The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-15

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hes. but no new points were brought
out in her testimony.
c.. q. HENDERSON.
of Howard mines. was called to the
witness stand and testified as to the
good reputation and character of Mr..
y. j. Muller. who was under his en-
ploy while he was at work at the Mo-
Meen mines Would give Muller foil
faith And credit in a court OF justice
At TINS point, Mr.. Z. II. Hatcher
read the agr ee uent of Atty. Gen.
Garner tnat the Vendome theatre was
also letter from 81 W. Wiley, chief
chemist of the Bureau of Chemistry at
Washington ana DR.. CLARK. Chief &c.
ologis of the Department OF Chemistry
at Washington as to the high stand
ing. reputation ana ability of DIR. Nal
let, of the UBlversly Of Va. who made
the tests for blood in the Rountree
coat. The statements of DR.. aud Mrs.
Be4cham of the insane asylum of
Nashville, were read, CoroDorating fully
the testimony of Rountree In regard
to mis- visit to the asylum with Mrs.
Reaves during the reunion; the time
they reached there, little after nine
o clock in the morning ana stayed an
hour or an hour and hslf-and that
they came to the asylum in ph@ton.
DIR. Beacham keeps daily record of
the visitors to the asy um, and this
record shows that Rountree and Mrs.
Reaves were there on june Is. 1904.
and Mrs Beacham saw them come
shortly after O'Clock when the asy-
lum is opened to visitors
The dispositions of Or. Larkins Smith
and Dr. w. L. Dudley. of Nashville,
were lead and their evidence was to
set up the standing reputation and
character of DIR. j. w. Mallett of the
University of Va. aud his ability to
make the test for blood. Each stated
that he is one of the most proficient
men in bis line in the world.
DEPOSITION OF MRS BLACKMAN.
The deposition OF Mrs BIackman OF
1874 N. Spruce street, Nashville was
read. Her testimony was in regard
to the visit of Mr.. RountTee ana
Mrs. Reaves to her home in Nashville
on the morning during the Reunion.
and substantially corTODorate1 he evil
dence of the defendant. She said that
they came there before dinner; dIdnt
rememo Ger the exact hour; that they
said they we're looking for Mr.. Webb
and expected to meet him at the sta
ulon; that Rountree telepaoned to some
thlesher machine company and tried
to get BIatton and falleI. Asked wit
Inn oh M
that night, but she told them het
house was full Her testi nony fully
coIroborated the defendant statement
in every respect.
DEPOSITION OF MRS. JOURNEY,
who lives at 41S Russell street and is a
wife of j. M. journey, shoe manufac-
turereI, was rea0. Testihe that she
had known R0untree for about 20
years also his wife and also Mr.. and
Mrs. Reaves for some time; that Roun-
tree often came TO the Journey home
when he was in Nashville, and that
John Reaves had been there with
Rountree to spend the night. Roun-
tree often used the buggy of Mrs.
journey in going to the asylum. 8
miles on the MurfIeesboro pike. Wit
ness corroborated the testimony of the
defendant in regard to mis- being at her
home one morning in June, ana that
Mrs. Reaves came with him; that he
came to see about getting her vehicle
to 20 to the asylum, and they we're there
about noon. That her house was
full of visitors and Others at that
time, but she did not remember that
Rountree asked her If he and Mrs.
though he may have done so. Witness
said that after arranging to use the
ph@ton on the following morning, they
LETT tetween ~ and / O'Clock: said
they were going to Mrs. Simpson $; did
not see them again that Gay. Witness
saw them next morning when they
came for the buggy. They came from
tile direction of the Simpson home.
They came little before seven
o. clock, got the vehicle anil left, going
toward town Don know what time
they returned, but the buggy was at
her gate about one o'clock. hitched
the post.
CROSS EXAMINED.
In cross. examination, Mrs. Journey
staten that they did not eat dinner
with her, but told her they had an en-
gagement TO meet some friends in
town. She knew Mrs. ReAves was
married; had met her husband Had
heard no insinuatlon of intimacy be.
tween Rountree ana Mrs. Reaves, and
she remembered no conversation with
Mrs McMinn or rhe detective, Cor
bett in which she had said she
thought strange of their beng to-
getheI, and that their coming to her
house together had provoked her, or
caused her to say to anyone that she
did not like it because they came.
DEPOSITION OF MRS. SIMPSON.
The deposition of Mrs Lula B
Simpson, of 621 Shelby Ave. Nashville,
was read. Mrs Simpsons testimony |
fully corroborated the statement of
the defendant In regard to his com
ing to her house about noon one day
duiing the Reunion, arranging to spend
the night there; that he and Mrs |
r caves reached her home that night
after eleven clock, and that
Mr. ROuDtro0 silent in the room with