Describe willie reeds testimony, what did he see and hear?

Willie Reed was an African American sharecropper who risked his life at 18 to appear as a surprise witness in the prosecution of the white men accused of the crime. Willie Reed testified that he saw Milam emerge from the barn, a pistol on his belt, to take a drink from the well. At one point, the prosecutor asked Mr. Reed if he saw Milam in the courtroom. Mr. Reed replied that he was “sitting right over there” — and pointed at the bald-headed defendant.