The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-08
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Q.-You say you told Mr.. RountIe,
that somebudy was going to get huI
ABOUT the note mad you seen or heard an,
thing to cause you to think that there
would ne tIoubie about it.
A.-NO, nothing in particular.
only mace the remark, on account O
what ne told me aUouG the note.
CROSS EXAMINED
the witness stated that she was il
the cotton patcn wnen she cav Roun.
tree anu Mrs. ReaVes going TO Az asn
Vile.
JAS. WALTON,
the next witness, lives In Williamson
county, at BuIrwoou, three miles from
Ghe kountree home, when Is south OF
Burrwood. In 1904 Witness ran shop at
Reaves home, three or four hundred
yards from the house, nine months.
Witness ran shop from September, 1903,
until August, 1904, but was noe liv ing
there IN october wnen Resves was killed.
Witness Was there in che summer of
1904 dis shop was IN sight of both
the Reaves and RJuntree homes. Wit
ness saw Ro.ntIee ana Mrs. Reaves pass
his shop IN buggy when they star 5ed
to Nashville 10 attend the Reunion, No
one else Was 10 che buggy, and witness
saw no one else along, either in front or
behind the buggy
Witness went to the Reaves home
several times during the year, ana saw
Rountree there. Witness went there one
Gay TO borrow moving blade; went to
south door OF Reaves home and called
Mrs. Reaves. kouLtree answered. Came
from center of house, witness Thought,
Co one door, while Mrs. Reaves also
came from some part of the house, bat
came To d door IN another direction from
II saves. Witness secured moving blade
and left. Diu not see Mr.. heaves or any
one elss about che house or yard. The
Reaves ana RounGree children were
playing together outside the yard IN che
lawn. Witness cOuidn'G say what time
OF the yoar lG Was; but ne was at tue
time cutting wesds. Witness uId not see
The m together again.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Asked IN regard bo testimony given in
forme" trial. witness said ne oid not tes
bify ABOUT Rountree and Mrs. Keayea
coming OUT of different ouurs of the
house, because ho was not asked the
regard W seeing defendant going TO and
from the Reaves home
MARK TAYLOR.
At this point in til. trial new wit
ness, Mark Taylor, was introduced by
he State. Witness stated that he lived |
IN Knob Creek all his life, Win che ex-
,eptlop or four yeats when he lived at
Carter Creek, on the adjoining place |
10 Lee Rountree. Witness had always |
been on friendly terms with toe defend |
,nt. Witness has seen Rountree and |
Mre. Reaves together several times. |
Don't remember the first time be saw |
hem together, but had seen them at |
zach othef 8 homes. Witness stated that |
he had seen them together alone or |
walked up on them when they were |
Ilone' on one occasion. Witness
couldn't say what day of the month, or
vhsS month is was, but thought it was
n Mar n, but that on this occasion lee |
Rountree and John Reaves we're going
20 take supper with witness; and Wit
less, together with Rountree and Lee
went to the ReaVes home
.fter Mr.. Reaves. Reaching the Reayes
home they found Mr.. and Mrs. Reaves at
work IN the garden. After helping
% flush sowing potatoes, all parties
vent to the house, passed through
he house, and got water 20
rink, Mr.. Reaves, Darlington,
aountree and witness then started to