The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-08

!
J Hatcher tiled to refresh his II ea,or,
! from the transcripts but the WItnes
said he probably remembered Dette
on the former trial than he does now
CLAYTON JARRETT.
Lives on waters of Leips:. S Creek
! D or miles from Rountree house
Had known Rountree ABOUT Il year,
and Reaves or years Was Al
Reaves' house after his death while
the coroner jury was in session. Saw
the clothing kountTee had on and said
| the coat on eXlIDitiOn looked like The
same one.
Q.-Did you notice stains OF spots OF
his clothing?
Ayes, two greasy looking spots.
one under his right arm ana another
! on the back neal the bottom.
z Did you call anyone attention
to these marks.
A.-Yes. Walter Hills and George
Priests
Q-Have you passed the scene of the
murder since the killing?
A.-Yes, frequently.
Q.-Have you ever seen RountIee
ana Mrs. Reaves in passing?
Al es, but understand | didn't see
them together.
Q.-Just tell the jury what you saw.
A Well, | was comeing down the
Carter g Greek pike and saw Mr..
Rountree come out of house and walk
out in the yard between the smoke
house and kitchen. He took bandkeI
chief out of his pocket and holding it
In his hand only partly unfolded.
time toward the Reayes house.
Q,-What did he do then?
Ale went back in the house.
Q,-DId you see anything of Mrs
Reaves?
Al saw her come out from behind
her house just afterwards
y Was she in Rountree's view
when be waved the handkerchief?
Al could not tell from where /
was, but she could have been.
CROSS. EXAMINED
by Mr.. Hatcher, witness would not
be positive about distance between
Reaves and Rountree houses, or dis
lance he was from the end of the lane
down which he was driving. Said he
hadn't taken any mt asnrements.
". M EhlEOI.
Witness was at Reaves house twice
on the day of the funeral Saw the
defendant there in the afternoon and
had his attention called to his cloth
ing. Saw two fresh greasy looking
spots on his coat, one under the right
arm and the other near the tail.
Started to walk close up and examine
them, but just as he did SO, Rountree
was called as be a witness by the
coIoner's jury. Was shown the coat
on exhibit and said it looked like the
one Rountree wore that day.
WALTER HILL.
Was at the Reaves house the after-
noon after the burial. Saw the defend
ant there and had his attention called
to his clothing. Noticed spots on his
coat, one under right arm and one on
back near the bottom. Looked like
fresh, greasy Spots. Said the coat on
looked ike the one ROM
tree had on that time.
WILL DODSON
Passed the Reaves house the morn
ing before the killing. Saw RountIee
in the Reaves front lot half way be. |
tween the house and pike, going from |
the direction of the house towards |
where some hands were at work in |
q field.
ANNIE ROUNTREE COLORED.
The witness stated that she lives
at Judge Weatherly's place, formerly |
the Capt. Wright place, not far from
the scene OF the murder.
Odd you 60 to the Reaves home
often?
A.-Yes, Sir. nearly every week.
wsshed for MIR. and Mrs. Reaves.
Odd you ever see Mr.. Rountree
there9
Ayes Sir.
q On what part of the place?
A.-Sometlmes iC the dining room,
sometimes in the hall, sometimes in
The house and sometimes In the yard.
O.-Was he there every time you
went to the house?
A Yes Sir, nearly every time, ex
,ept once, and that was the time when
Mrs Reaves mad gone Oft to Hickman
county.
Odd you ever see him at the
house during MI. reeves absence!
Ayes Sir.
" w udI WAS u0 uOluS tuou
A talking to MIs. Reaves.
Q.-In what part of the house?
AIN Mrs. Reaves' room.
@ When you didn I see them?
A.-Yes Sir. they must have been in
here when didn't see them, too.
Q.-Was any one in the room with
hem?
A. No SIR.
Q-Did you know of any trouble be
ween Mr.. and Mrs. Reaves?
Ayes SIR, they had some trouble
The witness started here to tell the
latuIe of the trouble, but Judge Hold
ng ruled this part of her testimony as
incom petent and she was dismissed
without bsipg allowed to proceed.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
DIR. LOUIS LEROY.
DR.. Louis Leroy of Nashville. was
ne first witness called in the after
DON. He stated that he is resident {
t Nashville, and has been a pIsctlc-
ne physician about ten years. Tnat
70 is graduate of Philadelphia
ohooI nttanded the University Of ,