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

hive should go to Rountree's house t.
stay as mis- cousin?
Al may have.
o Did not Rountree say that tina
would not 40. as everyone in the
aeig oorhoo1 knew his cousin?
A.-RountIee may have said that,
am not sure.
RE-EXAMINED
by Mr. VOORHEES,.
. What was Rouutrees remark
after you told him your theory of the
killing?
Ale said ''youI theory does not
AIgee with mine, or something like
shat
Q.-What did he do then?
A He TUNED away from me. and
after the eoveIsation was rather cool
towards me.
Q.-Dr Cox when you were ut the
8cnool entertainment in May. were you
with anybody's wife?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-WhOse wife we're you with?
A-My own.
Q-Was there anything in the con-
duct of Mrs. Reaves and Rountree at
the school to attract the atten tiOn OF
yourself OF othersy
A.-No. sir.
Odd they come there together?
Al don't know sir.
Cat the time you suggested that
detective go TO Rountrees house to
stay, did you know he was susplcioned
Of the murder of Reaves?
A.-N0, 1 did not.
RE-CROSsED
by Mr.. Hatcher. Witness stated that
it was on Il dav after the killing that
he suggested that the detective should
20 to Rountree's house to stay.
Q-Is it a fact that wnle Rountree
was being examined by the coroner's
jury that you took the bloody clothes
OF the dead man and threw them in
RountIee's lap?
A.-Yes Sill.
Q-Was it not after that that Roun-
tree was cUol or different in his actions
10 you?
A.-No cir, after the conversation !
10 regard to the theories OF the Kali
ing,
Q.-Why did you throw the garments
INTO Rountree's lap?
A because several members of the
SOONER g jury asked me to.
y. Did Lot the detective, Corbett,
suggest that you do it?
A. He may have. l don't Iemem.
beE They were al talking about it.
Witness here stated that Rountree
caught the clothing as 1t was thrown
or pitched in his lap That he Identl
led the coat, vest and pants worn by
Reavts for the jury and said he could
not identify the shirt, but supposed
shat with the other clothes and the
blood on it, it must have been the
shirt worn by RaaVes when he was
killed. Witness was cross-questioned
ut considerable length as to when the
GOODNESS of ROuntree towards him first
commenced. Witness noticed il the
hrst time after giving Rountree his
theory OF the killing,
W. L. CARDIGAN.
Now lives in End or old 10Th dis 1
trict Was living in one of the Roun- t
tree houses Mt the time OF the Reaves
Milling. Witness was a renter on the |
Rountree place and lived there from '
ns goth of Sept until ABOUT the mid
die of tine following January. Had
known RountIee ABOUT fifteen years t
before moving on his place anu has
always been on friendly ten ms with
aim. Witness was working in the t
ieid In front OF the Resves home on Il
the day before the killing and Was in
tue field all the afternoon
Witness saw ROuntree in the morn
ing AT Al killing at the barn at his b
sCaErigan 81 home about five O'Clock il
Was befOse daylight BAN is about a
yards from the Rountree home. t.
wi. hess anu negro Charlie Blair, we're n
shucking corn. RountTee came to
barn and jumped into crib and said in T
= Joking way, Nv Dat aIe you boys f
doing in my crlb?'' We had fed hogs Il
Had conversation ut barn with Roun
/, se. then went to the we'll to draw &
v ateI for the hogs. Rountree told n
Charlie Blair to go through the field 9
Dor his mare, which had gotten d
cut. While at the well the farm bell q
ut RountIee's home began to ring a
Witness remarked that it was very i
sarIy for breakfast. The bell con- il
huued to ring ana Rountree said a
: There must be something wrong
hhst bell IN ringing too long for break 81
fast " Witness suggested to Rountree t
shat he had better 60 on home, that
hia mother might be- sick. Rountree, s.
witness SAID, told him to leave the
water alone and go to the house with g
Aim. Before leaving well, witness +
hoard some one calling; thought 1t was
tue negro Blair, and understood hrm d
to say ''El mel Reaves wants MIR. Lee. - g
taot on road and met Elmer Reaves, c
who was crying. Witness understood
boy to say they had found mis- father a
kurt at the barn. Rountree and wit. t
ness began to run ia direction of
Reaves home. Ran until out of breath
and then walked. While walking.
Rountree SAID This has shocked me-
or this has torn me ali to pieces -
Ynen they reached the Reaves home I