The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-01


MARY JORDAN.
Mary Jordan, Coloie1, testified thas
her home IS al X. G0ochs on Knob
Creek. Was living at Mr. ChaS Roup
tree on Garter S creek IN October of
last year Lived tGefe from January
until November of last year. Chas
honhuee, DIS wife, his niece, four
children and his son, Lee Ronntree
lived there
AT TINS point CREST interest was
created IN tue testimony OF the wit
ness, as evidence not introduced ny the.
State IN the last trial OF the case was
| produced
Witness stated that she was AT nome
on the third Sunday of last year. Ihat
all the members of the RountIes fami
/ ~ attenoed church, or left home in the
morning with the exception of Mira
Chas. Rountree. Lee ROuntree return
co nome from church aud was there
at dlnntr about twelve O'Clock; cans
IN dining room after dinner and asked
witness II she would be there that sf-
teInoon Witness stated that shortly
after dinner 81 saw Johu keaves and
some OF his children drive hv the
nountIee nome, going in an opposite
direction fIom MS own home Mrs.
ReaVts was not with him. Later she
saw Rountree standing in mis- ia therh'
yaro near the tIoDt. Did not see niFu
uolng nything. No one was with
hlm. DUNG the time he was there.
witness was Ill tie door IF the kitckaKA.
anu saw Mrs. Reaves standing IN n
DOOR ct her house with something rad
or partly led in her hanu, which she
Was shaking OF moving. Witness 0lu
not kDoW Wnat Mrs Reaves was Going
Couldn tell whether or not She WAS
looking at hOuntIee and DION notice
whether OF not Rountree was LOOKING
at mel. Lii not notice Mrs kuayea
waving or shaking the red rag or rnnle
cover IN any partI cular direction. Ibid
not notice Rountree particularly afteJ-
wards but In short time he LETT and
Went In the direction of Mrs. Reayes'
nome.
witness then testified that she saw
hountree at the pump on the Gay after
the killing (she tnOught) with coat
IN his hand and she aid not know
whether or not he was washing or
scraping anything from it. Witness
was $40 IN coal ard said that on the
Night OF tie Killing, he wore KAT coax
or d Cat cry nucn ike 1t whsn Id
lert nome u go to opnng Hin WI
ness cou4d not state that IL Was .ne
same coat deieGcant had Of tho pump
next DAY, and salO she Glu not Iemem-
Der having seen the coat again. Wit
ness heaId hountIee when he returned
Ifon the lodge, but did not speak to
him or see him. Couldn't say what
time 1t was, but witness thought 1t
was between eleven or twelve clock.
w Witness fh0Tl0hf IF xxyOo hn ia
the Reaves killing that sh0 saw Roun-
tree at the pump with the coat but
was not SUE.
CROSS. EXAMINED.
Attorney Z. H. Hatcher cross exam
med the witness at some length, ask
ing many questions In regard to the
coat, in regard to the plan of the Roun-
tree nome, and in regard to the Incl.
lent on the Bid Sunday in Nov. and
The red rag.
BOYD MCKNIGHT
ives near Theta; in October 1904 wit
less was at work for John Reaves, and
was boarding at the Reaves home Wit
ness was doing carpenter work FOR
2eaves. and on date of killing had been
uOOhJ IVY WCOh6' WIS bu6TO bUB
lIght OF the killing. Witness and John
g not rela ted to The defendant, though
hey had claimed relationship. Witness
1alf sister is related to Rouniree. Wit
1855 testified that Reaves left home
% night before killing, little after
,uudown but couldn't say whether he
eft with Rountree or not,as witness did
rot see him after he left the house.
Witness half sister was buried on the
lay before the killing Witness attend
u funeral, also Mr.. and Mrs. Reaves.
q the morning at ten o'clock and the
,urial at Jameson's grave yard. Wit
1888 returned co the Reaves home about
,r Just before shutdown. Reaves return
ID home in a short time from Theta,
where he had been after load of lum-
,er. Witness testified shat he occupied
be Northwest room in the Raves
lone, the room being North of the
amily room and across hall from par
or. The two older Reaves boys, Elmer
&c Webb slept in room with witness.
There was no one at the Reaves home
N the night of the killing that witness
,ne8 of, but the Reav.s family and
.i,nself. Witness ate no supper and
etired early. Woke up next morning
between four and five clock. Had not
'een disturbed during night. Was
reused by Mrs. Resves' calling Elmer,
nd t. ling him to get up, that Mr..
Seaves had not returned home and she
vas afraid something vas wrong Elmer
eft but returned and called witness.
Nit1e ss went out on porch and heard
ONE one calling him, then went
oSard barn and met Elmer and the
egro Brown with body of Reavss and
Witness assisted in carrying body to
ront hall. Did not examine body and
aw no wounds, Went back to spot
ear barn gate and found 65 cents in
hange, 3snall pencils. a lesth &c pouch
nd an open pocket knife. There was a
title blood on tine knife. Witness saw
he hat found by Mrs. Reaves, and it
,as in a bad condition Thought the
at was the one worn by Mr.. Reavee
: was covered with blood aud looked
= if it had been rubbed in the dirt.
lat haa holes in 1T. looked as il it
ad been hit with some article, and