The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-15
HISTORY OF THE
REAVES KILLING
Continued from Page 5,


came home from the lodge that hight
be was as bloody as a hogH
A.-No SIT. | don't remember 1t.
o Did you not tell Plummer Web
steI that be did.
A.-No sir.
O-Didn't you tell Plummer Web
steT that BOYD Mcknight cursed your
A-No sir | don't know nothing
bout Plnmmer Webster.
O When Mr.. Hughes and Mr..
Hatcher asked you about this matter,
did YOU not tell them that you wera
not posItive. but that Sometimes
, reasons that he {McKnight) did and
sometimes | reasons that he didn II
A.-Yes SIT, l think | did.
George ". Nichols, of Colum ZIP,
was a character wIIness for the defend
ant, Lee Rountree, and Miss Maggie
Lou Ragsdale
Pat Robinson testified that he deliv-
cred the note from Miss Florence
Blackmsp to Lac Rountree about the
flowers on the day of the killing. an"
received the answer thereto fIoTu
Rountree, which he delivered to Miss
Blackman.
Will Harper was present at the
| burial of John Reaves. and was stand
| ing near the surrey in which mis-.
Reaves was sitting, and saw Rountree
standing by the mule. Heard MIS-
Reaves crying and soothing and saw
her lift her veil and wipe her mouth
and eyes just after the body had been
lowered into the grave. Was positive
thnt she did not smile. Also noticed
Rountree at the time and was quite
sure he did not smile,
Saturday Afternoon.
/ The first witness called by the de-
Tense Saturday afternoon was Alb Fttz-
GERALD. who was " member of the COZ
oper's Jury. He heard Henry Thomp-
son teetity before the jury and Thomn-
son said he was not positive about the
coat Rountree had on at the lodge, put
Thought it was q DARK one Witness
also heard Miss Maggie Lou Ragsdale
testify before the jury, out did not
remember what she said at that time
about Rountree's clothing. He was
asked as to the character and reputa-
tion of Rountree, Miss Rsgsdale and
Uonry Thompson. Said each was
good.
/ C. H. MCKAY.
/ Lives on the Carriers Greek pike
two and one, nalf miles from the Reave'
home. On the night of the Reavei
killing, he heard his back door rattle
az If some one was trying TO get In.
1t was about two O'Clock. but ne Ole
not get up to go see what II was
Witness testified as TO the gooe
lcharacter and reputation OF y. ). Mui
Ter, Miss Maggie Ragsdale, Lee houn
tree and Henry Thompson.
JOHN E. TRIMBLE,
third cousin of Lee Rountree ana wa
associated with Rountree and Reave
, in the thresher business. Testified al
to the cordial and friendly relations
between the two men. Said ne saw
Reayes the evening before ne wa
killed at Dalton's store and tina
Reaves spoke kindly of Rountree a
that time Witness reached tn
Reaves home about eight O'Clock afte
|, the BODY was found. Heard vaIiou
parties talking of securing blood
/ houuds and q detective, and hear
various theories advanced as to nos
the killing took place. Never hear
Rountree offer any objections to ger
ting the bIoodhounds and detective
Int head him say he was willing e
do whatever the crowd thought oes
and would bear his part of the OK
pense.
W. ]. GOAD.
Was ten Constable of the 9th dis
trict and went with Sheriff tOIgey IN
night of toe arrest. His testimony a
: TO what occurred, was very nearly tn
! same as Sheriff FoIgey, though MI
Goad stated that Mr.. Rountree was n
more excited when he was place
under arrest tn IN anyone would nat
urally be, and he saw no change In ri
manner. or that ne beca ne undul
excited when the sheriff asked for tn
grey coat. +,
= Questioned as to the conversation
] the surrey returning to Colum ola, MI
\ Goad said Rountree said 1t was Tn
fisrt tire he had ever been aIIeste
4 and he dIdn't know what to do. I'M
j. G VooIhies advised him not to tai
! about his case to them, but to get tn
4 best lawyer he could. That the neg
y morning he told RountTee about M
Hughes and Mr. Hatcher.
! MIR. Hatcher You knew they Wer
A the best la GyeIs he could getf
Judge Holding is a N after
opinion, and therefore incompetent.
n CLIFF JAMESON.
Testified inst he had conversatio
n with Henry THOMPSON at Jameson
n store after Rountree's arrest and tn
n Thompson said ne could not and wou
4 not swear to the kind of clotn
Il Rountree had on at the lodge TIL
y night. because he never noticed
7 mans clothing. Mr.. A. B. McMee
also testified tnat he heard Tholnpsc
!, say the same thing on the SatuIds
after Rountree's arrest Mr.. Nc Nee
a also testified as to the good cnaTact'
II and reputation of Miss Maggie Lie
y RagsdaIs. Lee Rountree ana Hem
4 thompson.
n FRANK McMEEN
Was at the burial of John Reayes ar
. testified that he saw Mrs. Reav
4 raise her veil and Wipe her mont
y while the coffin was being lowert
& into the grave, but did not see ne
J smile She was weeping and sobbini
q Witness did not notice Rountree
d the tine. Also saw Mrs. Reaves II
her veil again after the grave had b9e