Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-01-20 | Page 1 | Hearing on for Killing of Carmack

HEARING ON fOR KILLING Of CARMACK NASHVILLE Tonn ronn Jan 20 O.- O. With tho the stage e set for tho the Co Cooper per murder murder murder mur mur- I der trial it became known toda today that tho time state had bad prepared a surprise for I tho defense by havin having had bad tho the bod body I of or Senator Carmack exhumed anti and autopsy beJ held I Tho defense asserts that thal Senator Carmack fired first The Thc states state's theory is that Senator Carmack with his hat hatra ra raised to greet a lady was shot from front behind The Thc state now claims to have havo proof that the bullet which killed Senator Carmack entered his neck from behind This however vever does docs not entirely disprove disprove dis dis- prove pro tho theory of tho the defense l Even ven the defense docs does not claim that Colonel Cooper t frel the shots It maintain that Robin Hobin Cooper believing his fathers father's life JiCe in danger danter fired upon Carmack Car Car- mack to protect his sire and it is not contended that young youn Cooper stood elsewhere than thun behind Carmack Carmak Both Hoth sides announced readiness to proceed today anti and Jud Judge 6 Hart or ordered ered tho the jury panel sworn rho Tho courtroom I was as crowded Quite a number of women women wo wo- men were ero present Colonel Cooper and his son entered tIme the courtroom arm aria in in arm and anti cx- cx Sheriff followed them Mrs Lucius Burch daughter of Colonel Cooper met her father and brother with u n. cheerful smile milc and conversed with thorn thom Young Cooper was wag fashionable attired and seemed in 1 splendid spirits Jima Ills father was very ery quiet and showed the thc effects of confine confine- m ment 0 n t. t The Tho Je legal al talent employed in tho the cascI case casc I is imposing For the state were At At- General JelT Teft McCarn Capt G G. G I I. I Fitzhu Fitzhugh h of Memphis Gen J 1 B. B I Garner of and Gen Matt Whitaker er of Winchester For Forthe tho the d defense were Judge o M. M M. M Anderson Ander Antler I son Gen W W. II H. Washington ton Gen M. M II rr Meeks Judge o E Ed Baxter Gen M. M j I Ewing