Show SEN SENSATION ATlON TN iN COOPER TRIAL Testimony of One of the Wit Witnesses Witnesses Witnesses nesses for the Defense Easily Impeached PERJURY CHARGE FOLLOWS EFFORT EFFO T BEING MADE TO FINISH CASE AT AN EARLY DATE Nashville Tenn March Match 5 This was w the states day in the trial of ot Colonel D B and Robin Cooper and John D Sharp charged with murdering former forner Senator Carmack Not only did It break down the testimony of S J Bin Binning Binning Binning ning the defenses mysterious m red re bearded man who claimed to have seen the shooting but caused Binnings ar arrest arrest arrest rest on a charge of perjury Th Tit state also tried to impeach the testimony of the governor and others who declared deel red the Coopers were invited to the governors manson mansion and that while on their way there they met Car Carmack Carmack Carmack mack and the street treet duel followed The bombardment of the tile defenses case ae began bc n when the witnesses es testified fied fled that Binning the night of the trag tragedy tragedy edy 00 said to them If I had been five or fifteen minutes earlier I would have hay seen the killing Better Time Being Made The protest of the jury against the delays in the trial had bad an effect upon counsel on both sides to day da and they used every ct endeavor en eavor to rush the trial Charlie Carroll Carron testified test fled that he conversed with S J Binning a defenses witness concerning the shoot sheet shootIng shootIng sheeting Ing of Carmack Did he tell you OU that if Tie ne had been five minutes earlier he would have seen the murder of Senator Sen tor Carmack lIe He did Was your our brother present lIe was vas General Washington on confused the witness some somewhat somewhat somewhat what as to the time of the con cop conversation conversation which the witness s said oc occurred occurred occurred on the day da of the tra ed Binning had previously t testified that he saw the shooting Fully Corroborated I George Gedrge Carroll brother of Charlie was next called The defense made a desperate but unsuccessful effort to prevent Carroll from corroborating his brother George Carroll repeated practically practically what his brother had told George Ge rge Wooley was waR called by b the state date to testify as to the location l of the two tw o telephone poles at the scene of the tragedy The object was to pave the way for the introduction of a pho photograph photograph photograph taken by the state stat of the pole still standing together with the dummy erected to represent the pole that has h been removed The defense objected bit bitterly bitterly bitterly terly to this testimony The court finally sustained the de do defense defense fonse and the witness was excused Contradicted by Girl Miss Ella Lamb a trimly gowned young woman was wa next called Her lIer testimony flatly contra contradicted contradicted contradicted that tha t of witness Binning Former Fonner State Treasurer Ed Craig who carried Colonel Coopers threat to toC Carmack C was sas as recalled by b Captain Fitzhugh Did Colonel Cooper In either inter interview Interview interview view express a desire for a personal In Interview with Carmack and say he would woud come to It unarmed No sir no such request Frank Allen a driver of a laundry wagon wag n who was near the scene of the tragedy when It occurred contradicted Binnings testimony |