Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-02

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a tragedy.
Whatever Mrs. Burch said so inn
pressed the governor that he took his
private secretary and began a frenzied
hunt for the colonel, commencing at 8
a. m, and ending at the Maxwell hotel
at noon, where he found Cooper. He
described the colonePs anger and his
declarations and told how he, Robin
and Attorney Bradford soothed the old
soldier and made him promise to let
friends arrange peaceable settlement.
Every interesting detail was revealed.
Somehow the news got out that the
governor was to testify and half an
nour before he was called the empty
seats began to fill. Soon one Of the
biggest crowds of the trial jammed the
court room. The throng listened
Dreathlessly to his every word. The gov
ernor is a trained public speaker and
| ne used his voice to splendid effect,
illustrating his words with gestures.
After he had told his story to the
court, while the jury was out Judge
Hart decided that the governor could
not repeat the conversation at this
conference, but might state the result
Of the conference and describe the col
onePs demeanor.
The state declined to cross-examine
today, but reserved the right to recall
the governor later. This decision fol-
lowed a long conference Of the states
attorneys. and none Of them would ex-
plain It,
The days testimony was begun by
T. Leigh Thompson, who resumed the
stand for few minutes He testified
that green hat was handed him after
the shooting with the remark that 1t
was Carmack's, but that he had never
seen the senator wear green hat. He
said 1t was a most unusually smoky
day, on the day of the shooting. For
rest fires had been raging and that he
would have been unable to distinguish
blue steel pistol half block away.
Would It be possible for any one to
recognize a man standing near the
scene Of the killing from the cornerT
(John Sharpe swore that he did,
Il do not think So"
The state aimed to prove that It was
impossible for the Coopers to recognize
Senator Carmack nearly block away.
Roscoe Mathews, tailor, next told
Of meeting John Sharpe the afternoon
Of the tragedy, corroborating part of
Sharpe's testimony. He was cross
examined very briefly.
DIR. Richard Drake, whose office was
across the street from the scene Of the
killing, next told how he heard five
shots with an interval between the first
and second shots, which were louder
than the latter. He went to Carmacks
body, and as he stood there the fin-
gers relaxed and the cigar they held
slipped to the pavement. Carmack
| was deaf.
DR.. Drake saw Mrs. Eastman and
thought she was highly excited.
Robert B. Dillard, lumberman from
Lebanon, Tenn, who was in Nashville
the day of the killing, said he heard
the shots.
First came two shots, then three
shots very much quicker. The two
firsl shots were much louder than the
last three" he said.
Dillard was sure that the shots were
from different revolvers.
Prof. w. c. Kilvington, superinten-
dent of the State Industrial school,
testified that he was in DR.. Forts in
firmary, near the shooting. He said:
There were two shots first, loud,
but muffled. Then came three more
metallic, but not so loud"
There was a few moments delay,
and Judge Anderson said:
Call Governor Patterson, Mr.. Sher-
it,"
A murmur ran over the room, quick
ly suppressed, as the tall, slender, boy
ish-looking governor walked into the
room, hat In one hand, overcoat in the
other.
do you know the Coopers?" he
was asked.
IT do. WE'LL
did you see Colonel Cooper the
day of the killing?"
II did. hunted him up"
"Why?"
"As result Of telephone message
from his daughter, Mrs. Lucius
Burch."
The governor told how, with his
private secretary, Mr.. Scruggs. he
hunted for Colonel Cooper, and finally
found him at the Maxwell House. The
state began to object and the court
ordered the jury to retire.
The governor was told to tell all
that happened.
IT found Colonel Cooper in the
writing room, writing letter or die
tating one. He told me to wait min
ute. sent for Attorney Jas. Brad
ford and Robin. They arrived in a
few minutes. Then learned that the
letter he had been debating was to
Mr.. Carnack. I urged him strongly
not to send 1t, SO did Mr.. Bradford,
and Robin agreed with us. Colonel
Cooper was very angry. He said he
was a private citizen, and that the
senator had no right to use his name;
that he felt as though man was spit
ting in his face each morning. I told
him that If he sent that letter 1t might
provoke an encounter, personal en-
counter, which I told him must be
avoided at all costs. The letter was
turned over to Mr.. Bradford, who
promised to adjust the difficulty and
asked IL Colonel Cooper would let him
keep the letter and meet him at Brad
ford's office at p. m.
/ II then saw Mrs. Williamson and
asked If she was to take luncheon
with the colonel, and she said yes. I
told her it would be advisable for her
to remain near the colonel until p.
m. I did so because I knew she was
a good friend Of his, and the colonel
was very angry.
~ left then. told Robin II were