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

Q.-Could you tell from the trail of
the blood which way the body was
being carIied'
A Yes. 1t had evidently b en- car
rled from the front gate toward the
spot where it was found. TINS was
INDICATED by the blood on the chips.
Q-State what you saw in the way
the blood had dropped on the chips,
etc., that led you to this opinion?
AIN striking the ground the hlood
would spatteI under CHIPS, rocks, etc
from the direction of the front gate
toward the spot where the body was
found
OIL understood you to say that
when you carried the BODY into tina
house, you laid 1t in the font hall.
Was the defendant there?
A.-No. He arrived 10 or 10 minutes
later.
Gle did not assist in taking the
BODY into the house then?
A.-No
Q.-Wnen did you first see him?
Al was standing on the back
porch when he approached from the
south side of the house.
Q Had you sent TOR him after dis
covering the murder?
Ayes. l sent Elmer Reaves for
Q.-What aid he say when he ar
rived?
Ale asked what 1t all meant, and
l told HIM Of the murder.
O What did he say Them
Ale said, "Oh; don't tell me so,
that will huant me three months"
Witness got horse and started FOR ESQ.
Mcknight. Told Kountree to stay at
the house and look after things, but he
objected, saying he wished to 60 to
fuckers. .l5I
Q.-Wny did you tell him he should
stay? 3
Al told him there would be an
examination and people should not be
allowed In the house or where the
bIooo stains on the grass were.
Witness stated that he then rode to
ESQ. McKniRht's and notified him. re-
turning Immediately to the Reaves
home. ESQ. Mcknight arrived soon
afterwards. Witness, Esq. Mcknight
and others went in and examined
Reaves Dody. Witness said ne did not
know at that time that Reeves throat
had been cut. He illustrated how the
throat was cut from ear TO ear and said
the cut was very deep and he thought
he could see Reaves knock bone. de
thought several strokes of the knife
had made the wound. Witness told of
the two wounos on the right side OF
Reaves head back of the ear and
thought some crooked instrument must
have been used to make them as the
hat was also cut He told of the blood
stains ON Reaves' coat and said his
white collar was saturated. That the
onn sr..n hlAnfts nm h0fh
iderably on the right.
Q.-Was the defendant at the Reaves
house when you returned from Esq.
McKnight'sY
Ale was.
Q.-Dld you have any conversation
with him?
A.-No regular conversation, Just
the general talk.
@ did you hear Rountree say any
thing about the Killing?
A.-No
@ Did you have any: conversation
with him about sending IoI the blood
hounds, and If so, what was saiuY
A.-Itold him we ought to send for
the dogs and he said he didn t think IL
would do any good, as 1t was so dry
and cold. he said the dogs might
take hold of me or him OF Elmer
Reayes or anyone who had handled the
body. Witness stated that he had a
conversation with RountTes in the front
lawn OF the Reaves house relative to
some work on the house. This was on
the Monday following the burial on
Wednesday.
O-Tell what Rountree said on this
occasion?
A.-He said he had been employed
by Reaves to help work on the house
and asked my opinion as to the pro,
priety OF his coming. He said, II
reckon you hear l was accused OF the
murder. l told him yes anu nc
asked me why l hadn't told him. l
told him had enough to do to take
care Of myself.
O.-What advice did you give him
about coming to the house to Work! j.
A IL advised him not to come. put
to stay away. He left the impression