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

ldtng, ana tne jury IN lhtlr places, Wnen
he subject of the inissiblity of Mr.
samuel Tunnels evidence was continued,
md the following witnesses were called and
IEMUEL QUINN.
know Sam. Tunnell-have known him
FOR 10 years ! never had any conversation
with him about religious matters. 1 never
heard him express what his religious belief |
was | heard him talking, along about |
wheat threshing time. and from his con-
versation l took it he believed there was a
God and a Devil.
The Court ruled that Mr.. Tunnels evil |
lcnce was admissible.
MR. TUNNEL 1E.TIFIEp.
l live in the lower end of Anderson !
| am going on Twas born it, |
Anderson county, aud lived there all the |
time. / am acquainted with Joseph Ayres
don't know exactly how long, since about
1872 / have known him well since he
moved over there-mct him often. | lived
about half mile from him. / was on the
best of terms with him, and. believe he
was with me, too. | did not know Rich.
f. Reynolds in his lifetime. All the con-
versaton | ever had with him on the sub
iect of Reynolds was mt the store Had
know when it was said Reynolds was killed.
The first conversation ] had with Ayres on
the subject of Reynolds was or s months
before this. This was at the store and don't
remember whether any one was present
but don't think there was. Mr. Ayres
asked me if was acquainted with his faith
err told him l was. He told me about
his being killed. / told him l was sorry,
and how painful it was to endure it when Il
Int f,lE 10
was an old rebel on Beaver Greek who
killed his father. l don't know whether he
said il twice, but expect he did Said moth
ing about his having been to Missouri. He
said that he would take his life, or have it
done, and the old man couldn't evade it.
There was more said, "A considerable con-
versation. He spoke of moving from Mis-
souri, and If he could lind out who it was
that killed his father he would take his life,
and it all conferred on that old man. There
was good long conversation, but don't
recolect much of it. That was the first my
attention was drawed to it. After that some
time may be in summer or fall, think itin
the fall, when they were talking
about the lead mine, we had another
conversation. That was the ID, and WAS
in the store. / was telling him about Dave
Reynolds coming up the creek hunting n
lead mine, thirty years are more ago and
who killed his father. | told him that
Dave Reynolds was a son of Gideon Rey-
nolds. | asked him lift was Reynolds that
killed his father, for | knew not who had
killed him, and he said it was. asked
him then if he was any kin to Bob Rey-
nolds. and he said he thought he was. He
talked about him being the worst old rebel
in the world, and that he allowed to take
his life or have it done. On one of the
E, h. Of hi E.th ha
ing taken up, but don't recollect which
time it was. He said they had taken his
father down towards Knoxville, made him
walk and ride poor mule backward, took
his clothes of, and that it was very I'M
pleasant weather. He supposed they had
whipped him, that there was blood in his
clothes, and that they had then taken him
out and killed him, and they accused Rey-
nolds Of being instigator. | don't know
that he said how they killed him, In the
| second conversation he talked very posi-
tive that he would take his life, or have il
done. That he thought for time that he
would do it himself, but hadn't an oppor.
tunity to visit him, and he thought that he
would get somebody to do it for him.
don't know what followed. There was
right smart of it. Lum Ayres tooh
part in that conversation. | don't recol
lect how. There was great deal more, bu
|
| of Reynolds | had three or four CONVEX
sations with him. In the third converse
ton l don't know whether there was any
thing about Reynolds or not, but there wa
something said about Duncan. | went Il
see Ayres about Duncan taking my wheat
Duncan came in with sack of wheat a
the time. Ayres weighed the wheat; hin
or Foster one; they were both there
Ayres took it in to empty it, and | went il
q. l. % hn Vvhn II t.,lA
what sort of man Duncan was. Ayres wa
a stranger and / told him that Duncan wa
a bad man. He said when he fetched sucl
things as he traded in he had to trade will
him. Did not want to take my wheat anC
if Duncan fetched any more there to lie
him know it. He said Duncan was goot
customer, and the little things he fetched
some roots and Skins, little hides, brough
him 5 and 10 cents The other day h
fetched 81 worth. Duncan had heap o
influence in Frost Bottom, and he was get
ting u heap of custom from there So
quit talking about Duncan at that time, a
hadn't traded with Ayres as much a
Duncan, and he was better customer thai
l. That was pretty much all that was sal,
at that time about Duncan. / kept inquir
ing of Ayres all along about Dun
can, as The time ran along. / en-
quired whether he had been ther
anu WutlutI llt ltltutu WutdL AN
} so on. He said he hadn't often bee
!, there. met up with Ayres there, and h
told me that he wanted to hold on to Dun
can awhile, that he might want to use hir
after while. That was some time befor
Reynolds was Killed. manned to him tba
duncan was desperate man. He said
would take that sort of a man 10 do wha
he wanted done. That old rebel that kille
his father, he wanted him 10 have some al
: tention. That brings it up TO the mornin
; of the murder. On the 9TH of March.
had conversation with Ayres at his store
> at the postOtfice, went to trade u little lat
; in the evening There were some othe
persons, in, when we first commenced tai /
ing. Lum. Ayres was in there all the tint
: Ayres wasn't there when first went, bu
ne come and | did not see him until l wa
[ ready 20 go. Henamed to me that this oil
7 rebel that killed his father, he wasn't goin
t to have anything to do with him, himsel
E but he was going to turn him over TO tn
old man Duncan, TO give him the attentio
that he deserved. Duncan had proposed {
a take the contract, and that he had agree
/, to let him have it. l asked him what
proposed to do it for, and be said he wan
ed a thousand dollars, but he thought
5 would get il for less. He had been tryin
: TO get Duncan down, in order to get it dor
1 for half. He thought, maybe, he would