The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-03-03

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Did you find a ball?s
! mo sir. 1 did not expect to, for I haC
/ information that the ball was found II
Robins bed"
Explain how that ball got out of The
J wound"
J well, there's only one explanation. L
/ worked out. 1t Is an oblique wound anC
/ thereby larger than If the ball went il
| directly. Robins face. neck and left
shoulder were powder-burned. The bull
| let was imbedded in a muscle which
would move every time the shoulder
arm and head were moved This would
tend to move the bullet and the large
size of the wound would make it easy ror
it to work out on the line of the least re-
sistance."
DR.. Eve examined Robins clothing and
explained the course of the bullet. He
also described how he removed 20 grams
of powder from the young mans race and
neck. If the wound had gone half inch
deeper it would have been fatal.
Again the state reserved the right to
cross-examine and the defense called .>d-
jutant General Tully Brown General
Brown said he was a member of the bar,
adjutant general of the state and former
United States district attorney. He VS.
tied ]. c. Bradford's office the afternoon
of the tragedy at Bradford's request to
keep note Colonel Cooper had written
from being sent to Senator Carmack.
Whom did you find there when you
arrived?"
Bradford and Colonel Cooper"
How long did the conference lastT''
about half an hour"
What was It's result?"
Colonel Cooper agreed not to send the
note"
Anything else to be done?"
Trouble to Be Settled.
'Mr. Bradford was to send some one
to see Senator carmack and settle the
trouble"
What else?"
why, 1 went out of Bradford's office
to look for Colonel Cooper who was want
ed on the phone. found him in ROBINS
office. The governor wanted to see him
in 20 minutes Colonel Cooper waited until
to go with his father but the colonel OBJ
time to go to the mansion. Robin wanted
jected and said there was no necessity"
What did you do?"
Il sat there and discussed Italian lit
erature."
do you object?" said the court.
I'VE DO" said Attorney General Mo
earn.
We'll, we were talking when the
pllOhS rang. pFduIOTQ answered.. L
saw his face grow white and he said,
My Godp. 1 asked him what it was
and he said Senator Carmack had shot
mack"
Robin and that Robin had killed Car
That's all; cross-examine."
Stand aside. General" said Attorney
General McCarn.
Bradford Called.
Call ]. c. Bradford"
The witness took the chair and told
of his 80 years law experience, his
relationship to Colonel Cooper-they
married sisters-and his relationship
with Robin. He told of Governor Pat
terson telephoning for him the day of
the tragedy and how he went to the
Maxwell house. where he found Colonel
Cooper, the governor and Robin.
Il looked at the note Colonel Coop
er had written to Senator Carmack
and l told Colonel Cooper"
Never mind the words. What was
the result?"
II took the note and agreed to send
a friend to see Senator Carmack to
send Colonel Shook. a close friend of
both of us, to urge a peaceful set
Element"
What became of the note?"
Il do not know. 1t is missing. I
made copy of the note for an Amer
lean reporter and put the original with
our papers. 1t is lost"
The defense offered the copy that
was published in the American. but
the state objected. The state admit
ted the copy which was a sharp note
claiming the writer was private Cit
lien and not a subject for attack or
criticism.
The witness detailed the conference
in his office at p. m. just as Colonel
Cooper and General Brown had done:
told of the result and how the Colonel
and Robin started for the governors
mansion.
News of Tragedy.
Mr. Bradford reached the point
where the phone rang after the trag-
edy.
Il picked up the phone and heard
Colonel Cooper say, is that you, Jim
onel said
'Carmack has shot Robin and Rob-
in has killed Carmack.'
81 communicated the news to Cen
eral Brown. We started out. I stop
ped to tell Miss Lee and Mr.. Hayden
then went on up to the Maxwell house
corner"
You recognized Colonel Cooper's
voice on the phone?"
81 did"
Were you expecting a phone mes
sage from Colonel COOPER"
II was not"
Did you answer the phone often?'
Quits as often as Miss Lee did. She
was very busy. l could hear the bell
ring and very often answered it,"
Was Robin Cooper personally ac-
quainted with Senator Carmack?
HE was. Robin had been in my
office for nine years and Senator Car
mack came to my office frequently. as
I was one of his supporters. He paid
frequent social calls and Robin met
and talked to him often"
Attorney General McCarn asked
Judge Bradford about his corporation
practice and whether or not he was
counsel for the Nashville American.
He said he was; also a stakeholder in
the latter
Friendly to Carmack.
The court ruled out a question as to
the relations between the American
and Tennessean but permitted Brad
ford to say he had no unfriendly re-
lations with Carmack. He had sup
ported the senator against Governor
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