| Show CARMACK HAD NO NOy y SHOW FOR UH LIFE Story of the he Killing of the Ten Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Senator Told on Wit Witness Witness Witness ness Stand ENEMIES CAME UP BEHIND VICTIM CONVERSING WITH LADY FRIEND WHEN SHOT ST Term Tenn T nn Feb rc a 11 month t a day from the date data the first attempt was made to secure a jury the th trial of at Duncan B Cooper Robin Cooper and John D Sharpe Sharps for the th murder of E W V Car Carmack mack was begun today The sheriff had a large force of deputies on hand and when all the chairs were occupied admission was denied to tolate tolate tolate late Judge Hart made one exception to the rule Any An ladles ladies who wish to attend he be remarked to the sheriff are areto areto areto to be taken tal en care of If we wo have havo to throw out a few able men Just before the t I torney general rose roseto roseto roseto to begin his statement there theN came a stir from the door behind the bar The crowd pushed aside and a slender figure in sa sable sable sable ble robes leaning on the arms of women friends friend was assisted Into the room She was WI scarcely able to walk and sank sauk into a 8 chair behind the attorneys for the state It was vaa Mrs Irs Carmack Widow First Witness The attorney general read the Indict Indictment ment As 1 ho reached the words worda did wilfully maliciously and with malice aforethought murder E XV W V Carmack the widow collapsed and amI lay la with her had upon the tho th shoulder of her sister Call the first witness said the court Then to the surprise of every one At Attorney Attorney 1 torney torn C General McCarn said Call Mrs Irs Carmack The widow was half carried to She he staid sta ld She told her name and her hus hue husbands husbands bands occupation in a trembling voice olee When did you ou last see your our husband alive Oh God she sobbed on Sunday Sunda the thA day da before he was wai killed For several moments she he was unable to sp speak ak When Then did you OU hear from hIm Mm last By telephone on Monday a little tittle while before he was killed What was the conversation The defense objected and it was sus eus Threats of Colonel Cooper The state next called E K B Craig for former former mer iner state tate treasurer who testified to his dose Iose relations with Senator Carmack He lie said he spent all Saturday Nov No 7 Sun Sunday Sunda Sunday day da Nov 8 L the day da before the murder with Senator Carmack He saw sa Colonel Cooper the evening of cf Nov S 8 at the Tu Tulane lane lano by appointment After discussing the personal per onal matter which led me to meet me t Colonel Cooper the latter began to discuss the editorials In Inthe Inthe inthe the Colonel Cooper was greatly agitated and very ery angry He said fald I am an old man a private citi citizen citizen citizen zen and If U my name again appears in the I 1 or Senator Carmack must de die Colonel Coopers manner was vio violent violent yb lent and he ho denounced Senator Carmack viciously as an Ingrate His manner so 0 alarmed me mc that I 1 told him hm that I 1 would confer with Senator Carmack Note Also Written What was said about the note lie He said he lie h had hall written Carmack a ar ar r e that could not be misunderstood Did you Ou communicate to Carmack the threats of Cooper 1 I 1 told Carmack what Cooper Coop r had said The note referred to was RS the one writ written written ten tn by Colonel Cooper to Senator Car Carmack mack threatening the latter with death if tho the editor referred to him again The stale state next introduced in evidence fir of Nov No ov 9 containing the editors article on Colonel Cooper which led to the murder and which referred to Colonel Cooper as the diplomat of the The paper was identified by b Craig IL Story of the Killing The H defense passed and Mrs I Charles Charlos H II Eastman who ho was W I speaking with Senator Carmack when he lIe was killed was called Mrs Irs Eastman told how she met Mr 1 Carmack and iden identified identified titled the exact spot Senator Carmack Carmak came swinging along said she His eyes lighted tip with a pleasant plea ant look and we e both stopped He raised his hat bat and was as looking Into my m eyes l es in a listening attitude Sudden Suddenly Iv ly from behind me came camo a voice saying Well ell here you ou arc Wo We 0 have the drop on you ou Did you see any anyone one oneT Voice Came From Behind No Xo sIr sr The voice came camo from behind and very yet near to me What did you ou do Nothing i I saw Mr tr rr Carmack with hat bat still raised look over my m shoulder with a look took of surprised inquiry As he did so lie he put his Ills right hand Jl nd back baek into his Ills pocket and drew slowly a pistol It seemed to catch I 1 put my hands to my m face fare Then the voice began behind me and It said You cowardly coward I scoundrel hidIng behind a womans skirts are you rou Get out you dastard When I saw sa the revolver I 1 jumped to toone toone toone one side and turned The revolver In Inthe inthe the senators hand band was upside down That Thatis is he held eld It by b the barrel The prosecutor sent for the tile revolver and nd the witness gave a dramatic illustration illustration tion tien of oC the tIle senators position Murder Committed I 1 put up both hands she said and jumped back I heard the shot and turned tamed I 1 thought I 1 recognized Dr White While as the man with the revolver and I screamed My Iy God doctor dont shoot please dont I then O recognized that It was Colonel Cooper Then I 1 sprang against the tho fence and saw young oung Cooper and heard two other shots fired so rap rapIdly rapIdly rapIdly Idly that I 1 thought they were simultaneous Young Cooper was standing near me his arm extended as though in the act of firing tiring a pistol Senator was lying In the gutter In a pool off or blood and I turned and denounced Colonel Coop Cooper er What did you ou say sayI sa saI I 1 said he was a brutal murderer that he had taken advantage of m my presence to kill a man without giving him hini the chance of or a dog that Id Fd rather be the dead man In the gutter than to be him When the state stata concluded with Mrs Irs Eastman the court adjourned |
