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

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this deposition and says be made onl,
one search and did not find any trace
of blood; and another and equally com
potent man comes and says that he made
several tests and did find bio ID. are YOU
going TO say il WAS not there because
\ the old man uId rot find it, when the
I younger man, with better eyes and who
made several searches, says he did find
it
Il have no theory of how this muir
der was committed. gentlemen said
the Atty General" but [ have this
theory; that the defendant at the bar is
the man who committed the deed. |
feel that tue facts and circumstance ais
point toward him as the guilty man; al
the man who was last seen with the de
ceased man; as the man with the mo-
tive; as the only man with motive; and
| marvel that the spirit of John Reaves
did not tear itself from its mysterious
abiding place that next morning, aud
throw itself between his murderer and
innocent child, and throw him with his
hypocritical adornments from the place.
Talk to me of sympathy, God grant If
1 nave wife, she may become insane
rather than be untrue to me. God
grant that my parents IN their old age
may become insane rather to live and
see me disgTaced by falthless wife
God grant, if / have children, that
whatever misfortune may overtake
them, they may never feel the burning
disgrace OF mothers fall.
"Gentlemen, / have presented this
case to you as think the, circumstances,
the evidence ana the facts Justify 1t
has been an unpleasantdut to perform;
but have performed tunder my oath.
You are under oath, gentlemen; you
have a duty to perform. May not hope
tn at you VIII be courageous in your YER
dict? Sink all individuals out of sight;
forget all sad environments, but remem-
Der, that the law must be enforced. Re-
mem Der that the peace of society, the
protection Of life and property, demand
law enforcement. Keep that before
YOU and do your duty under your oaths,
and let the blow fall where it will.
Mr.. Garner ceased speaking at IL
O'Clock. Mr.. Hughes offered some ex-
ceptiOns in writing, which the court
overruled. II Honor, Judge Holding
then charged the jury; consuming only
thirty five minutes in delivering the
charge, but making 1t so fair impartial
ed of the attorneys, "any thing else gan
tIeman," they with one reponse an
swered "no."
What has the jury doney has been the
question on many tongues since Judge
Ronntree case at noon Tuesday. The
Herald was called up from ell parts of
the county Tuesday afternoon and We'd
nesdsy for news from the jury, while
Clerk W. p. Morley and Deputy W. o.
we're also kept busy
answering phone calls.
A hung jury was prophesied by .
many since Atty. Gen. Garner delivered
MS powerful argument, and it caused no ]
surprise to those who had watched the
Ease that the jury failed to report Tues-
lay afternoon.
Early Wednesday morning the new 8
Ipread abroad that the jury had failed to
igree but the interest was undated and
when 8 O'Clock come-the time for open, !
ng court-the court room was filled Soon |
he jury filed in, the attorneys, the de- /
endant. and the Judge arrived at their |
places and the "Oyez;'' of the court !
,tficer announced that Circuit Court had ,
At Judge Holding question, Gentle
men, have you reached an agreement"
vi eyes were on the jury, but no one
rave them closer or more careful
crutiny than did the defendant, Lee
2ountree. Mr.. Rountree was plainly
nervous, and naturally 80, for the verdict
# those twelve men might mean life or
Ieath to him, or another long, weari-
ONE trial.
He had watched them closely for ten
lays through one of the fierciest legal
'attles this bar has ever witnessed. He
ad observed closely the effect of each
'oint 10 the testimony and every telling
low delivered by attorneys for either
lde, and now when the time had ar
ived when verdict might be looked
Dr.. his eyes we're bright with expecta
ion and he nervously turned the left
url OF his mustache with his left hand
Tut the suspense of the moment was
REF, for Mr.. Doss. foreman of the jury,
rose at once and said, mo, Your
lon6r, we cannot agree
Judge Holding called the at :
,rneys in the case into the ante room .
nd discussed with them the advisa !
ility of dischargrng the jury. The at
,Ineys for the defense strongly
opposed discharging the Jury at this
me, and asked that further time |
Q given for consideration of the case
udge Holding consented and sent !:
10 jury back without further in !
ructions, with the understanding
lat they were to rerort at noo".
A kinds Of rumors we're sfioat after
le jury went back as to how they stood, b
1T these were mere rumors. and rarely 8
d what one man had heard agree with "
70 report heard by his neighbor When
10 noon hour arrived the jury was
1T called into court, but the time for |
was extended to 300
clock.
At 3 o'clock the jury had still reached
, agreement and we're not called into
urt. The attorneys for the defense
,clared that they would not agree to ?
e discharge OF the jury until every c.
and ample time had been O
ven in which to find verdict. I