The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-01

ness SAW Lee ROuntTee leave gray g
with Mis-. Reaves. Mrs. Reaves
mother was also in vehicle ana some
OF the Reaves' children, but witness
DID not remem beI which of them
or how many.
@ How Dg mad you known Lee
Rountree previous 10 the death of your
brother John?
A.-One or two years.
Odd Mrs. Reaves father request
the defendant RountIee, to drive her
to the hnTisl?
Al don know.
Odd John Reaves own a double
seated conveyance, and hat vehicles
did he own?
A.-Iohu owned no double seated We
hicle; ne hid top buggy an a buc k,
board.
Q Was the blackboard in use the
day OF the funeral?
Al oOn t know.
Q Who used your EIother's buggy
the DAY of the funeral!
Al don I know.
Q.-Whose venicls did you use IN
going TO the EuIlalr
A The buggy in which l came
from home in, which belonged TO
either my father or myself
Odd you not spend the night
at RountIee and take meals ther9
when you came to attenu the funeral?
Al did not spend the rlgnt theIe,
but took q meal there Wednesday
night
Q Did any other members Of the
Reaves family take meals there?
A.-Not that | know OF.
Q.-DId not you and your brother
George quslify as administrators of
ReaVes' estate after his death?
Ave did.
Odd you or your brother George
consult the widow, Mrs. Reaves, anu
suggest that she become adminlstra-
tIix of the estate herself?
Al did not My brother George
said he did, but dIdn't hear the con-
versation.
O.-Aave you pledged any part tof
the property of the deceased in the
prosecution of the defendant?
Tie prosecution excepted to this
last question and the court sustained
the execution. The witness then stood
aside ana the second witness fo- the
State WAS called.
NIX HENRI 1EOMOI ON'
Witness stated that he lived twelve
miles north of Colun bIa, on the Car
tel q Creek pike, about one half mile
from pike and about one mile south
west of the Resves home. A lane runs
west from pike to my home oue-halt
mile, and the lane leaves the pike
little over one half mile from the
Reayes home. Witness testified that
he saw Jonn Reaves Tuesday night,
Oct, IS. before his death NJ looge
meeting at Spring Hill. Last saw him
at the mouth OF the lane referred 10,
between eleven and eleven thirty
O clock, The distarce from the mouth
OF TINS lane to Spring Hill Is about 3
OF So miles. The regular road runs
by Gravel Hill and Knob Greek, but
that night witness went through the
CaIteI's Creek mines, northeast OF the
Spring Hill road ana came out en- the
Carriers Creek pike one-haf mile
north of Jameson's store.
Odd you see Reaves and houn-
tree that night?
A.-Yes. l saw them at the lodge.
but not before then.
O.-Vhat time did the lodge meet.
About O'Clock.
Odd Rountree fill an office that
night.
Al don't remember that he dld.
Odd you talk to Rountree.
A Yes, | was in the lodge loom
when they came in, and Rountree
came up and questioned me in regard
to being dressed up. AS he turned
to 20 away, | noticed the coat ne hao
on and said something TO him a0out
having one like it.
Here, a coat was produced by the
prosecution, and witness stated that
he couldn't swear it was the same
coat. hut it was like the one the de-
f. ndant wore. Did rot remember
what kind of vest Rountree had on.
.lohn Reayes heard the conversation
between witness ana defendant In re-
GARD to the coat: no one else was neal,
but Rev. MI. Lee was across the iOom
and conld not hear well. Witness sa"
Ronntree with coat on Friday after
tho mineral and also at thu first coro-
ner's inquest. Two coroner's lnquests
wera neld. Witness said that he
saw Rountree on these occasions ana
had heard lumors connecting Nun WIN
the killing. .ho
Witness was at tno ISoas1 c.
next morning after the killing. saw
the body of Keaves in ths front III.
Saw snot of blood insioe Of front gate
near nike, about 100 yards from house
The cate opened on the inside and
spot of blood Was short distance from
swing of gate. There was a tran OF
blood from the spot, on the south sue
of the main wagon road leading south
east TO gate going into the back lot,
Blood trail went through center Ct
hack lot gate, north Of machine sne9
and 70 or Az yards from the back yaid