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

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| Miss Ragsdsle soon after wards Witness
stated that she is a sister of BOYD Nc
knight, and she fist saw him the day
after the killing about noon she
thought. Questioned about what ROM,
tree said concerning the bloodhounds
witness said he told her they wOulo
do no goud as so many have been about
the premises and they might take
hold of me, or Boyd or Elmer or any.
one else has has handled the body "
Odd Boyd Mcknight have any
blood on himg
Al didn't see it if he did.
Q Did you see the blood on BOyds
clothes?
A-No sir.
Q.-Didn you tell Mrs. Webb OF
Mr.. Webb that he bad blood on his
clothes?
A-No sill, l said he had tlood on
his hands.
Q Did you not say that Boyd said
he had blood on his clothes?
A No sir, did not l said he said
he had it on his hands, but did not
say anything about his cl7tres
Witness said she he had heard that
the blood OF a murdered man would
not come Off; that she asked BOYD of
if be had any on him, and that he said
gotten some OD his hands
Alb SPARKKMAN
lives in Williamson county, two OF
three miles from the ROuntree home.
Was at the burial of John Reaves and
saw MI. RountIee and MIS-. Reaves
then. Witness testified that Mis-
Reaves was sitting on the back seat of
the surrey with another woman du:
ny the burial and did not get out of
the vehicle. That as the coffin was
lowered into the grave, he saw Lee
RountTee standing by the lead mule
hitched to the surrey; that be was
patting the hip of the mule with bis
left hand and had his face turned
towards the surrey and was looking IN
that direction Witness saw Mrs Rea-
YES raise her veil, look at Rountree
and smile and then pass q handkerchief
across her mouth. Witness could not
see Rountree's face and could not say
whether or not he smiled back.
N1bUGES Sdlu AO bhC
questions asked on a former trial. but
didn't remember whether he said Miss
Maggie Lou Ragsdale was present. OF
not. Yes, he testified before that Mrs
Reaves smiled. but didn't say whether
it was a sweet or bitter smile.
MRS. LEE REAVES.
Lives on Leiper's creek. Not wit
ness at former trial. Was at John
Reaves' house night after killing. Saw
Rountree there. He was sitting in
rocking chair in MIS-. Reaves' room
beside the bed on which Mrs. John
Reaves was lying. Was close to the
bed Several parties, including the
witness were in the adjoining roUm
and the door was open between, but
didn't know who was in the room with
Rountree and Mrs. Reaves. The two
were talking in q low tone of voice
and the witness could not "otch their
conversation. Finally Rountree got
up and went away from the bed, but
came back and resumed the converse
ton.
= @ Gould you hear this last con-
veIsatiOn?
. A.-Only part of it.
F.. Q.-Tell what you heard?
: A.-MIs. Reaves said she did not
think an enemy had killed Johnnie;
that he did not have an enemy on
earth Rountree replied, mo, l don It
think it was an enemy.
Witness told OF Rountree coming in
the room again that night, and going
to the bed. leaning over the foot aud
picking up the youngest Reaves child,
moved 1t up beside its mother. Wit
ness said several other people we're in
the room at the tune. Yes, Mrs.
Reaves had retired and was in her
night clothing. Witness was at
the house the next morn
ing. Saw Rountree and Mis-. Reaves
sitting in Mrs. Reaves' room. Yes,
Rountree drove the surrey in which
RS. Resves rode to the funeral.
CROSS EXAMINED
by MI Hughes, witness said the little
child moved from one part of Mrs.
Reaves bed to the other was nervous
and fIetful. No, she did not under
stand it was sick, though it had been
given some medicine. Heard no one
request Rountree to move the child.
Yes, Mrs Reaves had the bed clothing
pulled up ever her.
PORTER GARY,
Told of Rountree riding up to his
store near Jameson. OF Mrs Reaves
driving up few minutes later and
RountTee going with her In her buggy
to church nearby. Witness saw the
two talking together at church after
services on another occasion.
MR.. CHARLIE NICHOLS
Saw Rountee and Mrs. Reavees at
the Carter's Greek station in June
1904 at the time of the Confederate |
Reunion in Nashville. The two trav-
eled on the same train to Nashville |
with witness and Mrs. Nichols, but |
did not know whether RountTee and |
Mrs. Reaves Travelled together. saw
them again at the Nashville station. |
They were standing near witness and
Mrs. Nichols Witness wished to |
march up town with the Maury county |
company of Uniformed Confederates |
and Mrs Nichols offered TO go up with
Mrs Reaves and Rountree
Odd she go with them?
A-No, she turned to them and said |
then returned to me and |
said, They don't want me to go with
hem