The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-15
HISTORY OF The
REAVES KILLING
Continued from third PAGE.

LlHL sue kOt Ouo ACtScA hIOtu tAC OuCChcup
grey coat and identi' ed the coat.
Witness testified that she intended to
mail the letter she had written the
next day, but in the excitement over
the Reaves killing the letter was for
gotten and became misplaced. Some
time later. after the arrest of Lee
Rountree. and after be was cut on
tond, one OF the children brought part
of the letter to her and that recalled
to her mind the incident in regard to
writing it anu In getting the addrets
from the grey coat on the night of the
killing. No one was resent when the
piecs of the latter was brought TO
h or Joe Mckee was present that night.
when she told Lee RountIee about 1t
Q.-Since this INCIDENT was recalled
to your mind. and after getting the
letter from the pocket of the grey coat
on the night of the loIge meeting. are
YOU prepared to say whether 1t was
at home that night, CT il Lee Roun-
tree wore it to the lodge?
Att was at home.
Witness said that Rountree had lad tine
coat for about -four years and had worn
it a good zeal 1t was a hack about -.
coat and he had bunts in it and worn
III
previous to the death of Keaves wit,
ness had noticed soiled spots on me
coat. on TIE collar and about the mid
die of the back of the coat and had at
tempted 10 re move TIE spots with ben
zine. she washed the spots on the
coat again one or two months before
the Reeves killing. Witness did not
see RountIee cleaning the coat the
morning of the burial and knew notu-
ing about it being soiled then.
Q We're yon examined by the cor
oneI jury.
A.-Yes sir.
O Were you asked IN reference to
the coat and clothing kountree had
on that night?
A.-Yts sir,
Q.-At that time you had not re
called the incident IN regard to getting
the letter from the gey coat.
A.-No sir
Witness said she did state that Roun
tree had on the grey vest, because she
saw him put it on The black coat
wss shown in court and witness iden
ttied it as the one r )untree had on
his arm when she went into his room
@ AS Mr.. Rountree passe through
the house and left with Reaves for
SpI ing Hill, you are snre he did not
take the grey coat with him?
Ayes sir, | am sure he did not.
Witness denied the conversation BE-
tween herself and the defendant with
Mrs. Reaves at the yard fence on the
Sunday afternoon during the former
trial, as testified by Ulysses SpaIkman.
but stated that the conversation was
between the children of Rountree and
MIs. Reaves and MIS-. Camp.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Witness was given rapid-tire Cross
exs mination py Mr.. j. G. VOORHEES,.
Testified that she was witness be-
for the coroner jury and named the
men who composer the jury, and that
she was examined by Nh. VOORHEES, at
that time, That MI. VOORHEES, asked
her ahout the clothes R1unIIee wore,
but denied that she stated positively
that she knew what he wore Denied
that she went to the window in which
the jury was sitting and said, There
is BUDDY now with the very suit on
that he wore last night Witness
stated that RouEtree did have on the
grey coat and vest and the striped
pants on the day of the coIoner's jury.
Yes, she WIS examined ny the grand
jury ann was asked abont the clothes
be wore TO the louge, and she
stated that he had OH the double
breasted grey vest, but did not know
what coat. That she did not say she
brushed the grey vest
Odd you ever see these books
(RecoIds of last triaD before?
Ayes sill.
Odd you lead them?
Al Iead my own evidence IN the
former Trial over once at my home.
Q.-WneIe CID you read it,
Ar my home. / had the books
for two OF three days months or so
ago.
o. is 1t not fact that it was your
description OF the clothes he wore that
night, to the cOIoner's jury. tnat
brought about and FASTENED the arrest
of Lee Rounrree? exception from
defendants counsel sustained by the
court.
Odd you know at the time you
testified before the coIoneI's jury that
that night OF the killing cut any figure
as to the guilt or innocence of Lie
ROuntreey
L
were an important point there.
Did you know then That he had
been accused of the murderr
A.-Yes sir, heard 1t the Sunday
before.
Q.-You mad not heard of blood
stains on the coat thenr
A.-No sir.
Q.-Dtu you know when you remem
beIed the Incident in regard to finding
the letter in the grey coat that the
clothing was an important point; and
evidence OF guilt.
Ayes SIT.
Friday Morning.
At the opening of court Friday morn
ing. MISS maggie Lou RaRsdHie was
Gained to the witness stand and re
examined by MI. Hatcher as 70 what
she nad testified before the coroner
Jury ana tie grand jury. She was
fortheI cIoss-examined BY Mr.. Voor' |