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

know when Reynolds was killed Joseph
Ayros store was about 10 miles from where
Reynolds lived. After the compliments
passed between me and Ayres he just rode
or He went ~ the main road in the d.
rection Of Knoxville.
cRoss-Ex ANIMATION.
The testimony was read to the witness
and acknowledged correct The witness
further stated: keep the postotliee After
Avrps had got started he called me and
said he wanted me 10 write II line to Capt
Leinart that he couldn't meet him Mt the
time he appointed to measure grain, but for
him t. Just get the grain without his pres,
ence, or something to that effect. Ayres
frequently went to Knoxville, or in that
direction and said he was going TO Knox
vile,
MAuLEN HIBBs
Said was fortyfour years old in April.
! | live in Anderson county | lived, in 1874
about three hundred yards from Mr. Ayrcs.
| / stayed in his store often. l don't know
whether you can call it clerking. Once
| and awhile he was gone and he would erh-
/ poy me to stay. | don't know whether
/ Ayres was acquainted with Dave Duncan
| or not / have seen Duncan ut the store,
| but don't know whether they were ac-
/ quainted or not ! saw him there occa-
sionaly. | don't know that l ever
saw Mr.. Ayres in conversation
with him have seen him talking
to him, but no long conversation. About
the latter part of the winter and the spring
OF 1874, inst before Reynolds was killed,
| have seen him several times ride of late
in the evening up to the road. | can't tell
how many times, but some three or four
times for the last week before Reynolds
was killed 1t may not have been that many
times. That was a week or 5 days before
Reynolds was killed. can tell what time
he got back He was generally back next
morning. That was Joseph Ayres who
did this. | never saw the horse. On the
evening Of the 9th of March, 1874, was
at home; Mr.. Sam Tunnel was at my house
that evening. The last saw Of him be-
fore coming to my house he was standing
on the platform ut Mr.. Ayres' store.
saw him from my barn. My barn is in
plain view Of the store. He was at my
house when went from the barn 10 the
house.
,, CROSS EXAMINATION.
Col. Baxter said he did not want to cross
examine him, and only read the
I testimony to him, after which
! the witness retired, and the e9th witness
I MATT SWAN
q Was called, and testified rs follows | re-
e side in Knoxville. Am Sheriff of Knox
=
G Avres has been in the Jail Of Knox county.
: lie was asked if Joseph Ayres had not made
4 frequent attempts to escape. The Court
n said that would not be evidence. That If
e he was in that Jail, guilty or not guilty, he
"A would attempt 10 get out, and could not
/ blame the prisoner The next question dis
cussed was as TO whether a conversation
between Webb and Ayres at the time Webb
# was about leaving for the gtlows was com
At petent evidence. The Court ruled that this
n would not be competent evidence.
t. The Attorney General said that he would
le then withdraw the witness, and asked him
L to step aside.
lie Col. Baxter said he wanted to cross-ex-
NJ anime Mr.. Swan that they wanted to see
- something about those letters, which had
"A been published, but which were fergeres.
The Court ruled it out Of order and Mr..
Swan was discharged
is This closed the case for the prosecution.
IN The defense opened their side Of the case
as with
of :. \. GRASSLAND,
ID who said
| live in Roane county. was for =
" while at the Oakdale Iron Company's store.
~. On the 4th of March. 1874, in the evening,
in to the best Of my knowledge, | saw Ayres
at the Oakdale store. | sold him goods that
!, Robersvile He was there after o'clock,
Ie tolerably late in the evening. | saw him
. and made trade with him. He bought
~ some goods from me, and he had this Oak
re dale Iron Company's scrip Mr.. Allen,
he the superintendent, allowed us to sell only
It. 81 90 worth Of trade to one person. | ex-
Is. amined my books and they correspond with
q the dates l mentioned.
re The evidence was read to him and ac-
IL knowledged to be correct. The prosecution
did not wish to cross examine.
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS CONCLUDED.
se MARYvILLE, Aug. 2sth, 1875.
as Reported for the Chronicle.l
n At five o'clock our special courier left
ne Maryvlle, after which the following pro-
x; ceedings were had:
~ 7. W. WATERFORD.
en- On the Sd of March, 1874 l am not pos.
v tive where Mr.. Ayres was / was at Oak
dale. He was there, but 81 could not say
whether it was the Sd of March. He was
there about the LIST of March. He was at
OF Oakdale the evening before the murder
p took place, and on the evening Of the muir
p der. He was sober, | sold him several
ot dollars worth Of goods that day.
,as CROSS EXAMINED.
h am positive what way heard of thu
I'm not certain how many days it was sf
-. ter the murder heard of it. L did no
M think of Ayres in connection with the muir,
eu der until he was arrested. / heard of the
'uTf night he was killed. l understood he was
= killed at night. l do not know who told
II me about it, | did not pay any attention
ne to the person who told about Reynolds be-
II" ing killed. l don't know who he looked
~ like
iiat Mr. Weatherford was called back to test
le fly as to the distance from Oakdale to Rob
ne ertsville, and he stated that it was five OF
'as six miles the near way.
on JOHN BIRD.
he ! know Mr.. Matthews, who has been eX
he amined, ! know his general character.
ny lived in Knoxville a while, at Powels Sta
ton while, on Ayres farm while. III,
Ia considered his general character about a
bad rs it could well get. | couldn't believ,
him on oath. l know Tivis Williams, from
.... what l heard people say about him.
III think / know his general character From