The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-03-24
FIERCE


THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The testimony yesterday afternoon
Eas all in rebuttal. and had largely all
been gone over before, and we will only
give short summary and not detail
report
Nj. A. E. McMeen stated that Henry
Thompson told him that he did not know
what kind of clothes defendant had on
the night of the murder. He testified
10 the good character of the defendant,
but being crossed said il he knew that
man had been untaIthful to his wife
I would change his good opinion of
him, but would not destroy his faith in
bis tIuthfulness.
Mr.. X. @. Thompson, Jr., said that
Thompson told him he did not kno "
md would not say what kind of cloth
g he had on, because he never paid
my attention to man s clothes.
The deposition of j. W. Mallett, Prof.
" Chemistry at the University OF Vir-
&lnia, and one of the most eminent
men in this country in his line, was
Eead He had examined the stain spots
md found no trace or sign of blood. The
Exposition of o. j. Muller was also
|Du0s A1O btdtCu budt uC saw uClOIluClll
on his way to Spring Hill that night;
Mat he had on a dark coat was posi-
I've it was not light coat. The de-
fense introduced Joe Bob Mckee to
trove that he saw Miss Ragsdale with
NE letter referred to in her testimony.
MT the Court ruled the evidence in
Competent. The defense then rested
heir Case, and the State brought in
Its rebuttal proof.
Mr.. Brown Church stated that he
card Miss Raesdale's testimony be-
tore the coroner's jury, and that in
Fnswer to a question by Mr.. Voorhles
he did say that Rountree. on the
light of the killing. wore a double
Breasted, light colored vest, with coat
10 match, and pointed out of the win
dow and said "yonder IS Buddy now,
with the same clothes on he wore that
hight. !" On Gloss examination he said
hho might have said that che had
coat to match, instead of ''he wore
b coat to match" But on re examina-
tion by the State he repea ted that she
aid he wore it.
Nh l.. G. Church also said that Miss
Ragsdale SAID he wore light vest,
land coat to match. Both of these wit
nesses testified to the good character
of both Mr.. Thompson and Miss Rags
dale, and Mr.. r. w. Oakley testified
n substance the same. He said Miss
Ragsdale might have said "he had a
coat to match, instead of The wore a
coat to MATCH, but his best Tecollec
ion was that she said he wore it. He
also gave Miss Ragsdale and Mr..
Thompson good characters. ~
W. J. Meningitis testimony was
substantially the same both as to
characters of the parties. and as 20
what Miss Ragsdale swore before the
coroner jury.
A. Il. Emmerson and Jet Anderson,
both members of the grand jury which
found this Indictment, swore that
Charlie Blair, colored, testified before
that jury that he helped MI. RountIee
wash his coat, and 1T was the white
check coat.
Mrs. JAS. Wight said that the morn
ng Mrs. Reaves went to Nashville,
she, Mis- Reaves, told witness MI.
Reaves did not want her to go that
morning, but wanted her to wait end
go the next morning with him.
Said she heard Mrs. Reaves ask her
husband for money that morning. /
and he said he did not have any, and !
that Mrs. Reaves asked her for IS
cents, and she loaned it to her.
The State here annoucned that they |
had only one more witness they cared |
to introduce-Dr. HardIson, and that /
he had gone home but would be back /
ear this morning, and that they |
Wy, d close the case with him.
The speaking will consume all of to
mel<ow morning and Judge Holding |
wills finish his charge to the jury |
before noon Saturday. The jury. wher
they get the case. must agree quickly or |
not at all. as they cannot be held long !
together, Judge Holding being due to
. on Court in Centerville next Monday. |