any |
thing more at this time | believe he asked |
me if didn't want to make money. /.
don't believe said anything to him about |
it. never paid no attention to him. This /
was the second conversation. We had one
about month before that. There was no
one present at the second conversation
The first was at the samo place, Ayres' |
store. | don't think there was any one
present at the first conversation. ! was |
coming from Oakdale. My home was with /
my father in Anderson county, FIVE or Fix
miles from Robertsville. | worked ~
Oakdale. In the first conversation we
talked about Reynolds killing his father.
lie said that Reynolds killed his father
and that he and Mr.. Reynolds
could not live in the same
country together l doa't remember how
he came to speak Of the matter, and don
think he said anything more. These were
the only conversations | had with Ayres
about Mr.. Reynolds Mr.. Reynolds lived a
little over a mile from my fathers.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Colonel Baxter then read the testimony
of the witness and it stood as corrected, at
ter which Colonel Baxter asked him some
auctions, to which he answered:
Mr.. Ayres knew who L was and knew
where | lived knew whose son l was for |
told him. l suppose he knew before told
him. | never was a friend TO Dick Rey-
nolds; was not then and am not now. |
was not an enemy of either. | was friendly
with both of them When Ayres told me
that he had two men to kill him | can't say
that believed him. Mr.. Ayrcs talked like
he was mad but didn't believe that he had
any idea OF doing it. paid no attention to
it. | never asked him who the men were
that were to kill him, because it was none
of my business. | never notified Mr.. Rey-
nods-never saw him. | never notified
any of his friends. l believe | told it to
my father and my uncle before Mr.. Rey-
nolds was killed. My father and uncle are
at home l guess. They were when left.
After Reynolds death | dent remember to
whom l told it next. | cant remember eX-
actly what time it was when l told it. |
was talking about it below Mr. Reynold S
brothers, but don't know who | was talking
to. | don't remember what all was said.
| told them l didn't know whether Ayres
had him killed or not. / don't remember
that anything else was said. | can't tell
who they looked like they were. don't
suppose | know all my neighbors, nor any
body else / suppose this was more than
two months and less than six months after
Mr.. Reynolds was killed. | guess / told
them that MIR. Ayrcs had said that be was
going to have him killed if money would
kill him. These men asked me where
D A 81 I Il bo, Doh
willie. They didn't ask me who was present
They asked me how the first conversation
came up, and told them what Ayres said
Ayres aud my brother had a Difficult
ty once, | think my father took part in
the ditIi.ul,y. All the family did not
lake pa, - the difficulty. | can't say
wuethrr broke up the intercourse IL
n,r families. My father and Ayres
have spoke since the difficulty. They
have no; visited since the difficulty
None -. the children have visited
; Ayres 'iy father and Ayres lived
about 81, e and "A half apart. The diff
licull Was after Ayres come back from
Missouri. 1t was good while before
AVres went to RObertsville. / cam
ell whether my father has unkindly
feelings towards Ayres. | have not go
their feelings. | was in Ayres hous'
before he moved to RUbertsville, twice
but never was in his house after that
L don't know whether family passei
; Mr.. Ayers without speaking or not.
, always speak to him. have been a
Kingston | can't tell you when, but j
= was before Mr.. Ayers was arrested.
was in Jail there, because man swor
, lie against me. Joe Mullins, h.
! accused me of stealing pair of boots
found men would swear lies some
times. / bought the boots from 10
,, Mullins, aud proved it. He got then
! ! back from me on the big road between
Roberlsville and Oakdale. l he'd III
= boots on my feet at the time, and pull
: ed them Off and gave them to him. HI
wanted them back. / never got tn
9 boots again, but he gave me back wha
= / gave for the boots, or he would no
; have gotten them, he nor any othe
man. | had a trial and came clear
!. proved that l bought the boots. Th
y next time saw Joe Mullins he was i
the Knoxville Jail.
MANNED.
; 1t was shortly after the war this
Ayres came back from Missouri. NJ
father and brother fell out about run
ming team. / never had any har
j feelings towards Ayres, and was jus
!. as friendly with Ayres as with keS
II nolds.
?. RE-CRosS EXAMINED.
e Mullins was put III Jail for sellin
:, whisky. / was the very one that swoI
z against him. l would not have swor
e against him if had not been sun
= moned before the Grand Jury. an
Il others swore it against him. / bough
It a gallon and half and drank it.
e stood my trial at Kingston. / can
Is tell what lawyer prosecuted me.
u SAMUEL TUNNEL
y was called, and Col. Baxter suggeste
- that this witness be left over unit
Il morning. The counsel for the prosecl
a ton insisted on the witness being e2
a amined. Col. Baxter then asked III
Is witness to step outside of the Ceu
p House, as he had some preliminar
ts questions to settle. The witness di
- so and Col. Baxter stated that he Ia
Is a deposition, which proved the wi
NJ ness clearly incompetent, as he did m
az believe in future punishment or r
II ward. Col Baxter stated that
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