The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-08
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THEREBY SAVE OTHER FEED STUFF.


tion written on the face OF every on
present. notwithstanding the cIowde,
condit ion OF the court room in the oil
jail, and the uncomfortable position O
mary of those who come to hear tn
evidence many of whom have to stant
on their feet through it all, perfec
silence prevails and not a sound cal
be heard In the court room, save tn,
questions of the attorneys and the reply
of the witness One would think tina
having heard the evidence In the for
meI tIial, those interested in the CASE
would not be 80 eager to hear the evi.
dence again, out in this, the seconC
trial, the crowd IS there and stage
| there, and listens with interest tC
everything said. The evidence so faI
produced by the State has been practi.
cally the same as in the trial last
March, and but two incidents of note
in regard to the killing have been
added to the States evidence; the
first, the story of the red rag elated
by the witness, Mary Jordan, and the
other the supposed signaling of the
defendant to MIS-. Reaves, wife of the
murdered man. related by the witness,
Lee Carrigan. some of the State 8
witnesses. have not been asked to tes-
tity In this tIlal in regard to some
points on which they were questioned
in the former trial, but tie testimony
MS a whole is practically the same as
before. WHAT additional proof and
what new witnesses will bs introduced
bv the State before it closes it's case,
remains to tie seen as the trial pro.
crosses.
AS the case in the former trial,
nothing of dramatic or sensational
nature Is to be seen nor heard In the
court room Besides the court the
lawyers, the defendant and his frIends,
and friends of tue dead man, the
crowd of spectators is composed al
most entirely OF men, the vast ma
jorlty of them being country people,
who are acquainted with or related to
the r saves and Rountree families
Inc defendant. Lee Rountree, sits
beside his attorney, Mr.. Hatcher, ana
Is In frequent whispered conference
with him and the other attorneys lep
Iesentlng his cause. IN regard to the
cross-eXamInatlOn OF tue States wit
nesses.
MR. ARTHUR CHURCH.
The first witness called riday morn
ing by the State was Mr.. Arthur
who testified that his home
Is at Carter = Creek, and that he has
known the defendant. Lee Rountree,
for twenty years, but is not related
to him. Also knew John Reaves,
and there is little if any kinshlp be-
teen them Witness was at Carter
Creek when Reaves was killed. Saw
the defendant at the Reaves home
snort time after the killing, but had
no conversation with hiM then. Wit
ness had talk with the defendant on
the day of the last coroner's jury. Was
driving on pike in buggy near the
Reaves home and defendant got in and
rode with him. In the CONVEX satlon
Rountree said This Is a bad affair,
and worst of all they accuse me of it
You have heard OF it, Witness told
him yes, he had heard of 1t. Witness
told Rountree that his (Rountree s
and Reaves' people were witness
friends and he was their friend and
that they we're all Rountree's friends
and that he was sorry of the affair,
Advised RountIee to throw himself on
the jury. Rountree said, II am
guilty let them prove It, or IF AN
guilty they will have to prove it,
Witness was not cross examined.
LAURA BLAIR,
colored, was the 9th witness called nv
the State. Witness was living at Lee