The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-03-17

house the DAY after the killing. Roun
tree ordered witness to help get dinner
saving a large crowd would be there
but he would take part of them owe
to his house. That Miss Maggie Lo'
Ragsdale told witness the next Ola.
that Buddy saId help get dinner
again at the Reaves home. That Roun
tree was closely related to Miss Rags
dale and she called him Buddy.
She was raised by Mr.. Rountree'
father and still lives there. Witness
stated that she was at the Reave'
home IN August and while there Mrs
Reaves lett home and was gone about
an hour. When she returned she stat
ed to witness that she had been over t
the Rountree home.
MR.. c. S. NICHOLS.
MIR. Nichols stated that he lives neal
Carter Creek, about four miles from
the Reaves and Rountree homes That
he is acquainted with Rountree and
Mrs. Reaves. That he (witness) at
tended the Confederate Reunion at
Nashville in June with his wife. That
he saw Mrs. Raaves and Rountree to
gether at the Carter's Greek depot. He
understood the two were going to
Nashville together. Saw them at Nash
VILE in front Of the Union Station.
Witness was In uniform and the
.bovs' wanted him to march with
them up town. HIS wife wanted him
to do so too ana offered to go up town
with Rountree and Mrs. Reaves. She
started toward the two but turned
back to witness and SAID they dld not
want heI to go with them.
Neither John Rountree. Joe Irlmble
nor Columbus RonntIee had talked
with witness or his wife regarding the
testimony the two would give at the
trial. Lee Rountree, however, had
asked witness what passed In Nash
vile and witness told him. Rountree
said "that is exactly what happened.
Witness said that at the time Rountree
remarked that he and Mis-, Reaves did
not know where they were going. WIT
ness took Mrs. Nichols TO their son
house.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Rountree told witness that Mrs.
Reaves had gone to Nashville to meet
her father and mother and she and
Rounrtee had to look them up. For
reason they did not know where they
we're going Witness did not see
RountIee OF Mrs. Reaves again that
day.
MRS. q. s. NICHLOS.
Witness saw Mrs. Reaves and Roun
zee at the CaIter's Creek depot. Sup
posed the two were travelling together.
Saw them again in front of the I'm
on Station at NASHVILLE. Asked them
10 let her go up town with them. Both
'eplled at about the same time and said
hey didn't know where they were
yoing. There was nothing in the man
Ter of the two to attract attention. |
Witness told her husband that the two |
lidnt want her.
JAMES WRIGHT.
Witness now lives in Onion county, |
nut lived in Maury county at the John
2eaves place in 1904.
Q:-What were you engaged Ill on
he Reaves farm?
AL was farming for MI .Reaves.
Q:-Was Mr.. Reaves away from home
much?
Ayes, he did lot of hauling,
which kept him away from home mucn
# the time.
O: Where did you live?
A:-On the east side of the farm.
Odd your duties take you to all
arts of the farm!
A they did.
Odd you see Lee Rountree about
be John Reaves house?
A:-Yes, / saw him at the house as
iany as three or four times week.
Odd you see him with Mr.. Rea-
Al saw him a number OF times
TItn her.
Q:-Ever see him enter the house
uiing Mr.. Reave absenceY
A:-Yes, on two occasions.
Q:-How did he go in?
A BY the front door.
Q:-What did you do?
Al went to the front door. ratified
and found it locked. | also tried the
ack door and found it locked.
Q:-aow did defendant enter the
0use on the second occasioni
A:-By the front door. ,
Q:-Were the doors locked on this ,
;casion?
A:-Yes, both of them.
Q:-Why did you try the doors to
q if they were lockedy +,
Al needed the clipper to get some
alter and 10 was inside the house. ,,
Odd you know of defendant and
rs. Reaves being together ut any
her time?
A:-Yes, I knew of their visit to
ashvIlle together IN June.
Q:-How long were they away on {