The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-03-17

according to the Herald s forecast the
olale rested It's case yesterday after :.
huon: Inc balance of the day and
OIL VI 1nis forenoon, the defendant was
On lne stand. He bore himself we'll
lnIough the trying ordeal, and told his
sUoIy ~ very plain, straightforws I'd
WY anu maze a favorable impressio on
upon tne puollc mind. His testimony
uoe SO mucn OF a contradictory as of
! Gu explanatory nature. There has not
ov :e inucn Deen sworn TO by the State
/ witnesses that he denies. He rather
explains what Others seem 70 reoaTd ss
suspicious circumstances and actions
! 1t is believed that the defense viii
close tomorrow. Half If ThnvsaaSH,
perhaps will be given TO rebnttal tes.
tlmcny. That afternoon and Friday
to the speeches. and the Cont will
morning.
Mr.. W. W. STANLEY
was next called. MI. STANLEY lives
two miles from Theta and about AZ
miles from the Reaves place, and the
hountree place, and knew all the mar.
ties We'll Mrs Stanley, wife of the
witness, died two days before..the Kill
ing and was buried just the day be.
IoIe. Inc day of his wife's funeral
MI. Stanley saw Mrs. Reaves and the
detendant on his back porch; hut
thete were others also present, he said
ana II during the funeral of his wife
Ine defendant and Mrs. Reaves were
laughing and talking together, he
never heard it or saw it.
CROSS Xxx MTNED
Yes, the night my wife was corpse
In the house, Mrs. Reaves sat up ali
night until just before day. Rountree
was not there that night that / know
or. he was here the next day. When
ne ana Mrs Reaves and others came
out on the back porch. they were CON-
ing rom the loom where the corpse
Was ana had been helping tho under
taKer, MI Nichols place the corpse
IN the coffin. l saw nothing in the
least unbecomlng In their conduct.
lney were there as my neighboIs and
friends.
Asked how long he had known the
ueIehdant, and as to his general char
acter, Mr. Stanley said he remembered
very well the day he was born, and
had known him ever since. That as a
leman, his reputation in that com.
was far above the average. He
was kind neighlior, genial, up-
right, christian man.
Mr.. Stanley was one of the cOroner's
jury. TIE jury had three sessions, he
said. Henry Thompson was examined
by that jury, and being asked about
the coat defendant wore to Spring Hill
the night before the killing, said, in
substance, that he WAS unable to tell
positively about the coat, but thought
II was dark one. j. c. Veorhies,
Esq, witness said, was present and
examined the witnesses at the last
sitting of the coroners jury.
SHERIFF FORGEY
was the next witness pur upon the
Itand, He was not In the county
when the killing occurred, and did
lot go to the house until the day of
uneral. There was a large crowd
here, and some excitement. and a
rood many different people made sug-
,estlons to me as to how to hunt out
he murder. Mr.. Rountree did not
make any suggestion. 1t was some
ime after that that l arrested him.
vt first he seemed to be perfectly cool
md deliberate, Dut when / called on
I'm for the clothes, he seemed to get
attled He first handed me a black
nd white striped coat, This coat did
lot answer the description of the one
was told to get. / told him / wanted
hecKed coat. He said ''you want
he one | wore that night. don t your
told HIM it was checked coat I
wanted, but he insisted that the black
nd white one he handed me was the
ne he wore. Finally / reached in
be wardrobe and got the vest, ard
old him it was the coat to match that
hat / wanted. He still insisted that
nat was not the one he wore, but said
| wanted it was down stairs In
is mothers room. He asked me if he
Duld not give bail. / told him no,
g would have tc go to town. He also
sked to be allowed to go and see his
Mr.. Tucker. While he was
resslng he seemed to be unable to put
Is hand on What he wanted; was ner.
Gus, excited and ratified. HIS general
tanner and demeaDor changed.
lought, when / spoke of the clothes.
CROSS EXAMINED.
The Killing occurred October the
9Th. There was Jail delivery the
light before Eleven prisoners escaped.
hey were all negroes. One of them
as under sentence of death, and soma
the others-wefe under convection Or
allotment for serious offenses. IheYa
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