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

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bands. except that she toln what
Rountree and Mrs. Reaves replied
when she asked permission to go with
them up town.
Q.-What reply did they make when
you asked to accompany themy
A.-rbey both said they did not
know where they were going. They
| Just looked back and said this.
Saturday Evening.
ULYSSES SPARKMAN.
Witness testified that on the Sunday
before the former trial of this case
clos 3D., that while sitting on the front
porch of his mother IN laws home,
about 800 yards from the ROuDtree
home, he saw Mrs. Reaves in the front
lawn of the Reaves home with her
mother, Mr.. Webb and heI little
daughter. That shortly afterwards, be
saw Mis-. Reaves going through the
field In front of the Rountree home.
That she was alone and that she walk
cd up the fence. inside the field, u ntil
she was IN front of the Rountrte dwell
ing, where she stopped. Witness saw
Lee Rountroe and Miss Maggie Lou
Ragsdale come out OF the front door
the Rountree house and walk to the
front fence directly across the Ioau
from where MIS- Reaves had stopped.
Witness did not see either of them
across the road. Witness saw them
there about ten minutes, and then
went fol some water. When he re-
turned to the porch, he saw nothing
more of RountIee or Mrs. Reaves or
Miss Ragsdale.
Witness testified that he saw Mr..
RountIee and Mrs. Reaves at the home
of Buck Hunt the night following the
death of Nj. lIunt, the. last of August
OF first of September, Mr.. John Reaves
and other neighboIs and friends of the
Hunt were present. Witness first saw
defendant and MIS-. Reaves in the ROOM
with the corpse Witness lett the
room to get a broom. When he 70.
turned Mr. RountIee and Mrs. ReavOa
went ont on the front porch, here they
STAYED three OF four minutes. When
they returned, Mrs. Reaves was gig
Cling as she came to the door OF the
room.
CROSS EXAMINED,
In CROSS. exsmanitIon witness stated
that the Hunt home is about mile
from the Rountree home and that
the night referred 10. there were q
number of people present and in the
room. The front porch of the house
lust outside the loom, with a WIN
dow open between the loom and the
porch. A door led from the room 70
a hall, and from the hall TO the font
porch John Beaves was sitting in the
room by the fire place. Nelghbols ana
friends we're coming and going quite
frequently through the front door ana
porch Witness die not see Rountiee
Qlggle as she entered the room. MIS-.
Reaves did not giggle very long.
MAN AKIN.
The next witness lives near the viii.
hanson and Maury county line. Tes.
titled that he went to the Reunion in
Nashville in June 1904, and saw Mrs.
Reaves and Lee RountIee together ON
street IN that city about 10 or IL
o. clock IN the morning Saw no enc
with them. Witness also saw them
that afternoon in the front entrance
of the Union Station and also on the
train seated together coming from
Nashville. Witness got off train at
Spring Hill and saw them no mole
that day.
CAM AKIN
was called, but it was case of mis-
taken identity. and he DIDN'T know
anything about the case, OF why he
had been summoned as witness.
Mr.. Hatcher You may stand aside.
Bring ON another horse.
Mr.. Flguers- Are you horse?
Witness-Guess / must be, sir.
Mr.. Figuers You may stand aside.
This is a case of mistaken identity,
surely,
W. H. SHOTTS.
Testified that he lived on the adj
joining place 20 Lee RounItee In 1904,
ana saw the defendant on the morning
after the killing, just after sun up.
Witness was at home when the two
negroes. Charlie and jessie Blair came
and told him Mr. Reaves had been
found dead, and be understood one OF
them to say that Mr.. Rountree sent
for him. Witness went in the direction
of the Reaves home, left his wagon
In Rountree lot, and was walking
down the pike when he met RountIee
near the Reaves place. Witness asked
Rountree, What is the trouble over
there?' Rountlee replied, Il don't
know, you can go see tor yourself. -
CROSS MANNED.
Witness said it was very early in
the morning, possibly Just after sun up
that he met RountIee. Was not GER
tain that the pegIo had said Mr.. ROM.
tree sent for him, but understood 1t
that way.
JAMES TAYLOR.
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Lived at the Reaves place in OcE.
1894 and worked for John Reavas, on
the farm, driving wagon, hauling
corn etc. Saw Resves on the after
noon before the killing just before he
left 10 attend the lodge. Witness testi-