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

A-Yes, they were down stairs aud
we had to go down and get them.
Q How long had you worn the
grey coat and vest?
A,-About two years, was using
them for every day wear then.
Odd you tell your father you
were under arrest?
A.-No, nut he came IN the room
and coulu see how things were. He
was much affected by the matter.
! Witness said he went in his mother q
room before he left to tell her good bye
and that several of the men went in
with him.
That as they stated he asked per-
mission to stop by fuckers and get
him to spend the night with his father
and mother, but Sheriff Forgey said he
would att3nd 70 that.
Q-Did ne attend to it'll
Al found out afterwards ne dl0
rot.
Witness said Sheriff Forgey remained
in the neiRhborhood and he came on to
town With Mr.. VOORHEES, and the other
officers.
O.-Were you alone at any time after
the arrival OF the officers at youF
house?
) A Il was not.
x Q-Were you conscious OF any
Q change IN your manner after the ar
! rival of the otficers1
1 Al was not.
I Witness said he saw Reaves' bloody
/ clothes several times Helped TO
i move them to the back of the house
from the place where Reaves was
undressed They were placed in the
attic near wnere he was at WORK
and be saw them then. Saw them
: again in the fireplace OF the room
u where the inquest was held.
: The witness told of being in town
o at one time with Reavl when show
was here and said one of the heavy
q wagons moving the show nearly ran
J. over Reaves That he jerked Reaves
y back and said: Look out, you IL be
3. Killed. ana Reaves said he had just
o as soon be dead as alive anyway.
r That John BIatton spent the night
, with him few days later and he told
q him of the incident, Bratton told him
'r Reeves had made similar remarks ia
y him. Witness denied that he told
,r Bratton, that Reaves was jealous OF
e his wife or that Reaves had become
"a Jealous of the witness ana had quit
'r speaking to him for a time, witness
u SAID he haa never heard of the anony
D. nous letter told OF ny Laura Blall
Is until he heard her tell it on the witness
VI stand. That her testimony regarding
IS Rountree going to the Reaves house
and finding Reaves mad ana Mrs
Reaves crying over the matter or the
It letter was untrue.
ID Witness said he was brought to Jai
1T the night OF the arrest. That tns
2. clothing was thrown loose in the surrey
d and brought along. Part of them fel
r, ont soon after the start was MADE
IN 1 nat ne was arrested November 3rd
Is remained in jail till December 3rd
r. Had no committing Trial, though tns
I'd naners were returned before Esq
re frank Smith and the gay was hxed 10
the trial bat he heard on tnat oa1
that Esl. Smith was absent IRON
1T town. That he demanded trial ant
he took out VIII of habeas corpus.
1e Here MI. Hatcher read Judge Hold
8. inu's statement explaining That TIM
10 day set for the habeas corpus hearing
VI the grand jury met and the papers II
10 the case we're consequently given
nc them. Thew returned an lnolctmen
at ana the defendant was released o.
- bond.
or Did YOU ever hold Mrs. Reave
ng nv the hand or take her hand?
Al don't remember whether eve
a did or not. A..
40 Odd yon ever frolIc with Mfi
IL. Resves in q friendly way!
A.-Yes sir. / have thrown water o
lIG her and snowballed her.
'at O I'm her husbands presenter
on A.-Yes sir.
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