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Show Marked Opening Argument for State in Trial of Cooper and Son.1 - i Nashville, March 8. After Captain I Fitz Hugh had completed the opening j argument for the state this afternoon j In the case against Colonel Duncan B. Coopor, Robin J. Cooper and John D. Sharp, charged with the murder of Former United States Senator E. W. Carmack, Judge Hart ordered the jury I withdrawn, and said: "I asked the audience to remain until after the jury was dismissed in order that I might do -something I never did before. I want to thank you for the splendid order preserved today. In spite of the splendid bursts of eloquence elo-quence from the speakers, there has not been a single demonstration." . Captain Fitz Hugh spoke more than five hours. He was a close friend of Senator Carmack, and he Is in tho I case at tho special request of Mrs. Carmack. "There will be many arguments made to you," he said, "to touch your hearts. You will be asked to be generous gen-erous and sympathetic. They will talk to you of this 'boy.' Why, gentlemen, he Is 27 years old and some of the greatest achievements 6f men havo been accomplished beforo a man Is 30, and they will point to Colonel Cooper as a gentleman of the old school, aa j tho" 'last flower of the old southern chivalry.' "Do you believe It? Was he a gentleman, gen-tleman, when he used that awful lan- J guage In the presence of Miss Lee? ! And when thev talk to you of eym- ; pathy, just look over there. You see , In sable garments, the widow of E. Wr. Carmack. You see on her arm the 10 , . year old boy who was the pride of E. . W. Carmack's Hfe- Did Duncan Coop- j er or Robin think of this widow or this boy when they shot down the hus- j band or the father? j "The question to be decided Is whether the law is to be enforced. j "If murder is to be committed in the I streets of our cities, without fear of j ' punishment, can you tell who will be ; the next victim. The very liberty of the press is at stake, the security of j tho common people." |