The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-08
HISTORY OF The
REAVES KILLING
Continued from Page 8.

sad1eS, but don t remember seeing any
men IN the room. Don't Know what
Rounttee was preparing to wIIte on
the TABLET.
Q.-You say you did not see them
leave for the burial?
A.-No.
Odd you hear her father say any
thing ABOUT Rountree driving the surry?
Add not. [ heaI d that RounJree
said he wanted one Of ReaYes brothers
to drive the surrey.
O-You saw them return from the
burial; was lot the lady with Mrs.
ReaYes, her mother, Mrs. Webb.
Alt may have beou. | am not sure.
Odd not Mr.. Resves usually carry
some money in tbs pocket!
A.-Yes, sir; | think he did.
Q How much did he usually carry
with him?
Al don't know how much.
Odd Reaves carry purse?
Al cannot say. We traded togeth-
er at enc time, and at that time he car
ried folding pocket book or wallet,
and have known him to have $50 or so
with him. He generally had some money
when we were off togetLe and needed
1T.
book after the killing?
A.-No, sir.
WILL JACOBS.
Witness was raised and lives at Car
ter's Creek, and W. 9 there at time of
Reaves killing Is rural route mail
carrier Knew John ResVes and am &C
quainted with Lee Rountree aid Mrs.
Reavcs. Have never had any trouble
with Rountree, and am ON friendly
terms with him Have seen Rountree
at the Reaves home, before and after
the killing. On one occasion when l
was pat eng the keaves nome, l saw
Rountree in the Reaves yard and also
BOYD Mcknight. While was between
the gate and the mail box, and 5foIe l
reached The bend 10 the road, saw Mrs.
Reaves come out Of the house and ruu
towards Mr.. RouDtree as il playing.
Rountree had his arms raised, as if 10
catch her in his arms. Mcknight was
at the work bench, near by, in sight,
and could have seen Mrs. Reaves and
Roantree if he had looked. When |
last saw Mrs. Reaves che was nearly to
Rountree. My back was to the house
as l drove along, aud | did not try TO
see the finish.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Witness said the bend in the road
turns to west, south of the house, and
about seventy five wards away. saw
Rountree with arms in outstretched po
sitlon. Mrs. Reaves was running towards
him. Think she was about twenty five
feet away when she started towards
him. Could not tell how near she got
to him, but thought it was ten or twelve
feet.
Q.-Do you remember the converse
ton YOU had with Mr.. Webb, Mrs.
Reave's father, on the pike after the
killing?
Ayes, sir.
Did he not tell you that he had
hoard that you had said that you saw
Mrs. Reaves and Rountree in the back
yard of the Reaves place; and did you
not tell him that you had not said 1t?
A.--Yes, sir: but the conversation
: with Mr.. Webb was before l saw them
together.
Re-examined by Mr.. VOORHEES,, witness
stated that he did not remember the OK
act date, but it was while Rountree and
Mcknight were working on the Reaves
house Witness saw Rountree and Mrs.
Reaves together in buggy at Jamison's
store, about three O'Clock one afternoon
alb out three weeks before Reaves was
killed. Also saw them at the Carter's
Creek station, and saw them take Nash
vile train during the Reunion. Don't
know whether they got on the train to-
gesheT or not, and don't know how long
they stayed. Did not see Mr.. Reaves at
the station.
MRS. WILL JACOBS,
wife of W. j. Jacobs, lives at Oar ter's
Creek, about two and a-half miles north
of Chas. Rountree's home. Witness
visited there one time last year to see
Mrs. Rountree who was sick, sometime
10 June or July, on Sunday afternoon,
Mrs. Rountree, Miss Maggie Ragsdale,
the Rountree children and MIR. John
Reaves we're there. Mr., Reaves left the
Rountree home a short time before wit
ness did. When witness left she saw
Mr. and Mrs. Reaves and Lee Rountree
south of the big gate going towards the
Reaves home.
ARGUMENT BETWEEN THE LAW
YERS.
The calling of the next witness,
Joe Trmble, called forth the first
heated argument between the lswye 8
10 the case. Joe Trimble, John Roun
tree and G.. J. Mckee are three of the
principal witnesses 10 this suit for the |
defendant, Lee Rountree AT the OpenS
ing Of the case at this taial they were
also summoned as witnesses for the state
as we'll as for the defendant When the |
name Of Joe Trimble was called, coun-